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File consists of photocopied documents from various sources sent to Shirvell from John Hummel, a researcher for the Cheslatta Band. Includes correspondence from Hummel; internal DFO memoranda copied by Alderdice; a 1981 paper by W.G. Hazelwood entitled "Alcan Environmental Baseline Studies: A Critique"; anti-Kemano material written by Dana Wagg and John Hummel, Cheslatta Band researchers; and the "Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952" by Mike Robertson".

File consists of a Cheslatta Carrier Nation publication entitled "The Cheslatta Surrender: A Legal Analysis of a Surrender Given by the Cheslatta Carrier Nation to her Majesty the Queen in right of the Government of Canada on the 21st of April, 1952".

File consists of an original Klohn Leonoff report prepared for Alcan entitled "Kemano Completion Project: Nechako Reservoir Flood Forecasting and Operating Study".

File consists of a photocopy of a Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 49) article by Ray Hilborn entitled "Institutional Learning and Spawning Channels for Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)".

File consists of a photocopy of an Aquaculture and Fisheries Management article by Hvidsten and Johnsen entitled "River Bed Construction: Impact and Habitat Restoration for Juvenile Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar L., and Brown Trout, Salmo trutta L.".

File consists of a draft copy of "An Early Winter Survey of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River" by Emmett, Convey and English. Includes annotations from Shirvell.

File consists of a report written by Mike Morrell for the Rivers Defense Coalition entitled "Impacts of Alcan's Kemano Projects".

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 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.

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 published copy of a Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by Emmett et al. entitled "A Prototype Submersible Electrofisher: Design and User Manual".

File consists of correspondence with and contracts for a scientific editor to edit the Nechako River overwintering studies reports.

File consists of a National Research Canada reprint of a Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 50, no. 6) article by Schwarz et al. entitled "Estimating Salmon Spawning Escapement Using Capture-Recapture Methods".

File consists of a photocopy of a Regulated Rivers: Research & Management (vol. 8) article by Raastad et al. entitled "Effect of Habitat Improvement on Atlantic Salmon in the Regulated River Suldalslagen".

File consists of an original copy of the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Project Report entitled "Nechako and Stuart Rivers Chinook Spawner Enumeration 1990 Data Report" by R.J. Beniston.

File consists of a copy of Alcan's "Kemano Completion Project Outline", which was presented as Exhibit 135 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.

File consists of correspondence and reports from John Hummel and Dana Wagg, Cheslatta Band researchers. Also includes clippings; anti-Kemano propaganda material; copies of Alcan correspondence; "The Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952"; "Chronology of the Cheslatta Lake Flooding and Subsequent Surrender, Moving and Relocation of the Cheslatta Indian Band as Gleaned from Original Letters, Documents, Interviews, and other Printed and Written Material" compiled by Mike Robertson in 1991; "Kemano 2 Update" report by Dana Wagg; and "Kemanogate: Secret DFO probe quashed, Tapes destroyed" by Dana Wagg.

File consists of reference material regarding the Tahtsa Narrows dredging. Includes copied pages from Envirocon's Vol. 20 on reservoir levels pre- and post-Kemano, a sampling summary report for Tahtsa Narrows, a report entitled "Studies of the Fish Fauna and Benthic Invertebrate Populations of Tahtsa Narrows, Nechako Reservoir, British Columbia", and a report entitled "Studies of the Fish Fauna of West Tahtsa Lake, Nechako Reservoir, British Columbia".

File consists of Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase One: KCP Facilities and Operation for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of a photocopy of a Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 50) article by Ray Hilborn and John Winton entitled "Learning to Enhance Salmon Production: Lessons from the Salmonid Enhancement Program".

File consists of a December 1993 issue of Harrowsmith (Vol.18:4, iss. 112) that features an article by John Goddard entitled "Sold Down the River" regarding the Kemano Completion Project controversy.

File consists of the "Kemano Completion Project Outline" that Alcan prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.

File consists of Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase Three: Fisheries (Volume 1) for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of Alcan's "Kemano Completion Project Review: Information Request No. 2" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission.

File consists of "United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union Locals #31 and #37 Brief to the B.C. Utilities Commission" for the Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of a photocopy of a report by Beschta et al. for the U.S. Department of Energy entitled "Field Review of Fish Habitat Improvement Projects in Central Idaho".

File consists of a published copy of a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by R.A. Bams entitled "Coho Salmon Smolt Production from Kelvin Creek (Cowichan River Watershed) B.C., During Four Years of Colonization with Hatchery and Salvaged Wild Fry"

File consists of a photocopy of a draft of a Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences by Brown et al. entitled "Survey of Piscivorous Birds of the Nechako and Stuart Rivers, B.C.".

