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5.0 Project Setting and Baseline Characterization

5.1 Overview

Anderson, DW, and JG Ellis. 1976. The soils of the provincial forest reserves in the Prince Albert map area. 73H Saskatchewan. Extension Publication 261. Saskatchewan Institute of Pedology, Publication SF3. Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

5.2 Physical Environment

5.2.1 Deposit and Local Area Geology

Chiarenzelli, JR. 1989. The Nistowiak and Guncoat Gneisses: Implications for the tectonics of the Glennie and La Ronge domains, northern Saskatchewan, Canada; Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Kansas. 229.

Eggleston, T, H Parker, K Brisebois, A Kozak and G Taylor. 2008. Shore Gold Inc., Star Diamond Project Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada, NI 43-101 Technical Report by AMEC Americas Limited (AMEC), Effective Date 9 June 2008.

Ewert, WD, FH Brown, EJ Puritch and DC Leroux. 2009a. Technical report and resource estimate update on the Star Diamond Project, Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada; NI 43-101 technical report, by P&E Mining Consultants Inc, effective date 23 February 2009.

Ewert, WD, FH Brown, EJ Puritch and DC Leroux. 2009b. Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Fort à la Corne Joint Venture, Orion South Diamond Project, Fort à la Corne Area, Saskatchewan, Canada. NI 43-101 report prepared by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. for Shore Gold Inc., September 25, 2009.

Harvey, S, BA Kjarsgaard J-P Zonneveld, LH Heaman and D McNeil. 2006. Volcanology and Sedimentology of Distinct Eruptive Phases at the Star Kimberlite, Fort à la Corne Field, Saskatchewan. 2006 Kimberlite Emplacement Workshop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Extended Abstract, 5.

Harvey, S, B Kjarsgaard, M McClintock, M Shimell, L Fourie, P Du Plessis and G Read. 2009: Geology and evaluation strategy of the Star and Orion South kimberlites, Fort a la Corne, Canada; Lithos 112S:47-60.

Kjarsgaard, BA, SE Harvey, J-P Zonneveld, LM Heaman, D White, D MacNeil. 2006: Volcanic stratigraphy, eruptive sequences and emplacement of the 140/141 kimberlite, Fort a la Corne Field, Saskatchewan. Kimberlite Emplacement Workshop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Kjarsgaard, BA, SE Harvey, P Du Plessis, M McClintock, J-P Zonneveld, L Heaman and D McNeil. 2009. Geology of the Orion South Kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, Canada. Lithos 112S: 600-617.

Leroux, DC. 2008a: Technical report on the Star Diamond Project, Fort à la Corne area Saskatchewan, Canada; report prepared by A.C.A. Howe International Ltd. for Shore Gold, effective date 20 March 2008.

Leroux, DC. 2008b: Technical Report on the Fort à la Corne Joint Venture Diamond Exploration Project, Fort à la Corne Area, Saskatchewan Canada. NI 43-101 report prepared by A.C.A. Howe International Limited for Kensington Resources Ltd., Report No. 914, 77pp, dated March 20, 2008.

P&E. 2009a. Technical report and resource estimate update on the Star Diamond Project, Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada. NI 43-101 technical report, by P&E Mining Consultants Inc, effective date 23 February 2009.

P&E. 2009b. Technical report and Resource Estimate on the Fort à la Corne Joint Venture, Orion South Diamond Project, Fort à la Corne Area, Saskatchewan, Canada. NI 43-101 report prepared by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. for Shore Gold Inc., September 25, 2009.

P&E. 2010. Technical report and updated preliminary feasibility study on the Star-Orion South Diamond Prokect, Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada. NI 43-101 technical report, by P&E Mining Consultants Inc, effective date 31 January 2010.

Scott-Smith, BH, RG Orr, P Robertshaw and RW Avery. 1994. Geology of the Fort à la Corne kimberlites, Saskatchewan; Proceedings of District 6 CIM Annual General Meeting, Diamonds, 19-24.

Zonneveld, J-P, BA Kjarsgaard, S Harvey, L Heaman, D McNeil and K Marcia. 2004. Sedimentologic and stratigraphic constraints on emplacement of the Star Kimberlite, East-Central Saskatchewan. Lithos 76:115-138.

5.2.2 Soils and Terrain

Alberta Agriculture. 1985. Soil erosion and salinity surveys: a procedures manual. Conservation & Development Branch, Alberta Agriculture. Edmonton, AB.

Anderson, DW, and JG Ellis. 1976. The soils of the provincial forest reserves in the Prince Albert map area. 73H Saskatchewan. Extension Publication 261. Saskatchewan Institute of Pedology, Publication SF3. Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

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Agriculture Canada Expert Committee on Soil Survey. 1987. Soil survey handbook, Vol. 1. G.M. Coen, ed. Land Resource Research Centre, Contribution No. 85-30. Tech. Bull. 1987-9E. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada. Ottawa, ON.

Beckingham, JD, DG Nielsen and VA Futoransky. 1996. Field guide to ecosites of the mid-boreal ecoregions of Saskatchewan. Canadian Forest Service, Northwest Region, Northern Forestry Centre. Edmonton, AB.

Bremner, JM. 1996. Nitrogen - Total (Dumas Methods). Page. 1088 In: JM Bartels et al. (ed.) Methods of soil analysis: Part 3 Chemical methods. (3rd ed.) ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI. Book series no. 5

British Columbia Ministry of Forests. 1999. Mapping and assessing terrain stability guidebook, 2nd Edition. Forest Practices Code of British Columbia. Victoria, BC.

Carter, MR and EG Gregorich. 2008. Soil sampling and methods of analysis, Second Edition. Canadian Society of Soil Science, Ottawa, ON.

Coote, DR, and WW Pettapiece. 1989. Wind erosion risk: Alberta. Agriculture Canada. Ottawa, ON.

EcoDynamics. 2009. Terrestrial baseline surveys, Star-Orion Diamond Project. Prep. for Shore Gold Inc., Saskatoon, SK.

Greenberg, AE, LS Cleseri and AD Eaton. 1992. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 18th Edition, Method 4500Cl-E.

Jiricka, R, R Wright and M McLaughlan. 2002. Saskatchewan forest ecosystem classification plot establishment and field data collection manual. Saskatchewan Environment Forest Ecosystems Branch, Prince Albert, SK.

Kabzems, A, DM Newman, DL Bernier, and SC Zoltai. 1972. Land capability classification for forestry in Saskatchewan. Technical Bulletin No. 6. Forestry Branch, Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources, Prince Albert, SK.

Loeppert, RH. and DL Suarez. 1996. Gravimetric method for loss of carbon dioxide. P. 455-456 In: J.M. Bartels et al. (ed.) Methods of soil analysis: Part 3 Chemical methods. (3rd ed.) ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI. Book series no. 5

Mapping Systems Working Group. 1981. A soil mapping system for Canada: revised. Land Resource Research Institute, Contribution No. 142. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada. Ottawa, ON.

McKeague, J.A. 1978. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canadian Society of Soil Science, Ottawa, ON.

Nelson, DW, and LE Sommers. 1996. Total carbon, organic carbon and organic matter. Pages 973-974 In: J.M. Bartels et al. (ed.) Methods of soil analysis: Part 3 Chemical methods. (3rd ed.) ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI. Book series No. 5

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Pedocan Land Evaluation Ltd. (Pedocan). 1993. Soil Series Information for Reclamation Planning in Alberta, Vols. 1 and 2. Report RRTAC 93-7. Prepared for Alberta Conservation and Reclamation Council (Reclamation Research Technical Advisory Committee – RRTAC) by Pedocan Land Evaluation Ltd. Edmonton, AB.

Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre. 1987. The soils of Rural Municipality of Kinistino No. 459, Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Saskatoon, SK. Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre Publication SM459.

Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre. 1997a. The soils of Moose Range Rural Municipality No. 486, Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Saskatoon, SK.

Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre. 1997b. The soils of Nipawin Rural Municipality No. 487, Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre. 1997c. The soils of Garden River Rural Municipality No. 488, Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Saskatoon, SK. Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre Publication SM488.

Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre. 1997d. The soils of Torch River Rural Municipality No. 490, Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Saskatoon, SK. Saskatchewan Land Resource Centre Publication SM490.

Saskatchewan Land Resource Unit. 2005. Saskatchewan Soil Resource Database User’s Manual for SKSIS. Draft. SKSISv2.pdf. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatoon, Sask.

Shields, JA., HPW Rostad and JS Clayton. 1968. A guide to soil capability and land inventory maps in Saskatchewan, Second Edition. Saskatchewan Institute of Pedology. Publication No. M8. 57p.

Soil Classification Working Group. 1998. The Canadian system of soil classification. 3rd Edition. Publication 1646. Research Branch. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Ottawa, ON

Surveys and Resource Mapping Branch. 1997. Terrain classification system for British Columbia, Version 2. British Columbia Ministry of Environment. Victoria, BC.

Tajek, J, WW Pettapiece, and KE Toogood. 1985. Water erosion potential of soils in Alberta: estimates using a modified USLE. Technical Bulletin No. 1985-29, Agriculture Canada. Ottawa, ON. 35 pp.

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5.2.3 Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Geochemistry

Chiarenzelli, J, L Aslper, M Villeneuve, and J Lewry. 1997. Early proterozoic evolution of the Saskatchewan Craton and its allocathonous cover – Trans-Hudson Orogen: Journal of Geology, (106): 247-267.

Day, S. 1995. Summary Notes MEND Prediction Workshops, Dec. 7-8, 1995, Noranda Technology Centre, Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

EPA. 1986. Quality criteria for water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 447p.

Downing, BW, and G Giroux. 1993. Estimation of a waste rock ARD block model for the Windy Craggy massive sulphide deposit, northwestern British Columbia. Exploration and Mining Geology; July 1993; (2) 3; 203-215

Downing, BW, and HE Madeisky. 1997. A Lithogeochemical Method for Acid Rock Drainage Prediction, paper prepared for 4th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Vancouver, BC, 16p.

Grunksy, EC, and BA Kjarsgaard. 2008. Classification of distinct eruptive phases of the diamondiferous Star Kimberlite, Saskatchewan, Canada based on statistical treatment of whole rock geochemical analysis. Applied Geochemistry.

Harvey, S, M Shimell, L Fourie, P Du Plessis, G Read, and R Kjarsgaard. 2008. DRAFT Geology and Diamonds: The Star and Orion South Kimberlites, Fort a la Corne, Canada.

