File consists of final drafts of the report "Habitat Capability Analysis of the Nechako River for Rainbow Trout and the Effects of Various Flow Regimes" by BC Fish and Wildlife Branch scientists. Also includes accompanying memoranda.
File consists of miscellaneous reports, research material, memoranda and correspondence related to Total Gas Pressure (TGP) research and/or flow analysis research. Includes memoranda regarding the DFO's position on Nechako River fish flow requirements and a statement by Jorgen O.T. Jensen for the Nechako court case on "Assessment of the Influence of Excess Total Gas Pressure (TGP) on Salmonids in the Nechako River.
File consists of a copy of Alderdice and Jensen's "Precis on Total Gas Research" and accompanying memoranda.
File consists of copies of memoranda, notes and reports relating to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' response to the Kemano Completion Project, including mention of the Kemano Task Force Report and the Nechako court case.
File consists of copies of Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda and other correspondence related to the developing court action between Alcan and the provincial and federal governments.
File consists of copies of Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda and other correspondence related to the developing court action between Alcan and the provincial and federal governments. Also includes a "Nechako River Total Gas Pressure Sampling Program 1985 Trip Report" and correspondence about expert witness statements for the Alcan court case.
File consists of copies of Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda and other correspondence related to the court action between Alcan and the provincial and federal governments, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) Public Review, and the court case between the Rivers Defense Coalition and the Ministers of the Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, and Transport. Includes correspondence with William Schouwenburg, Dirk Beck, the Ferguson Gifford law firm, Bruce Rawson, John Hummel, Robert Pellatt of the BCUC, and the Rivers Defense Coalition. Also includes a copy of the "1991/92 Budget Ministry of Environment Expenditure Issue Paper", Alderdice's affidavit for the Rivers Defense Coalition case, news releases regarding the Kemano Completion Project, "Kemano Completion Project--Nechako River: A Summary Statement" by D.F. Alderdice, and Alderdice's notes.
File consists of Alderdice's resumes from 1990 and 1994. The 1990 resume was an exhibit referred to in Alderdice's affidavit for the Nechako court action.
File consists of a copy of the 'Notice of Motion' for the case between the Save the Bulkley Society, Nechako Neyenkut Society, United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union, BC Wildlife Federation, Steelhead Society of British Columbia, and Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers v. the Minister of the Enivornment, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Minister of Transport. Includes Nancy Morgan, Don Alderdice, and Patricia Moss' affidavits for the case. Also includes clippings, Alderdice's notes, and correspondence.
File consists of a report entitled "An Analysis of the Cheslatta Surrender" sent to Alderdice from John Hummel, researcher for the band.
File consists of a published report entitled "Salmonid Incubation and Rearing Programs for IBM-Compatible Computers". Includes a 5-1/4" floppy disk with the Salmonid Incubation and Rearing Program.
File consists of draft copies of Mundie's brief, "The Kemano Completion Project: An Example of Science in Government--A Brief to the BC Utilities Commission's Review Panel". Also includes Alderdice's notes and commentary regarding the brief.
File consists of copies of outgoing correspondence to Rafe Mair, copies of Harold Mundie's correspondence with Rafe Mair, and correspondence from Connell Lighbody Barristers and Solicitors regarding the Siddon v. Mair court case. Also includes Alderdice's notes regarding the issues discussed, an untitled speech, and a printed email from Rafe Mair.
File consists of a copy of the "Conceptual Alternatives for a Release Facility at Kenney Dam: An Interim Report of the Kenney Dam Release Facility Working Group", related figures and notes by Alderdice, and a letter to David Lane of the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation regarding the Interim Report.
File consists of a copy of letter from J. Harold Mundie to George Baker, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in the House of Commons. Includes a post-it note from Harold to Don regarding the letter.
File consists of newspaper clippings and excerpted articles from various B.C. newspapers and magazines regarding the Nechako-Alcan controversy and the Kemano Completion Project. Also includes issues of the Rivers Defense Coalition newsletter and the Telkwa Foundation Newsletter.
File consists of a published copy of Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 1728, entitled "Chinook Salmon Studies in the Nechako River: 1980, 1981, 1982".
