Creat a Report

Topic: Hudson Bay Mountain Estates (Smithers)

The goal of the project is to research and gather detailed information about the project and to present your findings as an economist would to an audience, explaining the importance of the project from an economic perspective, and highlighting concerns around social and environmental impacts of the project.

The following lists some questions to help guide your team's research about the project you have been assigned. Try to gather as much information as possible - answer as many questions as you can! (It may not be possible to answer all questions but try hard to get the information).

Section 1: Description of the Project

• Scope of project (investment, infrastructure, products)
• What product(s) does the project deal with; describe the use of the product
• Who are the major partners involved in the project?
• Where is it / will it be located (describe the city/town/region) and/or show on the map

Section 2: Economic Impacts

• Describe why this project is important for Town/BC/Canada?
• What impact on GDP of province or country ($)
• Number of jobs anticipated - long-term and short-term?
• Economic impact on local economies (city/region)
• Amount of tax revenues expected for municipal, provincial, federal governments

Section 3: Social & Environment Impacts

• Anticipated negative impacts on local communities (and solutions)
• Environment impacts and mitigation measures proposed.
• Describe how this project is viewed by communities/citizens.