Hutt, NM, and KA Morin. 2000. Observations and lessons from the International static Database on neutralizing capacity. In: Proceedings from the Fifth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, May 20-26, Denver, USA, Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, CO, USA. (1): 603-611.

Kjarsgaard, BA, SE Harvey, J-P Zonneveld, LM Heaman, D White and D MacNeil. 2006. Volcanic stratigraphy, eruptive sequences and emplacement of the 140/141 kimberlite, Fort à la Corne Field, Saskatchewan. Kimberlite Emplacement Workshop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

MEND. 1996. MEND 1.16.3. Determination of neutralization potential for acid rock drainage prediction. July 1996.

MEND. 2005. MEND 5.10.E. List of potential information requirements in metal leaching and acid rock drainage assessment and mitigation work, January 2005.

Shore Gold Inc. 2010. Technical Report and Updated Preliminary Feasibility Study on the Star-Orion South Diamond Project Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada. Prepared by P&E Mining Consultants. January 2010.

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Sobek, AA, WA Schuller, JR Freeman,.and RM Smith. 1978. Field and laboratory methods applicable to overburden and minesoils, EPA 600/2-78-054, 203pp.

Price, WA. 1997. Guidelines and recommended methods for the prediction of metal leaching and acid rock drainage at minesites in British Columbia. Ministry of Employment and Investment. April 1997, 141pp.

Zonneveld, JP, BA Kjarsgaard, SE Harvey, and D McNeil. 2006. Accommodation space and kimberlite edifice preservation: Implications for volcanic models of Fort à la Corne kimberlite. Kimberlite Emplacement Workshop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

5.2.4 Climate and Air Quality

Environment Canada. 2009. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages. Accessed March 27, 2009 from http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html

EPA. 2004. Air CHIEF Emission Factors AP-42. US Environmental Protection Agency, Publication No. EPA 454/C-04-001 Version 11, April 2004.

EPA. 2005. Revision to the Guideline on Air Quality Models: Final Rule. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Research Triangle Park. NC Federal register Vol. 70, No. 216, November 9, 2005 / Rules and Regulations.

Grubbs, F. 1969. Procedures for Detecting Outlying Observations in Samples, Technometrics, Vol. 11, No. 1 (February), pp. 1-21.

Limpert, E, WA Stahel and M Abbt. 2001. Log-normal Distributions Across the Sciences: Keys and Clues. BioScience, 51(5): 341-52, May 2001.

NDDH. 2004. Saskatchewan-North Dakota Trans-Boundary Ambient Monitoring Network Air Quality Report 1st Quarter 2004. Prepared By: Air Quality Monitoring Branch, Division of Air Quality, North Dakota Department of Health, September 2004.

RPCO. 2004. Mini-Partisol Model 2100 Air Sampler Operating Manual, Revision B. Rupprecht & Patashnick Co., Inc. July 2004. Pp. 198.

SE. 2007. Air Monitoring Directive for Saskatchewan (Draft). EPB 377. Saskatchewan Environment, Environmental Protection Branch, Environmental Science Unit. April 2007. Regina, SK.

SG. 1989. The Clean Air Regulations. Chapter C-12.1 Reg. 1 (Effective November 1, 1989). The Government of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK.

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5.2.5 Noise

ANSI. 1994. Procedures for Outdoor Measurement of Sound Pressure Level. American National Standard S.12.18-1994 (ASA 110-1994). Reaffirmed 6/23/2004.

Bell, LH. 1994. Industrial Noise Control. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.

Bies, DA, and CH Hansen. 2003. Engineering Noise Control. Third edition. London: Spon Press.

Cowan JP. 1994. Handbook of Environmental Acoustics, Chapter 2: Noise Descriptors. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, pp 283.

EPA. 1974. Information on Levels of Environmental Noise Requisite to Protect Public Health and Welfare with an Adequate Margin of Safety, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Noise Abatement and Control (ONAC), Report EPA550/9-74-004, Washington D.C.

ERCB. 2007. Directive 038: Noise Control. Bulletin 2007-04, February 16, 2007. Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board, Calgary, Alberta.

Graphpad Software. 2005. Outlier Calculator. Accessed March 2009 from http://www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/Grubbs1.cfm.

Grubbs, F. 1969. Procedures for Detecting Outlying Observations in Samples, Technometrics, Vol. 11, No. 1 (February), pp. 1-21.

ISO. 2005. International Organization for Standardization: Acoustics - Description, Assessment and Measurement of Environmental Noise. Part 2: Determination of Environmental Noise Levels.

ISO. 1969. Noise Assessment with Respect to Community Responses. International Organization for Standardization. Publication ISO/TC 43. NY: United Nations.

Passchier, WF, and W Passchier-Vermeer. 2000. Noise Exposure Environmental Health Perspectives, 108 (Supp 1), March 2000

5.2.6 Surface Water Hydrology

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2002. Gross Evaporation for the 30-Year period 1971-2000 in the Canadian Prairies. Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Technical Services, Hydrology Report #143. Regina, Saskatchewan.

CCME. 2002. Canadian environmental quality guidelines. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

CCME. 2007. Canadian water quality guidelines for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. Environment Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Environment Canada. 2000. Climate Normals 1971 to 2000. Accessed 20 October 2010 from http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html

Environment Canada. 2010b. WSC streamflows. Accessed 08 October 2010 from http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydat/H2O/index_e.cfm?cname=main_e.cfm

Mekis É and WD Hogg. 1999. “Rehabilitation and analysis of Canadian daily precipitation time series”. Atmosphere-Ocean 37(1), 53-85.

NRCAN. 1978. The Hydrological Atlas of Canada http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/maps/archives/hydrological_atlas_1978Accessed 14 October 2010

NRCAN. 2009. Climate Change in Canada posters; The winds of change: Climate change in Prairie Provinces (2001). http://adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/posters/pr/pr_03_e.php Accessed 27 October 2010.

Pomeroy, JW and DM Gray. 1995. Snowcover Accumulation, Relocation and Management, NHRI Science Report No. 7, Saskatoon, 1995.

Pomeroy, JW, D de Boer and LW Martz. 2005. Hydrology and Water Resources of Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan Centre for Hydrology Report #1.

Rowley. DB. 2008. Extrpolating oceanic age distributions: lessons from the Pacific Region, Journal of Geology, v116, p587-298.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources. 2010. Geological Atlas of Saskatchewan. Accessed 28 October 2010 from http://www.infomaps.gov.sk.ca/website/SIR_Geological_Atlas/viewer.htm .

SE. 2006. Surface water quality objectives (SSWQO), interim edition. Environmental Protection Branch, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Thompson, PA, J Kurias, and S Mihok. 2005. Derivation and use of sediment quality guidelines for ecological risk assessment of metals and radionuclides released to the environment from uranium mining and milling activities in Canada. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 110: 71-85.

5.2.7 Groundwater Resources

Christopher, J. 2003. Jura-Cretaceous Success Formation and Lower Cretaceous Mannville Group of Saskatchewan (Report 223), J.E. Christopher 2003 Saskatchewan Industry and Resources Saskatchewan Geological Survey.

Clifton. 2007. Pump Test, NE-26-49-20 W2M. File No. R3832.8. 10 September 2007.

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Clifton. 2008. Preliminary Geo-technical and Geological Report for the Fort à la Corne Kimberlite Field, Saskatchewan, Clifton Associates Limited, File No. R3832. 31 January 2008.

Clifton. 2010a. DRAFT Geotechnical Report Proposed Mill Site Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan Shore Gold Inc. File R4443 29 June 2010.

Clifton. 2010b. DRAFT Preliminary Orion South Processed Kimberlite Containment Facility (PKCF) Field Investigation Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan. File No. R4443 05 August 2010.

Environment Canada. 2010. Environment Canada website. Accessed October 21, 2010 from http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydat/H2O

Golder. 2008. DRAFT Report on Baseline Surface Water Monitoring for the Fort à la Corne Joint venture Advanced Exploration Program 2007. 07-1361-0438. May 2008.

Harvey S., M Shimell , M Fourie, P Du Plessis., G Read and Kjarsgaard B. 2008. Geology and Diamonds: The Star and Orion South Kimberlites, Fort à la Corne, Canada. S. Harvey, M. Shimell, L. Fourie, P. Du Plessis, G. Read and B. Kjarsgaard Extended abstract presented at the 9th International Kimberlite Conference Extended Abstract No. 9IKC-A-00364, 2008.

Hendry. J, and E Schmeling. 2010. Preliminary data profiles from sampling of core holes OB-10-207 and 140-10-087C, September 2010.

HCI. 2005a. Preliminary hydrogeologic evaluation of Fort à la Corne JV project area and predicted ground-water conditions during mining: report submitted to SRK Consulting, November 2005.

HCI. 2005b. Preliminary Hydrogeologic Evaluation of the Fort à la Corne JV Project Area and Predicted Ground-Water Conditions during Mining. Consultants, Inc. of Colorado, HCI-1819, November 2005 (an update of September 2005 report

HCI. 2006. Preliminary ground-water flow model for Star kimberlite project and predicted inflow to proposed open pit and associated drawdowns: technical memorandum submitted to Shore Gold, March 31.

HCI 2007a. 2006-2007 Pre-feasibility level hydrogeological investigation of the Fort à La Corne JV project area. Hydrologic Consultants Inc. of Colorado an HCItasca Company, June 2007.

HCI. 2007b. Pre-feasibility Level Hydrogeologic Investigation of Star Kimberlite Area, Hydrologic Consultants Inc. of Colorado an HCItasca Company, HCI-1819, August 2007.

Jellicoe, BC., P Robertshaw, P Williamson, and J Murphy. 1998. Summary of exploration activities and results for the Fort à la Corne diamond project, Saskatchewan; in

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Summary of Investigations 1998, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sask. Energy Mines, Misc. Rep. 98-4, p144-157.

Matheson, DS, NR Morgenstern, and H Nussbaum. 1987. Design Construction and Performance of the Nipawin Dams. 40th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Millard, MJ. 1991. Geology and groundwater resources of the Prince Albert Area (73H), Saskatchewan (SRC Publication No. R-1210-8-E-90), M.J. Millard 1991 Saskatchewan Research Council.

P. Machibroda Engineering Ltd. 2002. Factual report - hydrogeological and geotechnical investigation, bulk kimberlite test project, Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan. PMEL File No S02-4553: report prepared for Shore, October 2002

Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin. 2008. The State of the Saskatchewan River Basin, Chapter 10, the Saskatchewan River Basin. From: http://www.saskriverbasin.ca

Rogers MC and R Bayne. 2000. Prince Albert Map Sheet (NTS 73H), geological compilation map; in summary of Investigations 2000 Volume 2, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sask. Energy Mines, Misc. Rep. 2000-4-2.

