Here's some news from Labrador, regarding issues of permanent versus temporary development for workers.
Quote:
Happy Valley-Goose Bay work camp proposal abandoned
Published on January 7, 2012
Daniel MacEachern
In the face of opposition from Happy Valley-Goose Bay residents, a development company has withdrawn its plan to build a work camp near a residential neighbourhood. . . .
[Mayor] Abbass said the company's withdrawal solves the immediate problem of residents' opposition to this particular proposal, but council still needs to find a way to accommodate the workers somewhere. With hundreds of workers expected in the area - many of which will be needed for work on the Muskrat Falls project on the Lower Churchill - it's a problem the town has to solve before any future proposals are made.
"Nowhere in our town plan, in any of our zoning areas, do we have an area that would permit temporary accommodations," he said. . . .
"Once we get a zone that might allow a use like that, then I suspect that they will come back and talk to us and see if there's land available to meet their needs," he said.
He added that he's not worried that the community opposition to this particular plan means Happy Valley-Goose Bay will earn the town a reputation for being anti-development.
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Article:
http://www.thetelegram.com/Business/...al-abandoned/1
The camp would have accommodated some 300 engineers and other specialists to conduct pre-construction planning on the Muskrat Falls project.