File consists predominantly of copied and faxed Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda and correspondence from 1990-1993, likely obtained through an Access to Information request from the Cheslatta Carrier Nation. Also includes correspondence regarding the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of a paper by Michael Bradford entitled "Trends in the Abundance of Chinook Salmon of the Nechako River, British Columbia".

File consists of Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase Two: Hydrology for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase Three: Fisheries (Volume 2) for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of "A Brief for Presentation to the B.C. Utilities Commission Review Panel on the Kemano Completion Project by G.F. Hartman". Annotated by Hartman.

File consists of copies of House of Commons debates for May 28, 1993. Brian Gardiner, MP for Prince George-Bulkley Valley made a motion "That this House condemns the government for its failure to protect Canadian interests regarding the interbasin transfer of water as exemplified by the Kemano project, the North Thompson River, and both the Columbia River Treaty and the North American free trade agreement."

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 a published copy of a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by Irvine et al. entitled "Area-Under-The Curve Salmon Escapement Estimation Manual". Includes a 3.5" floppy disk containing the Area-Under-The Curve software program.

File consists of a photocopy of a draft of a Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences by Brown and Levings entitled "Distribution and Stomach Contents of Potential Fish Predators of Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Nechako and Stuart Rivers, B.C.".

File consists of issues of The Watershed, a newspaper published by the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. Includes issues from volume 1, nos. 1-3 from October 1993, November 1993, and June 1994.

File consists of a final draft and original copy of Shirvell's brief to the Kemano Completion Project BC Utilities Commission Review Panel. Final draft includes original photographs. Also includes accompanying memoranda and figures for the review panel.

File consists of Dr. Don Alderdice's submissions to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review. Includes Alderdice's expert witness testimony "Kemano Completion Project--Nechako River: A Summary Statement". Also includes written evidence filed with the Commission in relation to his expert witness testimony: copies of his CV, his affidavit filed in the court proceedings between Rivers Defense Coalition and Alcan, and a copy of "Assessment of the Influence of Gas Supersaturation on Salmonids in the Nechako River in Relation to Kemano Completion".

File consists of photocopied documents from various sources sent to Shirvell from John Hummel, a researcher for the Cheslatta Band. Includes copies of internal DFO memoranda; the "Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952" by Mike Robertson"; anti-Kemano material written by Dana Wagg and John Hummel, Cheslatta Band researchers; a photocopy of correspondence from the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations containing "Comment on the Kemano Completion Project Guidelines Order"; a copy of a "Proposal for an Agreement between the Government Commission of the Gitksan Wet'suwet'en People and the Vera Corporation regarding the Nanika River Project: A Plan for Partial Development of the Hydroelectric Power Potential of the Nanika River in Northwestern British Columbia"; copies of newspaper clippings, news releases, and backgrounders; the 1993 "Cheslatta Band Submission to the Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries"; and copies of documents received by the Cheslatta Band through Access to Information legislation.

File consists of copies of correspondence and documents that relate to the BCUC public review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes correspondence to and from BCUC and their legal counsel regarding Shirvell's presence as a witness at the review of the Kemano Completion Project.

File consists of copies of Exhibits 201a-351 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project and a partial index of the BCUC exhibits. Includes: "1991/92 Budget from Ministry of Environment for Nechako Kemano Completion Project Flow Mitigation/Compensation" (ex. #201a); "Document by D.W. Chapman entitled "Nechako River Flow Regime: A Report to the Court", dated January 27, 1987 (ex. #259); "Amended Statement of Defence to Amended Counterclaim in Number C803064: Attorney-General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada and Attorney-General of B.C.", dated February 26, 1986 (ex. #280); "Pages 1 and 2 of Memorandum from M. Fretwell to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, regarding Nechako Court Action - Possible Remedial Measures to Maintain Productivity at Low Flows", dated June 25, 1987 (ex. #291); Article by A.B. Nehring and A.M. Anderson from Rivers magazine entitled "Determination of Population-Limiting Critical Salmonid Habitats in Colorado Streams Using the Physical Habitat Simulation System", dated January 1993 (ex. #301); Article by I. G. Jowett from North American Journal of Fisheries Management magazine entitled "Models of the Abundance of Large Brown Trout in New Zealand Rivers", dated 1992 (ex. #302); "Memorandum from D.L. Deans to A. Bell-Irving, regarding Nechako Settlement Agreement-Tributary Inflows", dated March 29, 1988 (ex. #314); "Submission by J. Kelly", dated April 27, 1994 (ex. #337); Comments by Dr. P.A. Larkin on the Discussion Paper entitled "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project", dated April 12, 1984 (ex. #339); and "Letter from T.L. Perry of the Sierra Club of Western Canada to Dr. P.A. Larkin", dated December 7, 1983 (ex. #351).

