BLACKWATER GOLD PROJECT APPLICATION FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATE / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL SOCIAL EFFECTS Appendix 7.1.1A Social 2013 Baseline Report Section 7 Blackwater Gold Project 2013 Baseline Report Social Prepared for: New Gold Inc. Suite 1800, 555 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V7X 1M9 Prepared by: AMEC Environment and Infrastructure a division of AMEC Americas Ltd. Suite 600, 4445 Lougheed Hwy Burnaby, BC V5C 5A9 AMEC File: VE52455 April 2015 BLACKWATER GOLD PROJECT 2013 BASELINE REPORT SOCIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................ I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... III 1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Scope of Work .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 STUDY AREAS ......................................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Local Study Area .......................................................................................................... 1 2.1.1 Regional Study Area ........................................................................................ 4 3.0 REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................. 5 3.1 Information Sources and Methods ............................................................................... 5 3.2 Current Population and Population Change ................................................................. 6 3.3 Natural Population Growth ........................................................................................... 8 3.4 Population Mobility ....................................................................................................... 9 3.5 Ethnicity ...................................................................................................................... 12 3.6 Gender and Age ......................................................................................................... 13 3.7 Household Structure ................................................................................................... 15 3.7.1 Marital Family and Status .............................................................................. 15 3.7.2 Future Population Growth ............................................................................. 18 3.8 Summary .................................................................................................................... 19 4.0 REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................... 20 4.1 Information Sources and Methods ............................................................................. 20 4.2 Housing....................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.1 Numbers and Types of Available Housing .................................................... 20 4.2.2 Temporary Accommodations ........................................................................ 28 4.3 Communications ......................................................................................................... 29 4.4 Electricity .................................................................................................................... 30 4.5 Natural Gas ................................................................................................................ 30 4.6 Water, Sewage, and Waste Disposal ......................................................................... 30 4.7 Recreational and Leisure Infrastructure and Activities ............................................... 33 4.8 Summary .................................................................................................................... 33 5.0 REGIONAL SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 34 5.1 Information Sources and Methods ............................................................................. 34 5.2 Educational Facilities .................................................................................................. 34 5.2.1 School Districts .............................................................................................. 34 5.2.2 School Enrolment .......................................................................................... 34 5.2.3 Advanced Education...................................................................................... 35 5.3 Health Services and Facilities .................................................................................... 37 5.4 Protection Services and Facilities .............................................................................. 41 5.4.1 Law Enforcement ........................................................................................... 41 5.4.2 Fire Protection and Emergency Services ...................................................... 42 5.4.3 Emergency Plans .......................................................................................... 43 5.4.4 Social Services and Facilities ........................................................................ 45 5.5 Summary .................................................................................................................... 45 Baseline Report TOC i BLACKWATER GOLD PROJECT 2013 BASELINE REPORT SOCIAL 6.0 INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ................................................... 46 6.1 Information Sources and Methods ............................................................................. 46 6.2 Well-Being Indicators .................................................................................................. 46 6.2.1 Economic Hardship ....................................................................................... 46 6.2.2 Alcohol Consumption..................................................................................... 47 6.2.3 Children at Risk ............................................................................................. 47 6.2.4 Youth at Risk ................................................................................................. 49 6.2.5 Crime ............................................................................................................. 50 6.2.6 Education Concerns ...................................................................................... 51 6.2.7 The Socio-Economic Well-Being Indices ...................................................... 52 6.3 Summary .................................................................................................................... 53 7.0 HUMAN HEALTH .................................................................................................................... 54 7.1 Information Sources and Methods ............................................................................. 54 7.2 Indicators of Human Health Conditions ...................................................................... 54 7.2.1 Infant Mortality ............................................................................................... 54 7.2.2 Life Expectancy ............................................................................................. 54 7.2.3 Person Years of Life Lost .............................................................................. 54 7.2.4 Composite Human Health Indicator .............................................................. 55 7.3 Summary .................................................................................................................... 55 8.0 TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................... 56 8.1 Information Sources and Methods ............................................................................. 56 8.2 Highways and Roads .................................................................................................. 56 8.3 Local Roads ................................................................................................................ 61 8.4 Bus Services ............................................................................................................... 64 8.5 Commercial Trucking Carriers .................................................................................... 64 8.6 Rail Access ................................................................................................................. 64 8.7 Air Access ................................................................................................................... 65 8.8 Summary .................................................................................................................... 66 9.0 COMMUNITY SUMMARIES ................................................................................................... 66 9.1 Introduction 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