Saskatchewan Power Corp. 1977. Proposed Nipawin Hydroelectric project, geology and groundwater.

Saskatchewan Power Corp. 1982. Environmental Baseline Study of the Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan, in the vicinity of Choiceland and ‘the Forks’.

Saskatchewan Power Corp. 1986. Data excerpts from 1986 annual monitoring report of Well Monitoring Information for Nipawin Hydro Station. Prepared by Nipawin Hydro Plant and Performance Engineering, Regina 1986.

Shore Gold. 2007. Addendum to the Amendment Application to Sink the Orion South Exploration Shaft into the Kimberlite and to Perform Bulk Sampling (SEP #2007-03). October 17, 2007.

Shore Gold. 2010. Miscellaneous data sheets containing water chemistry, water level and pumping information from test shaft activities at the Star and Orion South kimberlites. Provided by Ethan Richardson of Shore Gold, August and September 2010.

SRC. 2006a. Water wells near the Shore Gold FalC site (SRC Publication No. 12083-001-1C06), June 2006. Saskatchewan Research Council Environment and Forestry Division.

SRC. 2006b. Shore Gold Environmental Investigation (SRC Publication No. 12083-1C06), July 2006. 36 pages plus maps and appendices Saskatchewan Research Council Environment and Forestry Division.

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SRK. 2009. Groundwater Modelling of Possible Hydrological Impact of Dewatering the Proposed Star and Orion South Pits. Prepared for Shore Gold Inc. August 2009.

SRK. 2010. Groundwater Modelling of Possible Hydrological Impact of Dewatering the Proposed Star and Orion South Pits 2010 Update. Prepared for Shore Gold Inc. November 2010. Draft Report – Pending.

SWA. 2010. Saskatchewan Watershed Authority website. Accessed October 21, 2010 from http://www.swa.ca/WaterManagement/Groundwater.asp?type=ObservationWells#

5.2.8 Surface Water Quality

Christopher, J. 2003. Jura-Cretaceous Success Formation and Lower Cretaceous Mannville Group of Saskatchewan (Report 223), J.E. Christopher 2003 Saskatchewan Industry and Resources Saskatchewan Geological Survey.

Clifton. 2007. Pump Test, NE-26-49-20 W2M. File No. R3832.8. 10 September 2007.

Clifton. 2008. Preliminary Geo-technical and Geological Report for the Fort à la Corne Kimberlite Field, Saskatchewan, Clifton Associates Limited, File No. R3832. 31 January 2008.

Clifton. 2010a. DRAFT Geotechnical Report Proposed Mill Site Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan Shore Gold Inc. File R4443 29 June 2010.

Clifton. 2010b. DRAFT Preliminary Orion South Processed Kimberlite Containment Facility (PKCF) Field Investigation Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan. File No. R4443 05 August 2010.

Environment Canada. 2010. Environment Canada website. Accessed October 21, 2010 from http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydat/H2O

Golder. 2008. DRAFT Report on Baseline Surface Water Monitoring for the Fort à la Corne Joint venture Advanced Exploration Program 2007. 07-1361-0438. May 2008.

Harvey S., M Shimell , M Fourie, P Du Plessis., G Read and Kjarsgaard B. 2008. Geology and Diamonds: The Star and Orion South Kimberlites, Fort à la Corne, Canada. S. Harvey, M. Shimell, L. Fourie, P. Du Plessis, G. Read and B. Kjarsgaard Extended abstract presented at the 9th International Kimberlite Conference Extended Abstract No. 9IKC-A-00364, 2008.

Hendry, J and E Schmeling. 2010. Preliminary data profiles from sampling of core holes OB-10-207 and 140-10-087C, September 2010.

HCI. 2005a. Preliminary hydrogeologic evaluation of Fort à la Corne JV project area and predicted ground-water conditions during mining: report submitted to SRK Consulting, November 2005.

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HCI. 2005b. Preliminary Hydrogeologic Evaluation of the Fort à la Corne JV Project Area and Predicted Ground-Water Conditions during Mining. Consultants, Inc. of Colorado, HCI-1819, November 2005 (an update of September 2005 report

HCI. 2006. Preliminary ground-water flow model for Star kimberlite project and predicted inflow to proposed open pit and associated drawdowns: technical memorandum submitted to Shore Gold, March 31.

HCI 2007a. 2006-2007 Pre-feasibility level hydrogeological investigation of the Fort à La Corne JV project area. Hydrologic Consultants Inc. of Colorado an HCItasca Company, June 2007.

HCI. 2007b. Pre-feasibility Level Hydrogeologic Investigation of Star Kimberlite Area, Hydrologic Consultants Inc. of Colorado an HCItasca Company, HCI-1819, August 2007.

Jellicoe, BC, P Robertshaw, P Williamson, and J Murphy. 1998. Summary of exploration activities and results for the Fort à la Corne diamond project, Saskatchewan; in Summary of Investigations 1998, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sask. Energy Mines, Misc. Rep. 98-4, p144-157.

Matheson, DS, NR Morgenstern, and H Nussbaum. 1987. Design Construction and Performance of the Nipawin Dams. 40th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Millard, MJ. 1991. Geology and groundwater resources of the Prince Albert Area (73H), Saskatchewan (SRC Publication No. R-1210-8-E-90), M.J. Millard 1991 Saskatchewan Research Council.

P. Machibroda Engineering Ltd. 2002. Factual report - hydrogeological and geotechnical investigation, bulk kimberlite test project, Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan. PMEL File No S02-4553: report prepared for Shore, October 2002

Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin. 2008. The State of the Saskatchewan River Basin, Chapter 10, the Saskatchewan River Basin. From: http://www.saskriverbasin.ca

Rogers MC and R Bayne. 2000. Prince Albert Map Sheet (NTS 73H), geological compilation map; in summary of Investigations 2000 Volume 2, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sask. Energy Mines, Misc. Rep. 2000-4-2.

Saskatchewan Power Corp. 1977. Proposed Nipawin Hydroelectric project, geology and groundwater.

Saskatchewan Power Corp. 1982. Environmental Baseline Study of the Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan, in the vicinity of Choiceland and ‘the Forks’.

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Saskatchewan Power Corp. 1986. Data excerpts from 1986 annual monitoring report of Well Monitoring Information for Nipawin Hydro Station. Prepared by Nipawin Hydro Plant and Performance Engineering, Regina 1986.

Shore Gold. 2007. Addendum to the Amendment Application to Sink the Orion South Exploration Shaft into the Kimberlite and to Perform Bulk Sampling (SEP #2007-03). October 17, 2007.

Shore Gold. 2010. Miscellaneous data sheets containing water chemistry, water level and pumping information from test shaft activities at the Star and Orion South kimberlites. Provided by Ethan Richardson of Shore Gold, August and September 2010.

SRC. 2006a. Water wells near the Shore Gold FalC site (SRC Publication No. 12083-001-1C06), June 2006. Saskatchewan Research Council Environment and Forestry Division.

SRC. 2006b. Shore Gold Environmental Investigation (SRC Publication No. 12083-1C06), July 2006. 36 pages plus maps and appendices Saskatchewan Research Council Environment and Forestry Division.

SRK. 2009. Groundwater Modelling of Possible Hydrological Impact of Dewatering the Proposed Star and Orion South Pits. Prepared for Shore Gold Inc. August 2009.

SRK. 2010. Groundwater Modelling of Possible Hydrological Impact of Dewatering the Proposed Star and Orion South Pits 2010 Update. Prepared for Shore Gold Inc. November 2010. Draft Report – Pending.

SWA. 2010. Saskatchewan Watershed Authority website. Accessed October 21, 2010 from http://www.swa.ca/WaterManagement/Groundwater.asp?type=ObservationWells#

5.3 Biological Environment

5.3.1 Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

AMEC. 2010. Saskatchewan River hydrotechnical and dispersion modeling study Start Diamond Project – 2010 (Draft Report). Prepared for Shore Gold Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Block, D. 2001. Growth estimates, habitat use, and ecology of the lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, from Round Lake and mature reservoirs in the Winnipeg River. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Bruch, R and F Binkowski. 2002. Spawning behavior of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18:570-579.

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Busch, WD, RL Scholl and WL Hartman. 1975. Environmental factors affecting the strength of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) year-classes in western Lake Erie, 1960-70. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 32:1733-1743.

Canada North Environmental Services (CanNorth). 2010a. Shore Gold Inc. Star-Orion South diamond project near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Aquatic baseline investigations (Revised Final Report). Prepared for Shore Gold Inc. and AMEC Earth and Environmental, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Canada North Environmental Services (CanNorth). 2010b. Shore Gold Star-Orion South diamond project fish habitat quantification of East Ravine. Prepared for Shore Gold Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Casselman, JM and CA Lewis. 1996. Habitat requirements of northern pike (Esox lucius). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53 (Suppl. 1):161-174.

Chen, MY. 1980. Walleye stocks in Lac la Ronge. Sask. Dept. Tour. Renew. Resources, Fisheries Technical Report. 80-4.

Chevalier, JR. 1977. Change in walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) population in Rainy Lake and factors in abundance, 1924-75. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 34:1696-1702.

Chiasson, WB, DL G Noakes and FWH Beamish. 1997. Habitat, benthic prey, and distribution of juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in northern Ontario rivers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54:2866-2871.

COSEWIC. 2010. Wildlife species search. Accessed August 17, 2010 from http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=955

DFO and BC Ministry of Environment and Parks. 1987. Fish habitat inventory and information program: stream survey field guide.

Edwards, EA. 1983. Habitat suitability index models: longnose sucker. FWS/OBS 82/10.35.

Environment Canada. 2002. Metal mining guidance document for aquatic environmental effects monitoring. Environment Canada, National EEM Office, Science Policy and Environmental Quality Branch, Ottawa, Ontario.

Geen, GH, TG Northcote, GF Hartman and CC Lindsey. 1966. Life histories of two species of catostomid fishes in Sixteen mile Lake, British Columbia, with particular reference to inlet spawning. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 23:1761-1788.

Golder. 2006. Baseline aquatic environment data for the Fort à la Corne Joint Venture advanced exploration program 2006. Prepared for Shore Gold Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Government of Canada. 2010. Species profile lake sturgeon Saskatchewan River populations. Accessed August 17, 2010 from http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=955

Harris, RDH. 1962. Growth and reproduction of the longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus (Forster), in Great Slave Lake. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 19:113-126.