File consists of a scientific memorandum from Harold Mundie to Forbes Boyd regarding "Preparation for Nechako River Court Action". Document primarily discusses the flow regime required in the Nechako River to protect the salmon.
File consists of the first final draft of the "A Report of the Kemano Task Force: Review of the Environmental Studies Report Submitted by Alcan in Support of the Kemano Completion Proposal in Relation to Continued Fish Production from the Rivers Involved". A second final draft of this report was released in 1990, and a third final draft in 1994. The Report of the Kemano Task Force was never officially published, although it was made available upon request to the public after 1994.
File consists of a copy of "In-Stream Engineering of Fish Habitat Structures in a Large Regulated Central British Columbia River" from Interdisciplinary Approaches in Hydrology and Hydrogeology.
File consists of an INFOmemo regarding "Abundance of Juvenile Chinook Salmon and Steelhead in Winter" with information from Cole Shirvell, primarily pertaining to results for the Nechako River.
Series consists of Hartman’s records and collected material related to his activities as a research scientist, particularly his involvement in the Kemano Completion Project. The majority of the material consists of copies of publications related to Hartman’s research, many of which were written or annotated by him, such as reprints of journal articles, draft scientific reports, government publications, and newspaper clippings. Includes correspondence regarding the Nechako River court action between DFO, Alcan, and the province and scientific reports that were created in anticipation of the case. Also includes significant material emanating from the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review, such as correspondence, BCUC newsletters and news releases, exhibits and evidence submitted to the review panel, documents produced for the hearings, and the final report. In addition, includes records and publications relating to the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program, the Nechako Watershed Council, the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund, and the Nechako River Alliance.
Hartman, Gordon FredricFile consists of "Report on the Fisheries Problems Created by the Development of Power in the Nechako-Kemano-Nanika River Systems - Supplement No. 1: Temperature Changes in the Nechako River and Their Effects on the Salmon Populations". The report was prepared by the Department of Fisheries of Canada and the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission.
File consists of "Kemano II Environmental Studies: Nechako River". Item is a photocopy of an annotated draft. Includes copies of pull-out maps and figures.
File consists of "Salmon Studies Associated with the Potential Kemano II Hydroelectric Development - Volume 2: Sockeye Salmon Studies on the Nechako River". Annotated by Gordon Hartman.
File consists of "Salmon Studies Associated with the Potential Kemano II Hydroelectric Development - Volume 7: The Economic and Social Impact of the Kemano II Hydroelectric Project on British Columbia's Fisheries Resources" by William Sinclair.
File consists of the Spring 1983 issue of the Telkwa Foundation Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1. Headline story is "The Sovereign State of Alcan" by Richard Overstall.
File consists of a review paper by Hartman entitled "A Preliminary Review of and Comments on the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. Proposal for Kemano Completion", which was a response to a request to look at rearing biology of salmonids in relation to flow regimes proposed by Envirocon Ltd. and their clients, the Aluminum Company of
File consists of correspondence and memoranda from the Cheslatta Band and Carrier Sekani Tribal Council relating to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review of 1994. Includes copied and faxed correspondence and informational material.
File consists of informational material sent to Hartman from Cheslatta Carrier Nation by researchers Dana Wagg and John Hummel leading up the the BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review.
File consists of promotional material created by various groups against Alcan's Kemano Completion Project. Includes pamphlets from Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Rivers Defense Coalition, and the Lake & Stream Biological Habitat Enhancement Society. Also includes a Nechako Environmental Coalition Newsletter, a Wilderness Society Newsletter, Harvey Brooks' "Presentation to the B.C.U.C. on the Kemano Completion Project", a Carrier Sekani Tribal Council news release, and copies of Kemano-related newspaper clippings.
File consists of a faxed copy of a Triton Environmental Consultants report prepared for Alcan entitled "Investigation of the Flushing of Accumulated Sediments from the Nechako Canyon".
File consists of Rankin and Finlay report entitled "Alcan's Kemano Project: Options and Recommendations". Annotated by Dr. Gordon Hartman and/or John Hummel, Cheslatta Band researcher.
