00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.829772 CaOODSP 20221107145355 cr ||||||||||| 161229s1995 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-sk Z1-1991/1-41-108E-PDF La Loche community case study [electronic resource] : final report / Gary N. Tompkins ... [et al.]. [Ottawa] : Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, [1995] 3, 78 p. Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada. Cover title. At head of title: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. "January 1995." Includes bibliographical references. pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Community participation -- pt. III. Community profile: La Loche and region -- pt. IV. Barriers to sustainable development -- pt. V. Opportunities for economic development -- pt. VI. The history of economic development initiatives in La Loche -- pt. VII. Child care in La Loche -- pt. VIII. Conclusions and recommendations. “La Loche is a Metis community in northwest Saskatchewan with a population of approximately 2200 people. There is an adjacent Indian reserve with a population of about 600 people. At present, the only significant economic base of the community is government assistance programs, which has resulted in a local unemployment rate in the range of 85-90 per cent. The economic problems faced by the community are widely recognized but previous initiatives have had little or no success in improving its long term economic prospects. This study has two primary objectives. The first is to present a community profile of La Loche, including a descriptive portion dealing with its demographic characteristics, community infrastructure, regional economic resources and a brief history of the community. The second is to advance recommendations which, if implemented, should facilitate the identification and exploitation of economic opportunities that exist in La Loche and its surrounding region. The recommendations are largely based on the responses received from the personal interviews of residents of La Loche"--Background, p. 3. gccst Commissions of inquiry gccst Métis gccst Rural communities gccst Economic conditions Tompkins, Gary N. (Gary Norman), 1956- Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. PDF 363 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1991-1-41-108-eng.pdf