Inskip, PD. 1982. Habitat suitability index model: northern pike. Western Energy and Land Use Team, Office of Biological Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Biological Report FWS/OBS-82/10.17.

Johnson, FH. 1961. Walleye egg survival during incubation on several types of bottom in Lake Winnibagoshish, Minnesota, and connecting waters. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 90:312-322.

Kempinger, JJ. 1988. Spawning and early life history of lake sturgeon in Lake Winnebago system, Wisconsin. American Fisheries Society Symposium 5:110-122.

Kempinger, JJ. 1996. Substrate preference of juvenile hatchery-reared lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens. Environmental Biology of Fishes 56:367-374.

Kreiger, DA, JW Terrell and PC Nelson. 1983. Habitat suitability information: yellow perch. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-83/10.55.

Langhorne, AL, M Neufeld, G Hoar, V Bourhis, DA Fernet and CK Minns. 2001. Life history characteristics of freshwater fishes occurring in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, with major emphasis on lake habitat requirements. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2579.

Manny, BA and GW Kennedy. 2002. Known lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning habitat in the channel between lakes Huron and Erie in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18:486-490.

McMahon, TE, JW Terell and PC Nelson. 1984. Habitat suitability information: walleye. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-82/10.56.

Minns, CK, RG Randall, JE Moore and VW Cairns. 1996. A model simulating the impact of habitat supply limits on northern pike, Esox lucius, in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53 (Supplement l): 20-34.

OMNR. 1989. Manual of instructions. Aquatic Habitat Inventory Surveys. Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto, Ontario.

Orth, DJ. 1989. Aquatic habitat measurements. In: Neilson, L A and D L Johnson (eds.) Fisheries Techniques. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland.

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Peterson, DL, P Vecsei and CA Jennings. 2007. Ecology and biology of the lake sturgeon: a synthesis of current knowledge of a threatened North American Acipenseridae. Reviews of Fish Biology and Fisheries 17:59-76.

Rosenberg, DM, VH Resh, and RS King. 2008. Use of aquatic insects in biomonitoring. In: Merritt, R W, K W Cummins, and M B Berg (eds.) An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America. Kendall Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa., pp. 123-137.

Ryder, RA. 1977. Effects of ambient light variations on behavior of yearling, subadult, and adult walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 34(10):1481-1491.

SKCDC. 2009. Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre taxa list for vertebrates. Accessed February 2009 from http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/verts.pdf.

SWA. 2008a. Stewardship Division. Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. Email communication. February 2008.

SWA. 2008b. The use of risk assessment analysis to identify quality and at risk habitat for the Saskatchewan Rivers lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) population. Stewardship Division. Saskatchewan Watershed Authority

SWA. 2009. Implications for flow management on lake sturgeon habitat within the Saskatchewan River system: current results and future framework. Science, Information and Monitoring Division. Saskatchewan Watershed Authority

Saskatchewan Watershed Authority (SWA). 2010. Spring 2010 Saskatchewan River sturgeon project update.

Scott, WB and EJ Crossman. 1998. Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bulletin 184. Fisheries Research Board of Canada.

Siefert, RE. 1972. The first food of larval yellow perch, white sucker, bluegill, emerald shiner, and rainbow smelt. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 101:219-225.

Twomey, KA, KL Williamson and PC Nelson. 1984. Habitat suitability index models and instream flow suitability curves: white sucker. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS 82/10.64.

USFWS. 1980. Habitat evaluation procedures (HEP). ESM 102. Division of Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

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5.3.2 Vegetation and Plant Communities

Acton, DF, GA Padbury, and CT Stushnoff. 1998. The Ecoregions of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management/Canadian Plains Research Center.

Beckingham, JD, DG Nielsen, and VA Futoransky. 1996. Field guide to ecosites of the mid-boreal ecoregions of Saskatchewan. Special Report 6. Canadian Forest Service, Northwest Region, Northern Forestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta.

Brassard, BW, and HYH Chen. 2010. Stand structure and composition dynamics of boreal mixedwood forest: implications for forest management. Sustainable Forest Management Network, Edmonton, Alberta.

Canada North Environmental Services Ltd. 2005. Technical Memorandum (Draft). Summary Results – Fort a la Corne Rare Plant Survey, August 8 – 10 2005. CanNorth Project No. 1147. Prep. for (KHS) Environmental Management Group Ltd.

Canada North Environmental Services Ltd. 2007. 2006 Vegetation and Rare Plant Surveys of the Shore Gold Project Study Area near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Draft Report. Prep. for Shore Gold Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and KHS Environmental Management Group Ltd., Domremy, Saskatchewan.

Clavelle, CM. 1997. Ethnobotany of Two Cree Communities in the Southern Boreal Forest of Saskatchewan. A Thesis Submitted to the College of Graduate Studies and Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology.

Ecodynamics. 2009. Terrestrial Baseline Surveys, Star-Orion Diamond Project. Prep. for Shore Gold Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

ESRI. 2010. Desktop GIS. Accessed May 2010: from http://www.esri.com/products/index.html

Golder. 2006. Baseline Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Fort à la Corne Joint Venture Advanced Exploration Program 2004-2005. Prep. for De Beers Canada, Toronto, Ontario.

Government of Canada 2009 Species at Risk Public Registry (SARA). Available at website: http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca

Halsey, L, and DH Vitt. 1997. Alberta Wetland Inventory Standards - Version 1.0 In: Alberta Vegetation Inventory Standards Manual. R. Nesby. 1997. Resource Data Division, Alberta Environmental Protection. Edmonton, AB.

Jiricka, R, R Wright, and M McLaughlan. 2002. Saskatchewan Forest Ecosystem Classification Plot Establishment and Field Data Collection Manual. Saskatchewan Environment Forest Ecosystems Branch, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

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Kershaw, L, J Gould, D Johnson and J Lancaster. 2001. Rare vascular plants of Alberta. The University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta.

Looman, J and KF Best. 1987. Budd’s Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Agriculture Canada Research Branch, Saskatchewan. Publication 1662.

Kneeshaw, D and S Gauthier. 2003. Old growth in the boreal forest: A dynamic perspective at the stand and landscape level. Environ. Rev. 11 (S1): S99-S114.

Korol, JB 1996. Riparian Forest Communities in the Southern Boreal Region of Central Saskatchewan. Prince Albert Model Forest Association, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Lee, P, C Smyth and S Boutin. 2004. Quantitative review of riparian buffer width guidelines from Canada and the United States. J. Environ. Manage. 70: 165-180.

Moss, EH and JG Packer. 1994. Flora of Alberta. A manual of flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and fern allies found growing without cultivation in the Province of Alberta, Canada. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario.

Naiman, RJ and H Decamps. 1997. The ecology of interfaces: riparian zones. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 28: 621-628.

Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan (NPSS). 1998. Guidelines for Rare Plant Surveys. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.npss.sk.ca/rare_plant.php

Parisien, MA, KG Hirsch, SG Lavoie, JB Todd, and VG Kafka. 2004. Saskatchewan Fire Regime Analysis. Information Report NOR-X-394. Canadian Forest Service Northern Forestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta.

http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/ftp.htm.

SKCDC. 2010a. Wildlife Mapping Application. Accessed May 2010 from http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/wildlifelogin/form.asp

SKCDC. 2010b. Rural Municipality Element Occurrence List of Plant/Animal Species with S Rank and Protection Status. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/EOsbyrm.pdf

SKCDC. 2010c. Expected Plant Species of Saskatchewan by Ecoregion. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/expplbyeco.pdf

SKCDC. 2010d. Standardized Methodology for Surveys of Rare Plants. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/ftp.htm.

SKCDC 2010e. Tracked species list for vascular plants. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/ftp.htm

SKCDC. 2010f. Guide to rank definitions. Accessed May 2010 from SKCDC. 2010g. Saskatchewan Noxious Species List. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/ftp.htm

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SKCDC. 2010h. Saskatchewan Invasive Species List. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/ftp.htm

SKCDC. 2010i. Email communication 1 November 2010. Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.

Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre (SKCDC). 2007. CDC Wildlife Application Training Manual. Fish and Wildlife Branch, Saskatchewan Environment. 34 pp.

Saskatchewan Environment Forest Service. 2004a. Saskatchewan Forest Vegetation Inventory – Forest Planning Manual Version 4.0. Saskatchewan Environment Forest Service, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Environment Forest Service. 2004b. Saskatchewan Forest Operations Manual March 2004. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=894,898,878,862,244,94,88,Documents&MediaID=384&Filename=Forest+Operations+Manual.pdf&l=English

SMOE. 2009. Terrestrial Field Surveys: Permit Requirements, and Design & Methodology Guidelines. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. Regina, Saskatchewan.

SMOE. 2010. Wild Species at Risk in Saskatchewan. Accessed April 2010 from http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=5297a6b8-fa52-4af8-8dbf-51196e37fc6a

SMOE Forest Service. 2010. Email communication May 13, 2010. Area Forester, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. 2008. 2008 Spatial GIS dataset for Saskatchewan.

SARAPR. 2010. Schedule 1: List of Wildlife Species at Risk. Accessed April 2010 from http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/schedules_e.cfm?id=1

University of Saskatchewan. 2010. SASK Herbarium: Virtual herbarium of plants at risk in Saskatchewan. Accessed April 2010 http://www.usask.ca/biology/rareplants_sk/root/htm/en/researcher/2_list.php

Weyerhaeuser. 2009. Weyerhaeuser Pasquia-Porcupine Forest Management Agreement Area. Standards and Guidelines April 2009. Accessed May 2010 from http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=903599a5-ccce-47ac-9355-c17650a1e263

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5.3.3 Wildlife and Habitat

Arsenault, AA. 1998. Saskatchewan Elk (Cervus elaphus) Management Strategy. Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management, Fish and Wildlife Branch Technical Report 1998-01. 90 pp.

Arsenault, AA. 2000. Status and Management of Moose (Alces alces) in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management, Fish and Wildlife Technical Report 2000-01. 84 pp.

Arsenault, AA. 2005. Status and management of Wildlife in Saskatchewan, 2002 and 2003. Saskatchewan Environment, Resource Stewardship Branch Technical Report 2005-02. 89 pp.

Arsenault, AA. 2008. Saskatchewan Elk (Cervus elaphus) Management Plan – Update. Saskatchewan Environment, Fish and Wildlife Branch Technical Report 2008-03 (submitted). 63 pp.

