APPENDIX 13A: SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT Volume I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Volume II: Volume III: Volume IV: Volume V: Project BIoPhysIcal socIoeconomIc addItIonal IntroductIon Valued Valued yesa & oVerVIew comPonents comPonents reQuIrements 1 Introduction 6 Terrain Features 13 Employment 20 Effects of the and Income Environment on 6a Surficial Geology, Terrain the Project 2 First Nations and Soils Baseline 14 Employability and Community 20a Climate Change Report 6B Terrain Hazards Assessment Consultation for Proposed Access Roads and Airstrip 15 Economic 21 Accidents and 2a Consultation Log 6c Preliminary Development Malfunctions Geotechnical Study and Business 2B Consultation Materials 21a Regulatory Setting 6d Terrain Hazards Assessment Sector 3 Project Location for Proposed Mine Site 21BRisk Register 16 Community 6e Fluvial Geomorphology Hazard Assessment for Vitality Proposed Access Roads 22 Conceptual 4 Project Description Environmental 17 Community Management Plans 7 Water Quality 4a Conceptual Closure Infrastructure and ReclamationPlan and Services Road Use Plan 7a Water and Sediment Quality 22a Baseline 4B Freegold Road Report Socio-Economic 13a13a 22B Emergency Baseline Report 7B Baseline Hydrology Report Response Plan 4c Water Management Plan 7c 2012 Baseline Hydrogeology Report 22c Cyanide 18 Cultural Continuity Management Plan 5 Effects Assessment 7d Geochemistry Reports Methodology 7e Numerical Groundwater Modelling 18a Stage 1 Archaeological Monitoring Plans Mitigation 23 5a Project Components and 7F Water Balance Report Activities List 18B Historic Resource Impact 23a Wildlife Mitigation and 7G Water Quality Model Report Assessment of the Monitoring Plan 5B Cumulative Effects Freegold Road Assessment List 7h Project Effects on Water Quantity 24Conclusion 19 Land Use and Tenure 8 Air Quality 19a Land Use and Tenure 25 References Baseline Report 8a Baseline Climate Report 8B Met, Dustfall, and Noise Data Summary Report 2011 8c Air Quality Baseline 2013 9 Noise 10 Fish & Aquatic Resources 10aFish and Aquatic Resources Baseline Report 10B Freegold Road Fish and Aquatic Baseline 10cPreliminary Fish Habitat Compensation Plan 10d Freegold Road Extension S&EC Risk Assessment 11 Rare Plants & Vegetation Health 11a Vegetation Baseline Report 12 Wildlife 12a Wildlife Baseline Report CASINO PROJECT | Proposal for Executive Committee Review | Jan 2014 12B Bird Baseline Report CASINO COPPER AND GOLD PROJECT SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT Socio-economic Baseline Report Submitted to: Casino Mining Corporation Submitted by: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, a Division of AMEC Americas Limited Suite 600 – 4445 Lougheed Highway Burnaby, BC Canada V5C 0E4 Version 0.1 VE52186 December 2012 TOC 1 Important Notice This report was prepared exclusively for Casino Mining Corporation by AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, a division of AMEC Americas Limited. The quality of information, conclusions and estimates contained herein are consistent with the level of effort involved in AMEC services and based on: i) information available at the time of preparation, ii) data supplied by outside sources, and iii) the assumptions, conditions and qualifications set forth in this report. This report is intended to be used only by Casino Copper and Gold, subject to the terms and conditions of its contract with AMEC. Any use of, or reliance on, this report by any third party is at that party’s sole risk. CASINO PROJECT SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ I 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Overview ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Site History ............................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Spatial Boundaries ................................................................................................ 2 2.0 METHODS ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Information Sources .............................................................................................. 4 2.2 Data Limitations ..................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Data Analysis ........................................................................................................ 5 3.0 COMMUNITY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................ 6 3.1 Selkirk First Nation/Pelly Crossing ........................................................................ 6 3.1.1 Historical Overview ................................................................................. 6 3.1.2 Governance ............................................................................................ 7 3.2 Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and Village of Carmacks ............................. 7 3.2.1 Historical Overview ................................................................................. 7 3.2.2 Governance ............................................................................................ 8 3.3 Whitehorse ............................................................................................................ 9 3.3.1 Historical Overview ................................................................................. 9 3.3.2 Governance ............................................................................................ 9 4.0 COMMUNITY VITALITY ................................................................................................. 11 4.1 Population and Demographics ............................................................................ 11 4.1.1 Selkirk First Nation/Pelly Crossing ........................................................ 11 4.1.2 Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and Village of Carmacks ............ 15 4.1.3 Whitehorse ............................................................................................ 18 4.2 Community Well-being ........................................................................................ 22 4.2.1 Community Well-being Index ................................................................ 23 4.2.2 Price Index ............................................................................................ 24 4.2.3 Incidence of Crime ................................................................................ 25 5.0 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME ....................................................................................... 28 5.1 Labour Force Characteristics .............................................................................. 28 5.1.1 Selkirk First Nation/Pelly Crossing ........................................................ 28 5.1.2 Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and Village of Carmacks ............ 29 5.1.3 Whitehorse ............................................................................................ 30 5.2 Income and Earnings .......................................................................................... 31 5.2.1 Individual and Household Income ......................................................... 31 5.2.2 Sources of Income ................................................................................ 32 Version 0.2 VE52186 November 2013 TOC i CASINO PROJECT SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE REPORT 5.2.3 Earnings from Employment .................................................................. 32 5.2.4 Changes in Income Since 2005 ............................................................ 33 6.0 EMPLOYABILITY ........................................................................................................... 35 6.1 Educational Attainment ....................................................................................... 35 6.1.1 Pelly Crossing ....................................................................................... 35 6.1.2 Carmacks .............................................................................................. 36 6.1.3 Whitehorse ............................................................................................ 37 6.2 Labour Force Experience .................................................................................... 37 6.2.1 Labour Force by Industry ...................................................................... 37 6.2.2 Labour Force by Occupation ................................................................ 39 7.0 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................ 43 7.1 Housing and Land Availability ............................................................................. 43 7.1.1 Selkirk First Nation/Pelly Crossing ........................................................ 43 7.1.2 Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and Village of Carmacks ............ 45 7.1.3 Whitehorse ............................................................................................ 46 7.2 Transportation ..................................................................................................... 50 7.2.1 Roads and Highways ............................................................................ 50 7.2.2 Commercial Trucking/Hauling ..............................................................