File consists of copied papers by Dennis Ableson, Fisheries Biologist, faxed from the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and Cheslatta Band Offices to Hartman. Includes "The Nechako River: A River in Crisis - Summary Impacts of the Proposed Kemano Completion Project", a presentation that Ablseon made to the American Fisheries Society at the Aboriginal Fisheries Conference.
File consists of a 1994 re-working of Lyons and Larkin's original 1952 Fisheries Management Report entitled "The Effects on Sport Fisheries of the Aluminum Company of Canada Limited Development in the Nechako Drainage". The report was retyped and pictures were added for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of annotated drafts and a final draft of the letter Gordon Hartman sent to Prime Minister Chretien. Includes a reply to the letter from the Office of the Prime Minister.
File consists of the "Government of Canada Outline of Evidence for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Inquiry into the Kemano Completion Project: Phase 3".
File consists of the "Government of Canada Outline of Evidence for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Inquiry into the Kemano Completion Project: Phase 4".
File consists of the "British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project - Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Summary of Evidence for Technical Hearing Phase Three: Fisheries".
File consists of the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project Technical Hearing Phase 5: Final Argument for Rivers Defense Coalition.
File consists of "A Brief on the Kemano Completion Project's Hydrothermal and Internal Wave Modelling" by G.A. Lawrence.
File consists of a "Submission to the B.C. Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project" by William J. Schouwenburg.
File consists of C.S. Shirvell's Brief to the B.C. Utilities Commission Review Panel regarding the Kemano Completion Project's effect on the Nechako River.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Monitoring - 1989 (Volume 2)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Applied Research - 1990 (Volume 2A)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Remedial Measures - 1989 (Volume 2)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of a report entitled "British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Deepwater Release Facility Recommendations: Implications for Sockeye Salmon". Authorship unknown. Annotated.
File consists of a conference paper by Weller titled "Should British Columbia Create a Ministry of Northern Affairs?" This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 84 listed in Weller's CV.
File consists of outgoing correspondence from BCUC (and others) to BC Hydro as well as incoming correspondence to BCUC from BC Hydro. Prominent correspondents include Thom Thompson, Vice President of Corporate and Aboriginal Affairs for BC Hydro.
File consists of outgoing correspondence from BCUC to the Lake & Stream Biological Habitat Enhancement Society as well as incoming correspondence to BCUC from the society and its representatives.
File consists of photocopies of Alcan Bulletins released while the BCUC Kemano Completion Project review hearings were ongoing (1993-1994).
File consists of submissions from various participants in the BCUC hearings on the review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes submissions from Mike Robertson, W.G. Hazelwood, the Village of Fraser Lake, Allan Lamb, the Peace Valley Environmental Association, the Canadian Autoworkers Local 102, Terry Slack, Erythana Ventures Corporation, and Douglas Massey.
File consists of a correspondence file collated by the BCUC staff involved in the Kemano Completion Project Review. Includes incoming correspondence regarding concerns about the review, correspondence regarding submissions to the community hearings, and copies of oral presentations given at the community hearings along with accompanying correspondence.
File consists of photocopied Department of Fisheries and Oceans documents that released for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review under the Access to Information Act. Includes correspondence, memoranda, and draft reports.
File consists of copies of exhibits 537-719 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: a document by L.R. Russell et. al. entitled "Chinook Salmon Studies in the Nechako River: 1980, 1981, and 1982", dated November, 1983 (ex. #537); "Memorandum from C.S. Shirvell to G. Ennis, regarding Corrections to Notes from Nechako Workshop, November 14, 15", dated November 28, 1985 (ex. #538); "Memorandum from M. Fretwell to D.L. Deans, regarding Nechako River Programs: Stream Fertilization Fish Assessment Proposal", dated May 10, 1988 (ex. #540); "Summary of Evidence from the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program for Technical Hearing Phase Ill: Fisheries", dated March, 1994 (ex. #572); and a "Memorandum from the Director General Pacific Region to Mr. Lefebvre, regarding Alcan Trial Proposed Out of Court Settlement", dated March 12, 1987 (ex. #719).
File consists of Alderdice's handwritten notes regarding various aspects of the Alcan-Nechako River controversy.
File consists of a copy of "Restructuring Research: Survival of the Fittest", an address to Royal Society Members at the University of Alberta on March 25, 1994.
File consists of Alderdice's copy of "Government of Canada Outline of Evidence for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Inquiry into the Kemano Completion Project: Phase 3". Also includes a document entitled "Questions for Mr. Lemon Relating to the Canadian Government Outline of Evidence", likely written by Alderdice.
File consists of various versions of the paper by Rublee et al entitled "Development of Fish Habitat in Large Streams as a Mitigative Tool Below Hydro Diversions", which was presented at the 1994 American Power Conference.
File consists of correspondence relating to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review. Includes copied and original correspondence to and from Gordon Hartman; Bill Rich (Alcan); Dr. Gregory Lawrence; Thom Thompson (BC Hydro); LLL&M Barristers and Solicitors (for Alcan); Fraser & Beatty Barristers and Solicitors (for Rivers Defense Coalition); Premier Mike Harcourt; Moe Sihota, BC Minister of Environment, Land and Parks; Brian Tobin, Minister of Fisheries; the Nechako Environmental Coalition; and Robert Pellat, BCUC Commission Secretary. Also includes a list of relevant sections of the Utilities Commission Act for Kemano, an "Order in the Matter of the Utilities Commission Act...and A Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project", meeting minutes for BCUC sessions, the "KCP Registered Participant List", a schedule for a Kemano tour, and copies of related articles.
File consists of an incomplete list of the BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review "A" list of exhibits. Also includes "Exhibit List Part 'B': Public File", which lists documents available in the public file.