Arsenault, AA. 2009. Disturbance Impact Thresholds: Recommended Land Use Guidelines for Protection of Vertebrate Species of Concern in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Lands Branch - Fish and Wildlife Branch Technical Report 2009-06. 94 pp.

Banfield, A. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press. 438 pp.

Beck, HW. 1958. A Guide to Saskatchewan Mammals. Spec. Pub. No. 1. Saskatchewan. Natural History Society, Regina.

Bibby, CJ, ND Burgess and DA Hill. 1992. Bird census techniques. Academic Press, London, United Kingdom.

Blood, DA, GG Aniweiler, JE Polson and RC Godwin. 1977. Proposed Nipawin Hydroelectric Project: Wildlife and Natural History. Prepared for Sask. Power Corp., Regina, Sask.

COSEWIC. 2006. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

COSEWIC. 2007a. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

COSEWIC. 2007b. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

COSEWIC. 2007c. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagic) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

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COSEWIC. 2008a. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

COSEWIC. 2008b. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

COSEWIC. 2009a. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Website: http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct0/rpt/rpt_csar_e.pdf

COSEWIC. 2009b. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferous) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

COSEWIC. 2009c. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status_e.cfm. Accessed April 2010.

Conway, CJ. 1999. Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis). In: A. Poole and F/ Gill (eds.) The Birds of North America, No. 421. The Birds of North America, Inc. Philadelphia, PA. 24 pp.

Erskine, A. 1992. Atlas of Breeding Birds of Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

Froc, RA, BA Hanbridge, EG Scheffler, and I.D. Systems Ltd. 1985. Fort à la Corne Wildlife Study. Saskatchewan Power Corporation and Saskatchewan Parks and Renewable Resources. Wildlife Technical Report 85-4. Power Corporation and Wildlife Branch, Saskatchewan Parks, Recreation and Culture.149 pp.

Golder. 2006. Report on Baseline Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Fort à la Corne Joint Venture Advanced Exploration Program 2004-2005. Unpublished report prepared for De Beers Canada Inc.

Hobson, KA and J Schieck. 1999. Changes in bird communities in boreal mixedwood forest: harvest and wildfire effects over 30 years. Ecol. Appl. 9:849-863.

Holt, DW. 1993. Breeding season diet of short-eared owls in Massachusetts. Wilson Bulletin. 105:490-494

Ims, RA and HP Andersen. 2000. Spatial synchronization of vole population dynamics by predatory birds. Nature 408:194-196

Maher, WJ. 1969. Zoogeography. In: J.H Richards, K.I Fung (editors). Atlas of Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan. pp. 79-105.

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Pipe, AE. (editor). 1982. Environmental Baseline Study of the Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan, in the Vicinity of Choiceland and the ‘Forks’. Prepared for Saskatchewan Power Corporation. SRC Publication No. C-805-25-E-80.

Ralph, CJ, GR Geupel, P Pyle, TE Martin and DF DeSante. 1993. Handbook of field methods for monitoring landbirds. U.S. Dep. Agric. For. Serv. PSW-GTR-144, Albany, CA. 41 pp.

Robbins, CS. 1981. Bird activity levels related to weather. Studies in Avian Biology 6: 301-310.

Russell, AP and M Bauer. 2000. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta, A Field Guide and Primer of Boreal Herpetology. University of Calgary Press. Calgary. X + 264 pp.

Samuel, MD, EO Garton, MW Schlegel and RG Carson. 1987. Visibility bias during aerial surveys of elk in northcentral Idaho. J. Wildl. Manage. 51(3):622-630.

SARA. 2003. The Canada Gazette III. Statutes of Canada, 2002. Chapters 24-29. Vol. 25, No 3. http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca.

SARA. 2010. updated listings. http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/sar/listing/schedules_e.cfm?id=1

Shore. 2010. Environmental Department. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Phone, June 2010.

SKCDC. 2010a. Tracked species list for vertebrate species [online]. Available: http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/ftp.htm (November 2009).

SKCDC. 2010b. Wildlife Mapping Application [online]. Available: http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/wildlifelogin/form.asp (November 2009)

SKCDC. 2010c. Species at Risk in Saskatchewan. Accessed April, 2010.

Saskatchewan Environment. 2007. Large mammal aerial survey of Fort à la Corne, February 2006. Wildlife Population Management Information Base, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Saskatchewan Environment. Report 2007-WPM-01. 8p.

SMOE. 2008. CWD Positive Elk in the Wild. On-line brochure. Available at: http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=1961,300,254,94,88,Documents&MediaID=1055&Filename=Elk+Positive+Announcement.pdf&l=English Accessed April, 2010.

SMOE. 2010a. 2010. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Fur Harvest Statistics Database.

SMOE. 2010b. Wildlife Management, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Regina, Saskatchewan. Phone, June 2010.

SMOE. 2010c. Nipawin Compliance Area, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Nipawin, Saskatchewan. Phone, June 2010.

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Steinhorst, RK and MD Samuel. 1989. Sightability adjustment methods for aerial surveys of wildlife populations. Biometrics 45: 415-425.

USGS. 2008. North American Amphibian Monitoring Protocol. United States Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/NAAMP/protocol/index.html . Accessed May, 2008.

5.3.4 Biodiversity

Austin, J E and JR Serie. 1994. Variation in body mass of wild Canvasback and Redhead ducklings. Condor 96:909-915.

Baker, WL. 1992. The landscape ecology of large disturbances in the design and management of nature reserves. Landscape Ecology 7(3):181-194.

Bannerman, S. 1998. Biodiversity and interior habitats: The need to minimize edge effects. Extension Note 21. BC Ministry of Forests, Research Program. Victoria, BC.

Bayne, E. 2003. Cumulative effects of linear features on boreal forest bird communities. NSERC ARC Chair. Integrated Land Management Newsletter.

Bayne, E. 2004. Face-to-face Communication. Integrated Land Management Workshop. Edmonton Alberta. February 2004.

Bayne, EM and KA Hobson. 1998. The effects of habitat fragmentation by forestry and agriculture on the abundance of small mammals in the southern boreal mixedwood forest. Can. J. Zoology. 76: 62-69.

Beckingham, JD, DG Nielsen and VA Futoransky. 1996. Field guide to ecosites of the mid-boreal ecoregions of Saskatchewan. Special Report 6. Canadian Forest Service Northwest Region, Northern Forestry Centre.

Bethke, R. W., and T. D. Nudds. 1995. Effects of climate change and land use on duck abundance in Canadian prairie-parklands. Ecological Applications 5:588-600.

Biodiversity Working Group. 1994. Canadian Biodiversity Strategy [online]. Available: http://www.eman-rese.ca/eman/reports/publications/rt_biostrat/cbs11.htm (October 2009).

Chapin, TG, DJ Harrison and DD Katnik. 1998. Influence of landscape pattern on habitat use by American Marten in an industrial forest. Conservation Biology Vol 13 No. 6 pp 1327-1337.

Dane, BG. 1978. A review of fish passage problems at culvert sites in British Columbia.

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Eaglen, GS and WA Hubert. 1993. Effects of logging and roads on substrate and trout in streams of the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. N.A. J. Fisheries Management 13: 844–846.

Eng, M. 1998. Spatial patterns in forested landscapes: Implications for biology and forestry. pp. 42-75 in J. Voller and S. Harrison (Eds.) Conservation biology principles for forested landscapes. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, British Columbia. 243 pp.

Fahrig, L. 1999. Forest Loss and Fragmentation: Which has the Greater Effect on Persistence of Forest–Dwelling Animals? In: J.A.Rochelle, L.A. Lehmann and J. Wisniewski. Forest Fragmentation: Wildlife and Management Implications. Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden. The Netherlands.

Forman, RT. 1995. Land mosaics: The ecology of landscapes and regions. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK.

Forman, RT and M Godron. 1986. Landscape Ecology. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.

Furniss, MJ, TD Roelofs and CS Yee. 1991. Road construction and maintenance. American Fisheries Society special Publication 19:297-323.

Godfrey, WE. 1986. The Birds of Canada. National Museum of Natural Sciences. Ottawa ON. 595 pp.

Government of Saskatchewan. 2004. Caring for Natural Environments: a Biodiversity Action Plan for Saskatchewan’s Future. 2004 – 2009. Government of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Haila, Y. 1999. Islands and Fragments. In: Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems. M.L. Hunter Jr . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK

Hargis, CD, JA Bissonette and DL Turner. 1999. The influence of forest fragmentation and landscape pattern on American martens. Journal of Applied Ecology 36: 157-172.

Harper, DJ and JT Quigley. 2000. No Net Loss of Fish Habitat: An audit of forest road crossings of fish-bearing streams in British Columbia, 1996–1999. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2319: 43pp.

Johnson, D, L Kershaw, A MacKinnon, J Pojar, T Goward and D Vitt. 1995. Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland. Lone Pine Publishing. Canadian Forestry Service. Edmonton AB. 392 pp.

Kershaw, L, J Gould, D Johnson and J Lancaster. 2001. Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta. University of Alberta Press and Canadian Forest Service. Edmonton AB. 484 pp.

Lawton, JH, DE Bignell, B Bolton, GF Bloemers, P Eggleton, PM Hammond, M Hodda, RD Hots, TB Larsen, NA Mawdsley, NE Stork, DS Srivastava and AD Watt. 1998.

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McFarlane, A. 2003. Vegetation response to seismic lines: edge effects and on-linesuccession. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Alberta. Department of Biological Sciences. Edmonton AB.

McGarigal, K and BJ Marks. 1995. FRAGSTATS: Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Quantifying Landscape Structure. USDA Forest Service. General Technical Report. PNW–GTR–351. Portland, OR. 122 pp.

McGarigal, K and WC McComb. 1995. Relationships between landscape structure and breeding birds in the Oregon Coast Range. Ecological Monographs 65(3): 235–60.

Morrison, ML, BG Marcot and RW Mannan. 1998. Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications. 2nd Edition. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 435 pp.

Moss, EH. 1983. Flora of Alberta. 2nd Edition (Revised by Packer J.G.). University of Toronto Press. Toronto ON. 687 pp.

Noss, RF. 1990. Indicators of Monitoring Biodiversity: A Hierarchical Approach. Conservation Biology. 4:355-364.

Noss, RF and AY Cooperrider. 1994. Saving Nature's Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity. Island Press, USA. 416 pp.

