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Understanding the cumulative community, health and environmental impacts of resource
development in northern BC
Chris Buse, PhDProject Lead, CIRC
Postdoctoral Fellow, MSFHRAdjunct Professor, School of Health Sciences
University of Northern British Columbia
Peace River Regional District BoardDawson Creek, BC
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Madeline WilsonCommunications Lead, CIRC
University of Northern British Columbia
AcknowledgementsSteering Committee
Present: Chris Buse; Michelle Connolly (PICS); Art Fredeen (NRESi); Greg Halseth (CDI); Henry Harder (HRI); Marleen Morris (CDI); Margot Parkes (HRI); Rachael Wells (HRI); Al Wiensczyk (NRESi); Madeline Wilson
Past: Kyle Aben (PICS); Leanne Elliott (NRESi)
Advisory CommitteePresent: Andy Ackerman, Charl Badenhorst, Joan Chess, Nicole Cross, John Disney, Sandra Harris, Lana Lowe, Alan Madrigga, Jennifer Pighin, Wayne Salewski, Rob Spitzer, and Viva Wolf
Past: Richard Kabzems
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Funding Support
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Cumulative Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC)
The CIRC is a pan‐UNBC initiative that provides a platform for research and community dialogue to understand the
cumulative environmental, community and health impacts of resource development
across northern BC
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Moving forward with integrative tools for thoughtful action
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On‐going Research1. Living library of CE Projects (PICS)
2. Examining the ‘state of the art’ of CEA in BC through interjurisdictional comparative case studies (UNBC / NSERC)
3. Examining the community impacts of unconventional natural gas development in BC along the supply chain (SSHRC)
4. Health Impacts of resource extraction and development (Northern Health/First Nations Health Authority)
5. Socioeconomic indicator review from EIAs in BC to develop new monitoring and surveillance systems (HRI w/ Northern Health and PHSA)
6. Analyzing the health equity impacts of unconventional natural gas development (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research)
7. Developing new tools to assist communities in assessing, monitoring and planning for cumulative impacts (BC Real Estate Foundation)
8. Environment, community, health observatory (CIHR)
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“New Tools”: A study of new tools for integrated cumulative impact assessment
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LEARN
about and participate in the
practice of cumulative impacts
assessment
SHARE
best practices, local knowledge, experiences and
ideas
ENVISION
the next generation of
integrated assessment tools
Project Goal: to provide new, integrative and holistic supports for communities that reflect environment, community and health values to better understand the cumulative impacts of resource
development
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“New Tools”: Case Study Communities
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Communities Area (km2)
Population (2011)
Northern Rockies 85,111 5,578
Peace River 117,391 60,082
Vanderhoof 13,870 4,480
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• Peace Region, June 2017‐Chetwynd, Hudson’s Hope, Fort. St. John, Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge
• Vanderhoof, May 2017‐Youth need to be involved in conversations around cumulative impacts in a meaningful way
• Fort St. John, November 2016‐Important to continue to have conversations around cumulative impacts on an ongoing basis. ‐Fort Nelson, October 2016‐The lived experiences of northern communities are an important and informative measure of cumulative impactsVanderhoof, April 2016‐Better information and more public engagement is needed to make informed decisions.
Community Dialogues
Community Values: What we’ve heard
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• Balance between development and conservation
• Sense that there is a lack of meaningful avenues to engage in land use and resource management
decisions
• Strong sense of community and regional identity
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Exploring youth values and sense of place in the Nechako Region
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