Environmental Impact Statement for the EnCana Shallow Gas Infill Development in CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area VOLUME 5 HUMAN RESOURCES ASSESSMENT EnCana Corporation May 2007 EnCana Shallow Gas Infill Development in CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction to Human Resources Assessment ....................................................... 1-1 2 Historical Resources .................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3 Study Area Boundaries .................................................................................................. 2-3 2.3.1 Spatial ................................................................................................................. 2-3 2.3.2 Temporal ............................................................................................................ 2-4 2.4 Key Historical Resources Issues .................................................................................... 2-4 2.4.1 Regional Issues .................................................................................................. 2-4 2.4.2 Local Issues ........................................................................................................ 2-5 2.4.3 Valued Socio-economic Component .................................................................. 2-5 2.5 Methods .......................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.6 Existing Conditions ......................................................................................................... 2-7 2.6.1 Description of Baseline Conditions ..................................................................... 2-7 2.6.2 Distribution and Areal Extent of the Valued Socio-economic Component ........ 2-12 2.6.3 Summary of Existing Conditions ....................................................................... 2-13 2.7 Project Environmental Effects Assessment and Mitigation Measures ......................... 2-13 2.7.1 Effects Assessment by Valued Socio-economic Component and Project Phase ............................................................................................................... 2-13 2.7.2 Summary of Residual Environmental Effects on Historical Resources ............ 2-17 2.8 Accidents and Malfunctions .......................................................................................... 2-17 2.8.1 Collisions with and Releases from Vehicles ..................................................... 2-18 2.9 Cumulative Effects Assessment ................................................................................... 2-18 2.10 Follow-up and Monitoring Recommendations .............................................................. 2-19 3 Palaeontological Resources ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Study Area Boundaries .................................................................................................. 3-3 3.3.1 Spatial ................................................................................................................. 3-3 3.3.2 Temporal ............................................................................................................ 3-3 3.4 Key Palaeontological Resources Issues ........................................................................ 3-3 3.5 Valued Socio-economic Component .............................................................................. 3-3 3.6 Methods .......................................................................................................................... 3-5 3.6.1 Overall Assessment Approach ........................................................................... 3-5 3.6.2 Evaluating Effect Significance ............................................................................ 3-5 3.7 Existing Conditions ......................................................................................................... 3-7 3.7.1 Description of Baseline Conditions ..................................................................... 3-7 3.7.2 Summary and Conclusions ................................................................................. 3-9 EnCana Corporation May 2007 Page i EnCana Shallow Gas Infill Development in CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area Table of Contents 3.8 Project Environmental Effects Assessment and Mitigation Measures ......................... 3-10 3.8.1 Project Effects .................................................................................................. 3-10 3.8.2 Conclusion – VSC (Palaeontological Resources) – All Project Phases ........... 3-12 3.9 Accidents and Malfunctions ......................................................................................... 3-12 3.10 Cumulative Effects Assessment ................................................................................... 3-13 3.11 Follow-up and Monitoring Recommendations .............................................................. 3-13 4 Socio-Economics ......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.3 Study Area Boundaries .................................................................................................. 4-2 4.3.1 Spatial ................................................................................................................ 4-2 4.3.2 Temporal ............................................................................................................ 4-4 4.4 Key Socio-economic Assessment Issues ...................................................................... 4-4 4.4.1 Issues Identification ............................................................................................ 4-4 4.4.2 Scoping Considerations ..................................................................................... 4-5 4.5 Valued Socio-economic Components ............................................................................ 4-6 4.6 Methods ......................................................................................................................... 4-7 4.7 Existing Conditions ......................................................................................................... 4-8 4.7.1 Canadian Forces Base Suffield .......................................................................... 4-8 4.7.2 Regional Study Area ........................................................................................ 4-17 4.7.3 Summary and Conclusions .............................................................................. 4-21 4.8 Project Socio-economic Impact Assessment ............................................................... 4-21 4.8.1 Mitigation .......................................................................................................... 4-21 4.8.2 Project Impact Assessment by Valued Socio-economic Component and Project Phase ................................................................................................... 4-22 4.8.3 Accidents and Malfunctions .............................................................................. 4-39 4.8.4 Summary of Residual Socio-economic Impact ................................................. 4-40 4.9 Cumulative Effects ....................................................................................................... 4-40 4.10 Follow-up and Monitoring ............................................................................................. 4-41 5 References .................................................................................................................... 5-1 6 Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 6-1 Appendix 2A Summary Description of the ARM Model ........................................ 2A-1 Appendix 2B Pre-contact and Historical Context of Alberta ................................ 2B-1 Appendix 2C Photos of Common Historical Resource Sites (Stone Circles and Cairns) ......................................................................................... 2C-1 Appendix 2D Location of Historical Resource Sites in the NWA ......................... 2D-1 Appendix 2E HRIA and Mitigation Measures (Current Practice) ..........................2E-1 May 2007 EnCana Corporation Page ii EnCana Shallow Gas Infill Development in CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area Table of Contents Appendix 3A Photographs Related to the Palaeontological Historical Resource Effects Assessment ......................................................... 3A-1 Appendix 4A