National Geographic Society. 1983. Field Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic Book Service. 464 pp.

Pattie, D and C Fisher. 1999 Mammals of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton AB.

Puchniak, AJ. 2000. Recovery of bird and amphibian assemblages in restored wetlands in Prairie Canada. M.S. Thesis, University of Alberta.

Russell, AP and AM Bauer. 1993. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta. University of Calgary Press. Calgary AB. 264 pp.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. 2008. 2008 Spatial GIS dataset for Saskatchewan.

Scrimgeour, GJ, P Hvenegaard, J Tchir, S Kendall and A Wildeman. 2003. Stream fish management: cumulative effects of watershed disturbances on stream fish communities in the Kakwa and Simonette river basins, Alberta. Alberta Conservation Association and Alberta Research Council. Northern Watershed Project Stakeholder Committee. Northern Watershed Project Final Report No. 3. 126 pp.

Semenchuk, GP. 1992. The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. Edmonton AB. 393 pp.

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SMOE. 2005. Fort a la Corne Provincial Forest, Draft Integrated Forest Land Use Plan. October 20, 2005. Draft Version 6.0.

Stelfox, JB, PC Lee, J Schieck, LD Roy, S Crites, LH Crampton and L McDonald. 1995. Relationships between stand age, stand structure, and biodiversity in aspen mixedwood forests in Alberta: General summary. Jointly published by Alberta Environmental Centre (AECV95-R1) and Canadian Forest Service (Project No. 0001A), Edmonton, Alberta.

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Villard, MA, MK Trzcinski and G Merriam. 1999. Fragmentation effects on forest birds: Relative influence of woodland cover and configuration on landscape occupancy. Conservation Biology 13(4):774-783.

Weir, JMH and EA Johnson. 1998. Effects of escaped settlement fires and logging on forest composition in the mixedwood boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28: 459-467.

Wiens, JA. 1994. Habitat fragmentation: island versus landscape perspectives on bird conservation. Ibis 137: 97-104.

Wilcove, DS, CH McLellan and AP Dobson. 1986. Habitat fragmentation in the temperate zone. Pp. 237–256 in ME Soule (ed.) Conservation biology: The science of scarcity and diversity. Sinauer Associates Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts.

5.4 Human Environment

5.4.1 Social and Economic

Aboriginal Canada Portal. 2003. First Nation Connectivity Profiles. September 15, 2010 from: http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/site.nsf/eng/ao31343.html#M

Angus Mirasty School. 2010. Personal communication. March 31, 2010.

Bell Mobility, 2010. Service coverage map. Accessed August 2010 from http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpWls_Coverage.page.

Bernard Constant Community School. 2009. Telephone conversation. July 14, 2009.

CMHC. 2009. Housing Now Prairie Region. First Quarter 2009. Accessed April 9, 2009 from http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/esub/64147/64147_2009_Q01.pdf

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Canadian Mental Health Association Saskatchewan Division. No date. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.cmhask.com/

CAP 2008. Accessed March 24, 2010 from http://cap.pagc.sk.ca/pagc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=3

CBC. 2007. School Closures in Rural Saskatchewan. Accessed February 11, 2009 from http://www.cbc.ca/sask/features/school_closures/

CBC. 2009. Accessed July 28, 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/

City of Melfort. 2009a. Accessed February 6, 2009 from http://www.cityofmelfort.ca/

City of Melfort. 2009c. Personal communication. July 28, 2009

City of Melfort. 2010. Leisure services website. Accessed July 2010 from http://www.cityofmelfort.ca/City_Hall/City_Services/Leisure_Services/)

City of Melfort. No date. Emergency Plan, Accessed January 6, 2009 http://www.cityofmelfort.ca/siteimages/Melfort%20EMO%20Plan(2).pdf

City of Prince Albert. 2008a. History of Forest Industry in Canada/Prince Albert. Accessed from http://www.citypa.ca/portals/0/pdf/Mayor/Mayor%E2%80%99s%20Presentation%20to%20Standing%20Committee%20on%20Natural%20Resources.pdf

City of Prince Albert. 2008b. Water Treatment Plant Information. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.citypa.ca/CityHall/Departments/PublicWorks/WaterTreatment/tabid/175/Default.aspx

City of Prince Albert. 2008c. Garbage and Recycling. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.citypa.ca/CityHall/Departments/PublicWorks/LandfillandRecycling/tabid/195/Default.aspx

City of Prince Albert. 2009a. Mayor’s State of the City Address. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.citypa.ca/portals/0/pdf/Mayor/2009%20State%20of%20the%20City%20Address.pdf

City of Prince Albert. 2009b. Letter from City of Prince Albert, July 30, 2009

City of Prince Albert. 2010a. Residential, Industrial, and Commercial Land Development Update, May 5, 2010. Accessed July 2010 from http://www.citypa.ca/Portals/0/PDF2/EcDevPlanning/Property_Sales/Land%20Development%20Presentation.pdf

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City of Prince Albert, 2010b. Community Services website. Accessed July 2010. http://www.citypa.ca/CityHall/Departments/CommunityServices/Recreation/tabid/589/Default.aspx).

CommunityNet. no date. CommunityNet Frequently Asked Questions. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.communitynet.sk.ca/faqs.html#Q12

CTV. 2009. Accessed July 28, 2009 from http://www.ctv.ca/local

Cumberland Regional College. 2009. Accessed January 6, 2009 from http://www.cumberlandcollege.sk.ca/index.php

Cumberland Regional College 2010. Personal communication, July 2010.

Diamond Development Advisory Committee, 2009. Written responses from DDAC members

Ecole Nortre-Dame-des-Vertus. 2009. Personal communication. November 17, 2009.

Ecole Valois. 2009. Personal communication. November 20, 2009.

Enterprise Saskatchewan. 2010. 2010 Major Projects Inventory. Available at: http://www.enterprisesaskatchewan.ca/Major-Projects-Inventory-2010. Accessed: July 2010.

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. No date. Accessed February 11, 2009 from http://www.fsin.com/educationandtraining/firstnationschools.html

First Nations Bands of Saskatchewan. No date. James Smith Cree Nation. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.sicc.sk.ca/bands/bjames.html

DGI. 2009. Website. Accessed July 27, 2009 from http://www.gdins.org/gdites.shtml

Government of Saskatchewan. 2007a. Saskatchewan Housing. Accessed January 5, 2009 from http://www.socialservices.gov.sk.ca/housing

Government of Saskatchewan. 2007b. New Planes Joins Air Ambulance Fleet. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=86d22034-36d9-4d60-98cb-501bf47025bd

Government of Saskatchewan. 2008a. Saskatchewan Fact Sheet July 2008. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/docs/factsheet08.pdf

Government of Saskatchewan. 2008b. Government Announces 500 New Child Care Spaces and More Subsidies Across the Province. Accessed February 5, 2009 from http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=c95ca24f-c65f-4ed7-b384-872c3de21868

Government of Saskatchewan. 2009a. Government to Replace 13 Long-Term Care Facilities. Accessed February 5, 2009 from http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=6b11ca08-e708-4463-ad52-633cff74da2e

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Government of Saskatchewan. 2009b. $26.4 Million Boost to Post-Secondary Institutions. Accessed February 6, 2009 from http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=567ac1d9-423f-4875-84d1-35dc90621d22

Greyhound. 2009. Locations by Province - Saskatchewan. Accessed February 18, 2009 from http://www.greyhound.ca/scripts/en/TicketCenter/locations.asp?state=sk

Health Canada. 2008. First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/substan/ads/nnadap-pnlaada_dir-rep-eng.php

INAC. 2010a. First Nation Profiles. Accessed March 17, 2009 from http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/index.aspx?lang=eng

INAC 2010b. Community Well-Being Index 2006. Accessed August 2010 from http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/rs/pubs/cwb/webdb/webdb_sk-eng.asp

Industry Canada. 2008. Community Access Program. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cap-pac.nsf/eng/home

James Smith Cree Nation. 2009. Personal communication with Awasisak Ochi Daycare. May 7, 2010

Kelsey Trail Health Region. 2009a. Annual Report to the Minister of Health 2008-2009. Accessed August 31, 2009 from http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/kelsey-trail-annual-report-2008-09http://www.kelseytrailhealth.ca/Publications/AnnualReport/Annual%20Report/2007-08%20KTHR%20Annual%20Report.pdf

Kelsey Trail Health Region. 2009b. Personal communication. August 26, 2009.

Kelsey Trail Health Region. 2010b. Addictions Services Dataset.

Kelsey Trail Health Region. 2010a. Annual Report to the Minister of Health 2009-2010.

L.P Miller Comprehensive School. 2009. Accessed February 4, 2009 from http://lpmiller.nesd.ca/

Melfort Ambulance Service, 2010. Personal communication. July 2010.

Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation. 2009. Accessed July 28, 2009 from http://www.mbcradio.com/index3.html

MLS. 2010. Residential properties for sale. Accessed July 25, 2010 from http://www.mls.ca/index.aspx

Muskoday First Nation. 2005. Economic Development Strategy: Muskoday First Nation Profile September, 2005.

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Newtalk 650 Radio. 2010. Ethanol Plant at Prince Albert Mill Site Unlikely. September 9, 2010. Accessed November 26, 2010 from http://www.newstalk650.com/story/20100909/40032

North East Enterprise Region. 2010. Regional Profile of North East Saskatchewan.

North East School Division, July 15, 2009. Letter from Director of Eduction Dr. Ivan Yackel.

North-East EMS 2010. Personal communication, July 2010.

Northeast Regional Intersectoral Committee (RIC). 2010. Northeast Housing Research Project Report.

Northeast Regional Needs Assessment. 2009. Education. Accessed February 5, 2009 from http://www.northeastrna.ca/?q=node/26

Nourse, H.O. 1968. Regional Economics. McGraw Hill Book Company.

P & E Mining Consultants. 2010. Technical Report and Updated Preliminary Feasibility Study on the Star-Orion South Diamond Project.

Parkland Ambulance Care. 2010. Website. Access August 20 2010 from http://www.parklandambulance.com/

Prince Albert Catholic School Division. 2009. Accessed February 4, 2009 from http://cec.pacsd6.sk.ca/index.html

Prince Albert Catholic Schools. 2009. Letter, July 15, 2009, from Director of Education Tim Jelinski

Prince Albert Daily Herald. 2010. Construction Permits Reach Record Highs. Accessed July 2010 from http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2010-07-09/article-1527547/Construction--permits-reach-record-highs/1

Prince Albert Fire Department. 2009. Annual Report 2009. Accessed August 2010 from: http://www.pafire.ca/data/publications/annual_reports/2009%20annual%20report.pdf

Prince Albert Grand Council. No date. James Smith Cree Nation. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.pagc.sk.ca/submenu/bands.asp?ID=5

Prince Albert Grand Council. No date. Wahpeton Dakota Nation. Accessed February 28, 2012 from http://www.pagc.sk.ca/pagc.asp?ID=12.