File consists of a 1994 copy of a report from 1952 entitled "Kemano River Survey - 1950: Biological Investigations". Authorship is attributed to an unknown Department of Fisheries biologist.
File consists of British Columbia Utilities Commission newsletter and news releases for the Kemano Completion Project Public Review which were distributed to participants in the Review process.
File consists of the Document List and Index for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review: Public File (Version no. 3).
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Monitoring - 1988 (Volume 1)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Monitoring - 1993 (Volume 6)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Applied Research - 1991 (Volume 3)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of various documents relating to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review. Includes copies of correspondence from the Nechako Environmental Coalition; the Nechako Valley Regional Cattlemen's Association; Thom Thompson (BC Hydro); British Columbia Utilities Commission; the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program; David Strangway; and P.A. Larkin. Also includes "Terms of Reference in the Matter of the Utilities Commission Act
File consists of various promotional materials produced by Alcan regarding the Kemano Completion Project. Includes "Alcan in British Columbia" newsletter (vol. 5, no. 4), a transcript of an alcan press conference, an Alcan Special Report entitled "Flows Designed to Protect Salmon: Comprehensive Report on Nechako River Flows After Kemano Completion Project", an article entitled "Kemano: Energy for the Future", "The Kemano Completion Project" pamphlet, and a May 1994 newsletter "Kemano Completion Project Information".
File consists of a faxed copy of a part of an Alcan Bulletin responding to the BC Liberal Party Caucus Background Paper on Kemano Completion.
File consists of an issue of British Columbia Report (vol. 6, no. 9) featuring the cover story "Kemano: It's more than just 'jobs vs. fish'".
File consists of a February 1994 issue of the Westcoast Fisherman featuing an article by Dirk Beck entitled "The Kemano Question: Did the Government's 1987 Pact with Alcan Betray the Public Trust?".
File consists of various documents regarding the Nechako River Alliance, Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund (NEEF), and the creation of the Nechako Watershed Council between 1998 and 1999. Includes a Nechako River Alliance "Statement of Unity", a "Proposal to the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund" from Nechako River Alliance, a Royal Society of Canada "Expert Panels: Manual of Procedural Guidelines", a report prepared for the NEEF Management Committee entitled "NEEF Multi-Interest Involvement Process: Report on Community Festival Displays", correspondence from NEEF, a NEEF "Design Workbook for a Technical/Scientific Review", a Rescan Environmental Services report prepared for NEEF entitled "Nechako River: Summary of Existing Data", and a report prepared for the NEEF Management Committee entitled "Multi-Interest Involvement Process October 1999 Workshop Report".
File consists of a November 2000 draft of the "Nechako Watershed Council: Third Report to the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management Committee".
Series consists of Shirvell’s records and collected material related to his activities as a research scientist, particularly his involvement in the Kemano Completion Project. Shirvell’s records are arranged into six subseries:
- literature review, consisting of published material;
- research and publications, consisting of Shirvell’s publications and research material;
- Envirocon and Alcan, consisting of Envirocon and Alcan publications and records;
- Nechako River court action, consisting of records related to the DFO-Alcan court case;
- Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program, consisting of material relating to NFCP; and,
- BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review, consisting of records relating to Shirvell’s participation in the public review.
The majority of the material in all subseries consists of copies of publications related to Shirvell’s activities and research, many of which were written or annotated by him, such as reprints of journal articles, draft scientific reports, government publications, and newspaper clippings. Shirvell’s research records comprise raw data, field notes, memoranda, and draft reports, many of which relate to his 1986 Nechako River salmon overwintering studies. Records regarding the Nechako River court action range from 1980 to 1987, and include correspondence, internal DFO memoranda, legal documents, and related scientific reports. Also includes significant material emanating from the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review, such as correspondence, BCUC newsletters and news releases, exhibits and evidence submitted to the review panel, documents produced for the hearings, and the final report.
File consists of a photocopy of Clifford Burner's Fishery Bulletin entitled "Characteristics of Spawning Nests of Columbia River Salmon".
File consists of a photocopy of Rimmer et al.'s article, "Autumnal Habitat Shift of Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in a Small River".
File consists of a photocopy of an article from the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Vol. 42) by Mathur et al. entitled "A Critique of the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology".