November 2013 ANNEX VI - SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT Tazi Twé Hydroelectric Project Submitted to: SaskPower 4W, 2205 Victoria Avenue Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0S1 Report Number: 10-1365-0004/DCN-072 REPORT ANNEX VI SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT List of Acronyms Term Definition AADT average annual daily traffic AANDC Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada ABDLP Athabasca Basin Development Limited Partnership AERC Athabasca Enterprise Region Corporation AHA Athabasca Health Authority ALUPIAP Athabasca Land Use Plan Interim Advisory Panel AREVA AREVA Resources Canada Inc. ATK Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge ATV all-terrain vehicle BMI body mass index BP before present BQCMB Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board CanNorth Canada North Environmental Services Limited Partnership CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CCF Cooperative Commonwealth Federation CEGEP Collège d’enseignement general et professionnel CMHC Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CPI Consumer Price Index EA environmental assessment FCA Fur Conservation Area FFMC Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation FNUC First Nations University of Canada GED General Education Development GVW gross vehicle weight HBC Hudson’s Bay Company HTV Horizontal Transport Vehicles Hwy Highway IMA Impact Management Agreements INAC Indian and Northern Affairs Canada IPHRC Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre KYRHA Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority KPI Key Person Interview LPN licensed practical nurse LSA local study area MBC Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation MCRHR Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region MPTP Multi-Party Training Plan MSRA methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus NCQ Northern Career Quest November 2013 Report No. 10-1365-0004/DCN-072 i ANNEX VI SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT List of Acronyms (continued) Term Definition n.d. no date NJC National Joint Council of Public Service of Canada NLSD Northern Lights School Division NNADAP National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program NWT Northwest Territories PAGC Prince Albert Grand Council pers. comm. personal communication PHU Population Health Unit PVC portable vehicle classifiers PYLL Potential years of life lost RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police RN registered nurse RSA regional study area RSSA regional socio-economic study area SCFL Saskatchewan Cooperative Fisheries Ltd. SGI Saskatchewan Government Insurance SIAST Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Sciences and Technologies SICC Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre SIIT Saskatchewan Indian Institutes of Technology SMHI Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure SSA site study area STEC Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council STI sexually transmitted infection TAADT truck average annual daily traffic TRA Traditional Resource Cabin U3O8 triuranium octoxide WMZ Wildlife Management Zone November 2013 Report No. 10-1365-0004/DCN-072 ii ANNEX VI SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT List of Units Term Definition accidents/Mvkm accidents per million vehicle kilometres $ dollar ha hectare lbs pound(s) kg kilogram kg/ha/yr kilogram per hectare per year km kilometre km/h kilometres per hour mm millimetre Mvkm million vehicle kilometres # number % percent pp percentage point November 2013 Report No. 10-1365-0004/DCN-072 iii ANNEX VI SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Proponent ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Objective of the Baseline Report ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Overview .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Approach ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.5.1 Literature Review ........................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5.2 Key Person Interview Program ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.5.3 Traditional Land Use ...................................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Community Context ............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.6.1 Community of Black Lake .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.6.2 Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids................................................................................................................... 6 2.0 ECONOMY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.1 Labour Force Characteristics ............................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Potential Labour Force ........................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2.1 Community of Black Lake .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.2.2 Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids................................................................................................................. 10 2.3 Education and Training ...................................................................................................................................... 10 2.3.1 Community of Black Lake ............................................................................................................................ 13 2.3.2 Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids................................................................................................................. 15 2.4 Employment ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.4.1 Community of Black Lake ............................................................................................................................ 16 2.4.2 Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids................................................................................................................. 18 2.4.3 Employment by Sector ................................................................................................................................. 19 2.4.4 Community of Black Lake ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.4.5 Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids................................................................................................................. 19 2.5 Income ............................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.5.1 Community of Black Lake ............................................................................................................................ 22 2.5.2 Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids................................................................................................................. 24 2.6 Cost of Living ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 November 2013 Report No. 10-1365-0004/DCN-072 i ANNEX VI SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT Table of Contents (continued) 2.6.1 Community of Black Lake ............................................................................................................................ 28 2.6.2 Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids................................................................................................................. 29 2.7 Local Business ................................................................................................................................................... 29 3.0 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ........................................................................................................................... 31 3.1 Area Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.2 Transportation Infrastructure.............................................................................................................................. 31 3.2.1 Regional Roads ........................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.1.1 Hwy 905 – Points North Landing to the Community of Black Lake ..........................................................