Prince Albert Parkland Health Region. 2008. Report on Health Status of Residents in the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region. January 2008. Accessed September 23, 2010 from http://www.paphr.sk.ca/news&info/Publications_list.asp

Prince Albert Parkland Health Region. 2009a. Accessed February 6, 2009 from http://www.paphr.sk.ca/menu_pg.asp

Prince Albert Parkland Health Region. 2009b Telephone conversation, July 16, 2009, with Communication Co-ordinator Doug Dahl

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Prince Albert Police Service. 2010. Crime Statistics, generated February 23, 2010.

Prince Albert Police Service. No date. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.papolice.ca/chief.aspx

Radio Station World. No date. Accessed July 28, 2009 from http://radiostationworld.com/Locations/Canada/Saskatchewan/radio.asp?m=pri

Red Earth Cree Nation. 2010. Telephone communication with Awasisuk Centre. March 2010.

RCMP. 2008, 2009. Mayor’s Reports (Crime Statistics).

RCMP. 2009a. Nipawin Detachment. Telephone communication. July 16, 2009.

RCMP. 2009b. Prince Albert Detachment. Telephone communication. July 16, 2009.

RCMP. 2010a. Nipawin Detachment. Telephone communication. July 23, 2010.

RCMP. 2010b. Carrot River Detachment. Telephone communication. March 29, 2010.

Red Earth Schools, Personal communication. March 31, 2010.

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC). 2009. Rental Market Survey 2009.

SaskTel Mobility. 2010. Accessed November 2010 from http://www.sasktel.com/personal/mobility/coverage/interactive-coverage/index.html

Sask Trends Monitor 2009. Labour Market Issues in Saskatchewan: A Situational Analysis. Prepared for the Saskatchewan Labour Market Commission. Available at: http://www.sasktrends.ca/Labour%20Market%20Situational%20Analysis.pdf. Accessed: July 2010.

Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission. 2009. Youth Apprentices. Accessed February 11, 2009 from http://www.saskapprenticeship.ca/YOUTH_APPRENTICES/

Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission. 2009. E-mail letter August 4, 2009.

Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. 2006a. Saskatchewan Population by Age and Sex Report 2006 Census of Canada. Accessed February 3, 2009 from http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/pop/Censusagesex2006.pdf

Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. 2006b. Saskatchewan Ethnic Origins and Visible Minorities 2006 Census of Canada. Accessed February 3, 2009 from http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/pop/2006%20Census%20Ethnic%20Origin.pdf

Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. 2006c. Saskatchewan Language, Mobility & Citizenship 2006 Census of Canada. Accessed February 4, 2009 from http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/pop/2006CensusLanguage,MobilityandCitizenship.pdf

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Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. 2010. Saskatchewan Labour Force Statistics (various months). Access April 13, 2010 from http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/lfs/2009

Saskatchewan Health, 2006. Global Health Indicators for Saskatchewan Regional Health Authorities. Accessed September 22, 2010 from: http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/health-indicators-saskatchewan-rhas

Saskatchewan Housing Authority Central Region Office. 2009. Regional Operations – Melfort Office Listing of Units, Area 2, May 20, 2009. Fax communication on July 13, 2009.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. 2009. Licensed Child Care Homes and Centres. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/Child-Care-Listings

Saskatchewan Ministry of Health. 2009. Directory of Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/treatment-services-directory

Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (then Department of Highways and Transportation). 2002. Regional Airports in Saskatchewan: A Review Report. Accessed July 15, 2010 from http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/regional-airports/

Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. 2007. 2007 Traffic Volume Map Average Annual Daily Traffic. Accessed February 18, 2009 from http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=227,81,1,Documents&MediaID=1386&Filename=trafficvolume-2007.pdf

Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. 2010. Five Year Capital Plan for Highway Construction 2010-2014. Accessed July 14, 2010. http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=1119,79,81,1,Documents&MediaID=2871&Filename=Five+Year+Plan+-+Projects.pdf

Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. No date. Saskatchewan Shortline Railway Network. Accessed February 18, 2009 from http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=227,81,1,Documents&MediaID=1365&Filename=SaskRailNetwork.pdf

Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services 2010a. Meeting with Child and Family Services, Nipawin District Office. June 2010.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services 2010b. Housing information compiled and provided by Strategic Policy Branch, Ministry of Social Services, June 2010.

Saskatchewan Rivers School Division. 2008. Three Year Plan 2008-2009 to 2010-2011. Accessed February 5, 2009 from http://www.srsd119.ca/boardofeducationfiles/ThreeYearPlan2008_2011.pdf

Saskatchewan Rivers School Division. 2009 Letter, August 21, 2009, from Dr. William Cooke Director of Education

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Saskatchewan Transportation Company. 2008. Website. Accessed February 18, 2009 from http://www.stcbus.com/

Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters Association. 2009. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.svffa.ca/dep

SaskEnergy. No date. About SaskEnergy. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.saskenergy.com/about_saskenergy/default.asp

SaskWater. No date. Delivery Models. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.saskwater.com/WhatWeDo/DeliveryModels.asp

SIIT. 2009. Website. Accessed February 6, 2009 from http://www.siit.sk.ca/HomePage.html

SIAST. 2009. Accessed February 5, 2009 from http://www.gosiast.com/

Statistics Canada. 2001. Aboriginal Peoples Survey Community Profiles. Accessed February 17, 2009 from http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01aps/home.cfm

Statistics Canada. 2005. Canadian Community Health Survey. Accessed September 22, 2010 from: http://cansim2.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-win/CNSMCGI.PGM?LANG=Eng&Dir-Rep=CII/&CNSM-Fi=CII/CII_1-eng.htm

Statistics Canada. 2007a. 2006 Community Profiles. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007. Available at http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E

Statistics Canada. 2007b. 2006 Census Dictionary. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-566-XWE. Ottawa. February 14. Accessed January 5, 2009 from http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/dictionary/index.cfm

Statistics Canada. 2008a. Income Research Paper Series, Low Income Cut-offs for 2006 and Low Income Measures for 2005. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75F0002MIE, no. 004.

Statistics Canada. 2008b. Aboriginal Population Profile. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-594-XWE. Ottawa. Released January 15, 2008. Available at http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/aboriginal/Index.cfm?Lang=E

Statistics Canada. 2009. National and Provincial Multipliers: Saskatchewan. Catalogue 15F0046XDB, M level.

Statistics Canada. 2012. Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released February 8, 2012. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed February 23, 2012).

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Strategy Plus. 2010. North Central Enterprise Region. Regional Labour Market Strategy Final Report. Available at: http://www.ncer.ca/docs/LabourMarketStrategyFINAL.pdf. Accessed: July 2010.

Sturgeon Lake Central School. 2010. Personal communication. March 31, 2010.

Sturgeon Lake First Nation. 2010. Personal communication. Sturgeon Lake First Nation Day Care. March 31, 2010.

Telus Mobility. 2010. Service coverage map. Accessed August 2010 from http://www.telusmobility.com/en/common/pdfs/coverage/pcs/sk.pdf

The Early Years Partnership. 2008. Community Mapping Study of Children in Northeast Saskatchewan August 2008. Accessed February 5, 2009 from http://earlyyears.nesd.ca/oct2208/Northeast%20Saskatchewan%20UEY%20Community%20Mapping%20Report%20August%202008%20final.pdf

Tisdale Ambulance Ltd. 2010. Telephone communication, July 2010.

Town of Choiceland. 2009. Choiceland’s Facts & Figures. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.choicelandsk.com/Choiceland_info.asp

Town of Kinistino. 2010. Water and Sewer (website). Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.townofkinistino.ca/page8.php

Town of Nipawin. 2009a. Public Works. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.nipawin.com/community5.php?mode=landfill

Town of Nipawin. 2010. Department of Public Works and Utilities. Personal communication, July 2010.

Town of Tisdale. 2009. Website. Accessed February 10, 2009 from http://www.townoftisdale.com/

YourLink Inc. No date. YourLink’s High Speed Internet Coverage Map. http://www.yourlink.ca/maps/coverage/coverage_map.html

5.4.2 Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Land Use

EcoDynamics. 2010. Review of Publically Available Traditional Land Use and Occupancy Information Pertaining to the Fort à La Corne Provincial Forest. June 16, 2010. Shore Gold Inc. Unpublished.

Golder. 2009. Shore Gold Inc. Star-Orion South Diamond Project Heritage Resources Impact Mitigation. October 2009

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IBRG. 2010a. Summary of findings from the Traditional Land Use and Traditional Knowledge report compiled for Eastern Region II and Western Region II of the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan.

IBRG. 2010b. Communication by e-mail. November 25, 2010.

Prince Albert Grand Council. 2010. Accessed on December 6, 2010 from http://www.pagc.sk.ca

Hobbs and Associates. 2010. Traditional Land Use and Occupancy Mapping (TLUOM) Project and Star-Orion South Diamond Project". Red Earth Cree Nation and Hobbs and Associates. November 5, 2010.

Red Earth Cree Nation and Hobbs and Associates. 2010. Traditional Land Use and Occupancy Mapping (TLUOM) project and Star-Orion South Diamond Project environmental impact statement.

SMOE. 2009. Final Project-Specific Guidelines For the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement, Star-Orion South Diamond Project, Fort à la Corne Provincial Forest. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, November 2009 p13.

Statistics Canada. 2001. Aboriginal Peoples Survey Community Profiles. Accessed February 17, 2009 from http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01aps/home.cfm

Sturgeon Lake First Nation. 2010a. Letter to Shore enclosing Appendix . Communication by letter 2010 which enclosed the report titled "Ancestral Territory of Sturgeon Lake First Nation: A Preliminary Survey.

Sturgeon Lake First Nation. 2010b.Ancestral Territory of Sturgeon Lake First Nation: A Preliminary Survey". Board of Directors of Sturgeon Lake Developments Limited on behalf of the Chief and Council.

Wadakita, Bev, Education Coordinator. 2012. Telephone communication, February 23, 2012.

