Prior to addressing your specific question on BREA, I'd like to mention in a somewhat counter-intuitive way that oftentimes, when there are developments and there are finds in the north, it actually benefits the communities. In a specific case, there was a natural gas find outside of the town of Inuvik, which enabled the town to have a cleaner supply and source of energy.
On May 10th, 2012. See this statement in context.