Key Findings: Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes Current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes - fishing Fishing opportunities and practices of Halfway River First Nation are expected to be adversely affected during construction and operation due to reduced access to fishing areas (including potentially increased competition with non-Aboriginal anglers), and potentially reduced success in harvest of targeted species. The transformation of the river into a reservoir would create a new and productive aquatic ecosystem. This new aquatic environment is expected to support a community of equal or greater productivity; however the composition of fish species would change. Although some aspects of the traditional purpose of the activity may be altered by transferring them to another location, fishing practices of Aboriginal people are adaptable, spatially and temporally. For these reasons, a determination of significance has not been made. Current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes – hunting and trapping Hunting and trapping opportunities and practices of Halfway River First Nation may be adversely affected due to temporary reductions in availability of targeted species and temporarily reduced access to hunting areas during construction. As the effect would be temporary in nature and may be accommodated in other areas of the LAA, the traditional purpose of the activity would not be undermined. Therefore, a determination of significance has not been made for the current use of lands and resources for hunting and trapping. Current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes – other cultural and traditional uses Due to permanent loss of use of, and access to certain culturally important places and valued landscapes within the LAA, the use of those areas by Halfway River First Nation will be permanently impacted For Halfway River First Nation, the effect on other cultural and traditional uses is expected to be significant at particular high value places along the Peace most notably at Bear Flats, Farrell Creek and Attachie. These highly valued spaces will be inundated and access to them will be permanently changed. For these reasons, a determination of significance has been made for the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes – other cultural and traditional uses. Following the methods explained in Volume 1, Section 10 EA Methodology, a cumulative effects assessment was carried out to identify any cumulative interaction between potential residual effects of projects and activities located in the Current Use of Lands and Resources Regional Assessment Area (RAA) with the residual effects of the Project identified above. WHITE PAPER GENOCIDE AT ITS FINEST THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY PEOPLE FISHING HUNTING AND OTHER MEANS OF LIVING WILL BE GONE
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:21:45 +0000
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