Western Heritage Services Inc. 2007. The Fort À La Corne Forest Area: A Survey of the Historical Documents. August 2007.

5.4.3 Non-traditional Land and Resource Use

Canada North Environmental Services. 2010. Senior Wildlife Ecologist. Telephone communication. March 2010.

Carrier Forest Products Ltd. 2009. Accessed April 9, 2009 from http://www.carrierlumber.bc.ca/wood/operations/mills/carrier.php.

City of Melfort. 2009. City of Melfort Basic Planning Statement. Bylaw No. 96-08.

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City of Prince Albert. 2008. City of Prince Albert Final Draft, Schedule “A”, Plan Prince Albert, Official Community Plan.

Domtar Corporation. 2008. Domtar Corporation 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Government of Saskatchewan, 1990. The Wildlife Management Zones and Special Areas Boundaries Regulations, 1990. Chapter W13.1 Reg 45 of the Wildlife Act.

Government of Saskatchewan. 2007b. Report of Saskatchewan’s Provincial Forests. Accessed February 26, 2009 from: http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca Hartwell, 2001. Historic Sites of Fort a la Corne. Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management. Forest Ecosystems Branch. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

NRCAN. 2008. GeoScape Southern Saskatchewan Geoscience for Prairie communities Earth resources. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/sask/resources_e.php.

Northern Explorers Ltd. 2007. Forest Gate Resources Inc., Fort a la Corne, Saskatchewan Diamond Properties: Mineral Potential Assessment and Exploration Proposal.

Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin. 2009. From the Mountains to the Sea, The State of the Saskatchewan River Basin. (http://www.saskriverbasin.ca/page.php?page_id=70)

Saskatchewan Industry and Resources. 2009a. Interactive claim mapping. Accessed October 25, 2009 from http://www.er.gov.sk.ca/files/geomines/1to250k_maps/73h.dwf

Saskatchewan Industry and Resources. 2009b. Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Information Map. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.infomaps.gov.sk.ca/website/SIR_Oil_And_Gas_Wells/viewer.htm

Saskatchewan Industry and Resources. 2010. Geological Atlas and Mineral Dispositions Infomap. Accessed August 13, 2010 from http://www.infomaps.gov.sk.ca/website/SIR%5FGeological%5FAtlas/viewer.htm

SMOE. 1990. The Wildlife Management Zones and Special Areas Boundaries Regulations, 1990. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Regulations/Regulations/W13-1R45.pdf

SMOE. 2005. Fort a la Corne Provincial Forest, Draft Integrated Forest Land Use Plan. October 20, 2005. Draft Version 6.0.

SMOE. 2006. The Saskatchewan Fishery: History and Current Status. Accessed on February 26, 2009 from http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=1101,553,243,94,88,DocumentsandMediaID=524andFilename=Backgrounder.pdfandl=English

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SMOE. 2007-2008. Saskatchewan Game Report 2007-08. Accessed on February 9, 2009 from http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca

SMOE. 2008a. Nisbet Integrated Forest Land Use Plan. March 28, 2008. Draft (v4).

SMOE. 2008b. Saskatchewan Hunters’ and Trappers’ Guide. Accessed February 9 2009 from http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=1090,318,246,94,88,DocumentsandMediaID=513andFilename=Wildlife+Management+Zone+map+2007.pdf

SMOE. 2009a. Integrated Land Use Planner. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. Telephone communication, April 2009.

SMOE. 2009b Conservation Officer, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. Telephone communication. May 2009

SMOE. 2009c. Trapping data for Fur Conservation Area P-085 Fort a la Corne. Conservation Officer, Melfort.

SMOE. 2009c. Saskatchewan Representative Areas Network (RNA) website: Accessed February 26, 2009 from http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=f6946bd6-174f-437f-82b9-14bbbee9db8d

SMOE. 2009d. Unpublished forestry data. Area Forester, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.

SMOE. 2010a Conservation Officer. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. Telephone communication. April 2010.

SMOE. 2010b Conservation Officer, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. Telephone communication July 2010.

Saskatchewan Regional Parks. 2009a. Wapiti Regional Park. Accessed February 4, 2009 from http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/showPark.php?id=wapiti

Saskatchewan Regional Parks. 2009b. Nipawin and District Regional Park. Accessed February 4, 2009 from http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/showPark.php?id=nipawin

Saskatchewan Research Council. 2008. Final Report - Impacts of Climate Change on the Island Forests of Saskatchewan. Accessed on August 5 2010 from http://www.pamodelforest.sk.ca/pubs/Climate%20Change%20Report.pdf

SaskatchewanSaskbiz. 2009. Community Profiles. Accessed on February 9, 2009 from http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=304

Saskatchewan Watershed Authority and North Saskatchewan River Basin Council. September 2008. North Saskatchewan River Watershed, Source Water Protection Plan.

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Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport. 2010. Accessed November 1, 2010 from http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/canoe

Saskatchewan Watershed Authority and South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards Inc. 2007. Saskatchewan River Watershed, Source Water Protection Plan. September 2007

Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. 2009a. Planning and Organization. Telephone communication. April 2009.

Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. 2009b. Telephone communication. March 2009.

Saskatchewan Wildlife. 2009. Telephone communication. April 2009.

SaskPower. 2009a. Power Museum History, Nipawin Power Station. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.saskpower.com/pm/power_generations/nipawin.shtml

SaskPower. 2009b. Profile. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www.saskpower.com/aboutus/corpinfo/corpinfo.shtml

Scot’s Landing. 2010. Accessed November 1, 2010 from http://www.scotslanding.com/

Statistics Canada. 2008. 2006 Agriculture Community Profiles. Accessed February 9, 2009 from http://www26.statcan.ca:8080/AgrProfiles/cp06/PlaceSearch.action?request_locale=en

The Outerbanks. 2010. Accessed November 1, 2010 from http://www.theouterbanks.ca/activities_summer.htm

Tobin lake Resort. 2010. Accessed November 1, 2010 from http://www.tobinlakeresort.com/

Tourism Saskatchewan. 2010. Accessed Novebmer 1 2010 from http://www.sasktourism.com/travel-information/product-detail&listing=3&opid=71593

Tourism Saskatchewan. 2007a. Saskatchewan 2007 Fishing and Hunting Guide.

Tourism Saskatchewan. 2007b. Saskatchewan 2007 Accommodation, Resort and Campground Guide.

Tourism Saskatchewan. 2008-2009. Saskatchewan 2008-2009 Vacation Guide.

Tourism Saskatchewan. 2009. Things to Do. Accessed February 11, 2009 from http://www.sasktourism.com/things-to-do

Town of Tisdale. 2005. Tisdale Basic Planning Statement.

5.4.4 Human Health

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Health Canada. 2004. Canadian Handbook on Health Impact Assessment. The Basics. Vol 1. Accessed on November 4, 2010 from http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection/H46-2-99-235E-1.pdf

Health Canada. 2010. Useful Information for Environmental Assessments. Minister of Health. Accessed on October 23, 2010 from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/eval/environ_assess-eval/index-eng.php

RCMP. 2010a. Nipawin Detachment. Personal communication. July 23, 2010.

SMOE. 2009. Final Project-Specific Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. Star-Orion South Diamond Project, Fort a la Corne Provincial Forest, Saskatchewan. Shore Gold Inc. Province of Saskatchewan. Ministry of Environment. November 2009.

International Bioresources Research Group. 2010. Summary of findings from the Traditional Land Use and Traditional Knowledge report compiled for Eastern Region II and Western Region II of the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan.

Scot’s Landing. 2010. Accessed November 1, 2010 from http://www.scotslanding.com/

Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport. 2010. Accessed November 1 2010 from http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/canoe

The Outerbanks. 2010. Accessed November 1, 2010 from http://www.theouterbanks.ca/activities_summer.htm

Tobin lake Resort. 2010. Accessed November 1, 2010 from http://www.tobinlakeresort.com/

Tourism Saskatchewan. 2010. Accessed November 1 2010 from http://www.sasktourism.com/travel-information/product-detail&listing=3&opid=71593

5.4.5 Archaeology

Golder Associates Ltd. 2005. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: DeBeers Canada Inc. Fort à la Corne Diamond Exploration Program. Permit No. 04-042. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2006a. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: DeBeers Canada Inc. Fort à la Corne 2005 Diamond Exploration Program. Permit No. 05-038. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2006b. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Fort à la Corne Joint Venture Advanced Exploration Program (2006). Permit No. 06-064. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

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Golder Associates Ltd. 2007a. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Kensington Resources Ltd. Orion South Bulk Sampling Shaft Project. Permit No. 07-053. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2007b. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Shore Gold Inc. Geotechnical Drilling Project. Permit No. 07-245. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2007c. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Shore Gold Inc. 2007 Drilling Program. Permit No. 07-259. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2007d. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Shore Gold Inc. Proposed Drill Pad Project. Permit No. 07-305. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2007e. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: East Ravine Survey and Large Diameter Drill Pad Assessment. Permit No. 07-292. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2007f. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Shore Gold Inc. Proposed SPF-085 LDD Pad. Permit No. 07-341. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2008a. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Kensington Resources Ltd. 2008 LDD Pad Expansions. Permit No. 08-092. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2008b. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Kensington Resources Ltd. Orion South Pit. Permit No. 08-093. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2008c. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Kensington Resources Ltd. Orion South to Star Water Pipeline. Permit No. 08-139. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2008d. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Shore Gold Inc. Star Body 2008 LDD Pad Expansions. Permit No. 08-175. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2009. Kensington Resources Ltd. Orion South Project. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment. Permit No. 08-093. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2010a. Shore Gold Inc. Star Diamond Mine Project. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment. Permit No. 08-094. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

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Golder Associates Ltd. 2010b. Shore Gold Inc. Star-Orion South Diamond Project. Heritage Resources Impact Mitigation. Permit No. 08-145. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Golder Associates Ltd. 2010c Heritage Resources Impact Assessment/Mitigation: Shore Gold Inc. Star-Orion South Diamond Project 2010 Facilities Footprint. Permit No. 10-208. Report on file with Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Western Heritage Services Inc. 2005 Heritage Resources Impact Assessment: Star Kimberlite Project 2005-2006 Surface Exploration. Permit No. 05-087. Report on file with the Heritage Resources Branch, Regina.

Western Heritage Services Inc. 2006. Heritage Resources Impact Assessment of Shore Gold Inc., Star Kimberlite Project 2006 Surface Exploration Program Permit No. 06-103. Report prepared for Shore Gold Inc.