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Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC by scheduled float plane and car and passenger ferry service. Kitkatla (Gitxaala First Nation) is on Dolphin Island and Hartley Bay (Gitga’at First Nation) is on the coastal mainland, approximately 150km south of Prince Rupert; both are connected to Prince Rupert by scheduled float plane and passenger ferry services. None are connected by road to major population centres. A majority of Aboriginal residents of the North Coast live in Prince Rupert and many are members of Tsimshian First Nations. 8 Statistics Canada <strong>report</strong>s that as of the 2006 Census, 4,480 Aboriginal persons resided in Prince Rupert, accounting for approximately 35% of the city’s population and 70% of the North Coast Aboriginal population. Kitimat Kitimat and Kitamaat Village (primary community of the Haisla people) are in the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, which has witnessed a population decline since 1996. In 2006, the population of Kitimat was 8,987, while that of Kitamaat Village was 514. 9 The population of Kitimat peaked during the construction boom in the 1970s, but has declined in subsequent years, 19% from 11,564 in 1996 to 9,332 in 2007. 10 While population forecasts are not available for these two communities, it is very likely that the population trend is going to be reversed. The magnitude and timing depend on when and if proposed projects such as a liquid natural gas pipeline go ahead. Port Hardy and Mount Waddington Regional District In 2006, there were 3,822 residents living in the District of Port Hardy. The nearby rural areas are home to another 2,000 people, including those who live in Coal Harbour, Holberg, Quatsino and Winter Harbour, and on reserves of the Kwakiutl, Quatsino and 'Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw First Nations. The trading area serviced from Port Hardy includes several thousand more people who live in small coastal communities. Kingcome (Quaee 7 IR) and Health Bay (Gwayasdums 1 IR) are small First Nation communities located within the boundaries of the Mount Waddington Regional District. The population of the latter is approximately 40 and the population of the former is approximately 90. 8 The First Nations communities located on the North Coast are members of the Tsimshian Nation. In modern times, the Tsimshian Nation consists of seven nations or bands: Kitasoo, Gitga’at, Gitxaala (Kitkatla), Kitselas, Kitsumkalum, Metlakatla and Lax Kw’alaams (or Allied Tsimshian Tribes or ATT). Historically, the Tsimshian Nation consisted of a number of tribes or bands: Gidestsu (Kitasoo), Gitk’a’ata (Gitga’at), Gitxaala (Kitkatla), Gits’ilaasu (Kitselas), Gitsmgeelm (Kitsumkalum), and Giluts'aaw, Ginadoiks, Ginaxangiik, Gispaxlo'ots, Gitando, Gitlaan, Gits'iis, and Gitwilgyoots (Lax kw’alaams or Allied Tsimshian Tribes or ATT). 9 Census Canada 2006. 10 BC Statistics, Municipal and Regional Population Estimates 1996-2007 Chisholm Consulting 8
2.1.3 Economy Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC The economy of the transportation study area has historically depended on resources, although this pattern has changed during the past decade with the growth and diversification of the service sector, and decline in the coastal forest industry. Between 2001 and 2006, the total number of jobs in the study area declined from approximately 15,880 to 13,430, an outflow of about 2,450 workers. 11 Overall, the public sector − which includes school district, hospital and First Nations, local, provincial, and federal government staff − accounted for approximately 3,655 jobs, or 27% of employment in the transportation study area in 2006. 12 The mining sector was in second place, generating 1,500 jobs (11% of total), due largely to the inclusion of Kitimat in these estimates. Retail was the third-largest sector, accounting for 1,300 jobs, or 9.8% of all employment in the study area. Accommodation and food, and the transportation sector, each accounted for 1,000 jobs or 7.5% of the labour force. And the logging & forest products industry made up 885 jobs, or 6.6%. The importance of the forest industry has declined. Census data shows that logging accounted for 11% of all employment in 2001, declining to 6.6% in 2006. The fishing industry is historically a major player in the Central and North Coast economy, and although reduced in importance in recent years through smaller salmon returns and license restructuring, it remains a significant force, accounting for employment of approximately 1,135 in the transportation study area. Mining continues to be a dominant employer in the transportation study area, due to Alcan’s smelting operations in Kitimat. The number of workers employed in this industry in 2006 (1,500) was approximately the same as in 2001. The prospects for mining are good, with major new projects now in the planning phase, and this sector is likely to grow in the years to come. 13 While the overall labour market shrank in the transportation study area between 2001 and 2006, the sector share of some industries grew during this time. One example of this is the public sector on the Central Coast which grew from 40% of all jobs in 2001 to 45% in 2006. On the North Coast, the number of jobs in wholesale trade, and transportation and warehousing, an outcome of Port of Prince 11 BC Statistics. Community Facts. Labour Force by Industry (NAICS). Taken from Census 2001 and 2006. October 2008. The table includes results for Prince Rupert, Port Edward, Kitkatla, Hartley Bay, Metlakatla and Area A of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, Central Coast Regional District and Kitimat. Some smaller communities are not included due to lack of data. 12 BC Statistics. Community Facts. Labour Force by Industry (NAICS). Taken from Census 2001 and 2006. October 2008. 13 Note that the economic role of the minerals sector is much smaller in the LRMP Plan areas, which do not include Kitimat. Chisholm Consulting 9
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KITIMAT Strengths • Northwest Reg
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