2011 On-going

When industrial investments come to small communities, the local social impacts can be significant and transformative. The town of Kitimat has been an industrial centre in northwestern British Columbia since the early 1950s. The town is now experiencing a large number of industrial construction projects that will change and renew the local economy. These construction projects will also impact and change the community. This project involves a long-term tracking study of the economic and social transformation processes now getting underway in Kitimat, BC.

• Proposal:  Tracking the Social and Economic Transformation Process in Kitimat

2013 reports include:

• An Inventory of Community and Economic Development Strategies and Plans in the Kitimat Area
• A Review of Socio-Economic Characteristics in the Kitimat Area
• Interim Summary Report
• Methodology Report

2014 reports include:

• Interim Summary Report #2