Norman Wells Socio Economic Monitoring Program

Author : Robert M. Bone
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book Monitoring Now and in the Future written by Robert M. Bone and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The construction of a major industrial project in the Northwest Territories, like the Norman Wells Project, must recognize northern realities. Two such realities are: 1. native claims over the lands and resources of the Northwest Territories, and 2. native peoples form the majority of people living in the Northwest Territories. Because the Northwest Territories is different from provinces, construction of mega projects faces a different set of political circumstances and cultural values than found in southern Canada. In 1981, the federal government approved the application of Esso Resources Canada Ltd. (Esso) and Interprovincial Pipe Lines Ltd. (IPL) to construct the Norman Wells Oilfield Expansion and Pipeline Project (the Norman Wells Project). The federal government was concerned about the impact of this project upon northern peoples. Through its Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), the federal government initiated a monitoring program, the Norman Wells Socio-Economic Impact Monitoring Program, in the spring of 1982. The aim of this program was to record and analyze the anticipated economic and social effects of this project on some 2000 northern peoples living in four communities along the pipeline route. These communities are Norman Wells, Fort Norman, Wrigley and Fort Simpson. This monitoring program represents the first effort at socio-economic monitoring in Canada. While initiated and sponsored by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), the actual monitoring work was contracted to the University of Saskatchewan under the direction of Dr. Robert M. Bone. The basic principle underlying this presentation is that socio-economic monitoring of large-scale projects is an important function of government and that monitoring, by providing impact information to all levels of government as well as to the public at large, helps to formulate policy aimed at reducing regional economic and social inequalities"--ASTIS [online] database.