File consists of various documents relating to the BCUC KCP Public Review Technical Hearings. Includes hearing transcripts, the "Final Argument of Ben B. Meisner", and correspondence from BCUC regarding the technical hearings.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Annual Reports (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 - 1991 (Volume 4)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Monitoring - 1992 (Volume 5)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Applied Research - 1993 (Volume 5)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Remedial Measures - 1993 (Volume 6)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of a copy of a report entitled "Provincial Economic Impact of KCP Construction" prepared for Alcan.
File consists of Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2245 by T.G. Brown et al. entitled "Availability of Juvenile Chinook Salmon to Predators Along the Margins of the Nechako and Stuart Rivers, B.C.".
File consists of typed documents, letters, and reports relating to the Alexander Mackenzie voyageur route near Vanderhoof. Includes: "Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail / Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur route" management plan annual report from the Vanderhoof Forest District (Jan.-Dec. 1994) and "RE: Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail" letter to the regional managers of the Prince George Forest Region and Cariboo Forest Region and the Director of the Archaeology Branch from Greg Nicoholls, the chair of the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail Coordinating Committee (19 Apr. 1995).
File consists of incoming correspondence to BCUC from registered participants and interested parties regarding the Kemano Completion Project review hearings.
File consists of outgoing correspondence from BCUC (and others) to the province of British Columbia as well as incoming correspondence to BCUC from the province. Also includes a "Summary of Alcan's Proposed Kemano Completion Flow Regime" and a copy of Slaney et al's "Habitat Capability Analysis of the Nechako River for Rainbow Trout and Char and the Effects of Various Flow Regimes".
File consists of photocopies of promotional material produced by Alcan. Includes Alcan Special Reports, "Kemano: Energy for the Future", pamphlets, news releases, and a "Statement by William J. Rich, Vice President for British Columbia Alcan, at Press Conference, 9 July 1993". Also includes an original "Kemano Completion Project Information" newsletter.
File consists of requests for information sent to the Province of British Columbia by the British Columbia Utilities Commission and registered participants in the Kemano Completion Project Review. Also includes the province's responses to those information requests and accompanying correspondence.
File consists of an index created by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to all of their discovered documents relating to the Kemano Completion Project. This information was requested from DFO by the British Columbia Utilities Commission in conjunction with the Kemano Completion Project Review hearings.
File consists of a copy of the "Final Submission on behalf of Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd." for the BCUC public review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of final submissions submitted to the BCUC public review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes final submissions and accompanying correspondence for the Nechako Environmental Coalition; the District of Vanderhoof/Regional District of Bulkley Nechako/The River Forever/Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce; Sustainable BC; J.M. Black; and Rediscovery Prince George. Also includes the Nechako Environmental Coalition's "Rebuttal to Final Submissions of Alcan & the Government of Canada"; the "Final Argument of the Province of British Columbia"; and the "British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority 1993 Revenue Requirements Application Final Argument".
File consists of a copy of the "Argument and Summary of Evidence for the BCUC Review of the Kemano II Project by the District of Vanderhoof, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako, The River Forever, and the Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce".
File consists of copies of exhibits 386-399 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: "Memorandum from G.L. Ennis to Distribution, regarding Nechako River Workshop: Notes from November 14 and 15, 1985", dated December 24, 1985 (ex. #386); "Memorandum from H. Mundie to F. Boyd, regarding Preparation for Nechako River Court Action", dated November 4, 1985 (ex. #387); "Memorandum from F.C. Boyd to G. E. Jones, regarding Nechako Court Case and Technical Meeting Preparations", dated December 10, 1985 (ex. #388); "Memorandum from Chief of Habitat Programs to A. Bell-Irving, regarding Reconstruction of Events Leading to Decision by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in February, 1986, on the Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Case (Nechako Flows Issue)", dated March 5, 1987 (ex. #389); "Memorandum from A. Bell-Irving to Distribution, regarding May 29, 1986 Meeting with Provincial Officials for Nechako River Management Plan", dated May 30, 1986 (ex. #390); "List of Expert Reports of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" (ex. #391a); document entitled "Alcan Project: Studies Initiated by Fisheries Agencies" (ex. #391b); "Expert Report by Dr. J.H. Mundie for the Nechako River Court Action" (ex. #392); "Memorandum from J.H. Mundie to R. Bell-Irving, regarding Nechako River- Expert Witness Statement", dated July 18, 1986 (ex. #393); "Memorandum from H.J. Mundie to R. Bell-Irving, regarding Involvement in the Nechako River Case, dated February 24, 1987 (ex. #394a); "Nechako Court Case Summary of the Attorney General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada and Attorney General of B.C." (ex. #397); "Outline of Evidence from the Government of Canada for Phase III: Fisheries", dated March, 1994 (ex. #398); and "Hard Copy of Overheads of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" (ex. #399).
File consists of "Hard Copies of Overheads by C.S. Shirvell", which were presented as Exhibit 490 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of Mundie's brief to the BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review Panel entitled "The Kemano Completion Project: An Example of Science in Government".
File consists predominantly of faxed correspondence and documents from the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. These documents include copies of newspaper clippings, news releases, publicity material regarding Cheslatta Band's position on the Kemano Completion Project, briefing notes, documents written by Dana Wagg, correspondence from Alcan to the Band, and copies of released Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda. Also includes "The Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952" by Mike Robertson; 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" of November 13, 1991; and a 1984 paper by Megan Swail entitled "The Kemano Completion Project: Selected Legal Issues".
File consists of Hartman's handwritten notes about some of the exhibits for the BCUC Kemano public review. Includes an copy of exhibit 400, "Notes from Strangway Working Group", annotated in depth by Hartman.