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File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "The Early Life-History of Chinook Salmon in the Nechako River, B.C. During 1981 and 1982".

File consists of correspondence between Envirocon, Alcan, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Includes correspondence from the DFO's Alcan Joint Task Force Committee, meeting agendas, materials from presentations by Envirocon/Alcan to DFO, and internal DFO memoranda.

File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Documentation of the Habitat Modelling Process".

File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Habitat Preferences and Densities of Juvenile Salmonids in the Morice River During September, 1982".

File consists of a paper by Robert Milhous entitled "The Envirocon and IFG Physical Habitat Simulation Models".

File consists of a partial photocopy of Envirocon's "Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development: Information and Rationale Used to Determine Fish Protection Measures - Nanika and Morice Rivers". Includes the following sections: "Material Presented on 15 March 1983"; "Considerations Made in Deriving Flow Recommendations for the Morice River"; and "Considerations Made in Deriving Flow Recommendations for the Nanika River".

File consists of an annotated draft copy of Shirvell's "Review of Incremental-Type Methodology for Assessing Reduced Streamflows and Its Application to Alcan's Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development".

File consists of a copy of DFO's report on "Biological Engineering Studies Conducted on the Nechako River During 1980, 1981 and 1982". Includes accompanying memoranda regarding the studies and editorial comments.

File consists of a copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Chinook Salmon Spawning, Incubation and Emergence Studies in the Nechako River, B.C. During 1980-1981".

File consists of a photocopy of an Envirocon graphs and tables, possibly copies of overheads used in a presentation entitled "A Comparison of the Results from Habitat-ENV with Results from Habitat (IFG)".

File consists of a copy of the paper by Shirvell and Morantz entitled "Assessment of the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology for Atlantic Salmon in Nova Scotia". Also includes a review of the paper by Robert T. Milhous, annotated with the thoughts of Cole Shirvell.

File consists of a photocopy of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Report' "Potential Effects of the Kemano Completion Project on Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon", along with an accompanying summary of the report. The Director of Investigations for the report was John F. Roos.

File consists of records relating to the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' position on the Alcan Kemano Completion Project. Includes internal memoranda, Mundie's comments on the DFO position paper, and an agenda and notes for the Kemano Completion Steering Committee.

File consists of a document entitled "Summary of Kemano Completion documents and files", which was likely a document created by a DFO research scientist compiling all of the records and publications in his possession that related to the Nechako River court action.

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 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 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 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 a photocopy of Rimmer et al.'s article, "Autumnal Habitat Shift of Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in a Small River".

File consists of promotional material produced by Alcan. Includes "Notes for an Address by W.J. Rich, Vice President for British Columbia, Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd." given in Smithers in March 1983; a March 13, 1983 Alcan Bulletin entitled "Most Nanika Diversion Water to Come from High Summer Flows--Winter Flows Increased"; a March 1983 issues of Alcan's "Update" newsletter on the Kemano Completion Project; and an Alcan promotional brochure for the Kemano Completion Project.

File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Chinook Salmon Fry Density in Relation to Depth, Velocity, Substrate and Cover in the Nechako River".

File consists of a partial photocopy of Envirocon's "Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development: Information and Rationale Used to Determine Fish Protection Measures - Nechako River". Includes the following sections: "Considerations Made in Deriving Flow Recommendations for the Nechako River" and :Nechako River Hydrology".

File consists of a photocopy of an Envirocon graphs and tables, possibly copies of overheads used in a presentation entitled "Chinook Salmon by Life Cycle Stage".

File consists of an original copy of "Toward a Fish Habitat Management Policy for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans: A Response from the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union".

File consists of an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 21: Nechako River and Fraser Assessment Areas Environmental Impact Assessment" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan. Annotated by Cole Shirvell.

File consists of photocopied excerpts from "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development" that have been annotated by Cole Shirvell. Includes excerpts from volumes 2, 4, 5, 15, 21, and 22.

File predominately consists of submissions and briefs for the DFO public meetings in Vanderhoof and Smithers concerning the Kemano Completion Project. Includes related correspondence, news releases, and Shirvell's notes as a panel member during the public meetings.

File consists of miscellaneous reports, research material, memoranda and correspondence related to Total Gas Pressure (TGP) research and/or flow analysis research. Includes copies of the following reports: "Precis on Total Gas Pressure Research" by D.F. Alderdice and J.O.T. Jensen; "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development: Volume 2, Physical and Hydrological Studies" prepared by Envirocon Ltd.; and "Statement on the Significance of Excess Total Dissolved Gas Pressure to Juvenile Salmonids" by D.F. Alderdice.

File consists predominately of memoranda between members of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Kemano Task Force and outgoing correspondence from the Task Force members. The Kemano Completion Task Force was directed by R. Bell-Irving. Includes a draft outline of "Resource Activities Required for the Nechako Court Case and Possible Joint Technical Meetings" from F.C. Boyd. Also includes various records regarding the Kemano Task Force Report.