File consists of a copy of "Curriculum Vitae of Department of Fisheries and Oceans Witnesses on the Nechako River Panel", which was presented as Exhibit 352 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.

File consists of copies of exhibits 356-376 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: graphs entitled "Comparison of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Base Flow Regime and Alcan Smelters and Chemicals ltd.'s Proposed Flow Regime" (ex. #356); "Letter from D. Morton, President of Alcan Smelters and Chemicals ltd. to The Honourable T. Siddon, regarding Attorney General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. and the Province of B.C.", dated July 21, 1987 (ex. #362); "Submission Presented by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to the Comptroller of Water Rights of B.C. Department of Lands at Victoria, B.C.", dated October 31 , 1949 (ex. #371); Report by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Temperature Changes in the Nechako River and their Effects on the Salmon Populations", dated February 6, 1952 (ex. #373); "Graph of Nechako River Regulated Monthly Flows from 1930 to 1985" (ex. #375); and volume 1 of a document by the Fisheries and Marine Service and the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission entitled "Salmon Studies Associated with the Potential Kemano II Hydroelectric Development", dated February, 1979 (ex. #376).

File consists of copies of exhibits 377-385 provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: "Letter from J.R. Haig of Department of Justice to D. McK. Brown and D.M.M. Goldie of Russell and DuMoulin, regarding Attorney General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.", dated August 20, 1980 (ex. #377); "Terms of Reference by Alcan Joint Technical Committee", dated February 9, 1982 (ex. #378); "Memorandum from L.A. Russell to A. Bell-Irving, regarding Summary of Proceedings of a Workshop on Methodologies for Determining Flows for Fish Maintenance", dated May 28, 1982 (ex. #379); document by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project: A Discussion Paper", dated January, 1994 (ex. #380a); errata of document by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project: A Discussion Paper", dated February, 1994 (ex. #380b); a document by the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission entitled "Potential Effects of the Kemano Completion Project on Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon", dated 1983 (ex. #381); "Memorandum from L. Tousignant and J.C. Davis to K.C.C. Stein of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, regarding Issues Requiring Corporate Direction", dated October 10, 1984 (ex. #382a); "Memorandum from the Director General of Program Planning to Assistant Deputy
Ministers, regarding Summary Notes from [their] Meeting on Kemano with Stein, October 25, 1984", dated November 9, 1984 (#ex. 382b); "Memorandum from A. Bell-Irving and W.J. Schouwenburg to Dr. N.W. Faulkner, regarding Future of the Kemano Task Force", dated November 7, 1984 (ex. #383); "Letter from A. Bell-Irving of Department of Fisheries and Oceans to D.H.G. Abelson of Ministry of Environment, Fish and Wildlife, regarding Fisheries Management Plan- Upper Nechako River", dated March 26, 1985 (ex. #384); and "Letter from C.W. Shinners to W.J. Rich of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd., regarding 1985 Injunction Flow, Nechako River", dated April 29, 1985 (ex. #385).

File consists of copies of exhibits 400-409 provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: "Notes of M. Healey of Strangway Working Group" (ex. #400); Flow Graph entitled "Framework to Achieve Nechako System Chinook Production Goal" (ex. #401); article by C.M. Tarzwell from American Fisheries Society Journal entitled "Experimental Evidence on the Value of Trout Stream Improvement in Michigan" (ex. #402); article by C.M. Tarzwell from Third North American Wildlife Conference entitled "An Evaluation of the Methods and Results of Stream Improvement in the Southwest" (ex. #403); article by R.I. Hunt from Transactions of the American Fisheries Society entitled "A Long-Term Evaluation of Trout Habitat Development and Its Relation to Improving Management-Related Research", dated May, 1970 (ex. #404); document by R. House of the Bureau of Land Management in Salem, Oregon entitled "Evaluation of Improvement Techniques for Salmonid Spawning" (ex. #405); document by J.P. West entitled "Enhancement of Salmon and Steelhead Spawning and Rearing Conditions in the Scott and Salmon Rivers, California" (ex. #406); document by J.W. Anderson et. al. entitled "Design, Placement and Fish Use of lnstream Structures in Southwestern Oregon" (ex. #407); document by T.E. Nickelson et. al. entitled "Effectiveness of Selected Stream Improvement Techniques to Create Suitable Summer and Winter Rearing Habitat for Juvenile Coho Salmon in Oregon Coastal Streams", dated March 18, 1991 (ex. #408); and a document by W.R. Meehan entitled "Influences of Forest and Rangeland Management on Salmonid Fishes and Their Habitats", dated 1991 (ex. #409).

File consists of a copy of "Index of Exhibits for Evidence of D. Deans", which was presented as Exhibit 410 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.