File consists of copies of Don Alderdice's incoming and outgoing correspondence to and from fellow scientists, lawyers, and others. Also includes Rivers Defense Coalition newsletters (Vol. 1, No. 4 Aug. 1994 and Vol. 2, No. 1 Jan. 1995) and a copy of the Summary Report for the Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of copies of documents obtained by the Cheslatta Carrier Nation under the Access to Information Act. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda from the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; Alcan Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.; Department of Fisheries and Oceans; and Cheslatta Band. Also includes DFO review sheets for their review of Kemano Completion documents and a paper by W.T. Stanbury entitled "Notes on the Analysis of Risk in the DFO-Alcan Case".

File consists of a copy of BC Fish and Wildlife Branch Fisheries Technical Circular No. 63 by Slaney et al. entitled "Habitat Capability of the Nechako River for Rainbow Trout and Char and the Effects of Various Flow Regimes".

File consists of Roland Sanford's 1984 University of Washington MSc thesis entitled "PHABSIM Error Analyses: Techniques and Case Studies". Includes accompanying correspondence from Sanford to Shirvell regarding the thesis.

File consists of Alderdice's handwritten notes regarding various aspects of the Alcan-Nechako River controversy.

File consists of an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 15: Environmental Planning and Project Design" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan. Annotated by Cole Shirvell.

File consists of documents relating to the editorial review of Shirvell's report, "Review of Incremental-Type Methodology for Assessing Reduced Streamflows and Its Application to Alcan's Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development". Includes correspondence from Envirocon, comments on Shirvell's report from Robert Milhous and other colleagues, and a draft of the paper with commentary from Envirocon.

File consists of a draft of a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences by Shirvell entitled "Review of Incremental-Type Methodology for Assessing the Effects of Reduced Streamflows on Fish Populations". This report was later renamed as "Pitfalls of physical habitat simulation in the instream flow incremental methodology" and finally published in June 1986.

File consists of various maps, figures, and graphs generated in conjunction with Nechako River scientific studies. Includes a map of dune areas at a site in the Nechako River entitled "Comparison of areas predicted by ALCAN's habitat model to be used by chinook salmon for spawning in Reach 2-1 with areas that they have historically used", a graph of "Habitat Predictions for Pre-Migrant Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Nechako River", an annotated graph of "Upper, Lower and Optimum Temperature for Nechako River Chinook Salmon", a hand drawn graph of "Water temperatures at the margins of the Nechako River during the warmest part of the year at three locations downstream from Cheslatta Falls", a hand drawn graph of "Lethal water temperature distribution in a river", a "Nechako River Salmon Study Area Base Map", maps of Nechako River temperature/TGP transects, and a hand drawn graph of maximum usable area for pre-migrant juvenile chinook salmon in the Nechako River.

File consists of an original copy of a "Presentation to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Public Meeting by Archie Patrick, President, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council".

File predominately consists of submissions and briefs for the DFO public meetings in Vancouver and Prince Rupert concerning the Kemano Completion Project. Includes related correspondence, copies of newspaper clippings, an advertisement for a Warner fishlift, and Shirvell's notes as a panel member during the public meetings.

File consists of copies of memoranda from Don Alderdice, Harold Mundie, and Cole Shirvell during their time at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Also includes a letter from Alderdice to Schouwenburg post-retirement regarding the Kemano Task Force.

File consists of an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 5: Fish Resources of the Nechako River System Baseline Information" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan. Annotated by Cole Shirvell.

File consists of an original copy of a "Brief Submitted to the Department of Fisheries' Public Hearing, Vanderhoof, B.C., by the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Fort St. James".

File consists of correspondence and other records relating to the DFO public meetings, the DFO position on the Kemano Completion Project, and the developing Nechako River court action. Includes internal DFO memoranda; a copy of a 1984 report by Slaney et al. entitled "Habitat Capability Analysis of the Nechako River for Rainbow Trout and Char and the Effects of Various Flow Regimes"; correspondence regarding the Kemano Task Force and its report; a document by Boyd entitled "Resource Activities Required for the Nechako Court Case and Possible Joint Technical Meetings"; Shirvell's "Technical Statement for Nechako River Court Action - DFO vs. Alcan: Habitat Modelling"; and a newsletter from the Nechako Neyenkut Society.

File consists of correspondence and other records relating to the DFO Kemano Completion Task Force. Includes a proposal to establish a Kemano Completion Task Force, internal DFO memoranda, and a report entitled "Activities of Fisheries and Oceans Associated with Alcan's Kemano Project in British Columbia".

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 an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 16: Environmental Impact Assessment Methods and Criteria" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan.