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 copy of a Triton Environmental Consultants report prepared for the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund entitled "Kenney Dam Release Facility: Evaluation of the Effect of Operation of a Proposed Kenney Dam Water Release Facility on Cooling Water Releases and Nechako River Temperatures".
File consists of an original "Report of the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management Committee". Also includes a summary of the report entitled "Moving Ahead: Summary Report of the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management Committee" and a NEEF "Summary of Results of Studies by Triton Environmental Consultants and Klohn-Crippen Consultants".
File consists of a reprint of Hill and Irvine's article from the North American Journal of Fisheries Management entitled "Standardizing Spawner Escapement Data: A Case Study of the Nechako River Chinook Salmon".
File consists of various documents regarding the Nechako River Alliance, Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund (NEEF), and the creation of the Nechako Watershed Council between 2000 and 2001. Includes issues of "Basin News: The Newsletter of the Fraser Basin Council", NEEF "Summary Results of Studies by Triton Environmental Consultants and Klohn-Crippen Consultants", NEEF meeting agendas and notes, a "Nechako Watershed Council: Second Interim Report to the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management Committee", Nechako Watershed Council meeting agendas, correspondence regarding the Nechako Watershed Council, a NEED "April 2000 Public Meeting Report", NEEF Newsletters, a copy of the NEEF Management Committee's "Options for Passing Flows Through the Cheslatta Fan", and a letter from Paul Sanborn (Chairperson, Nechako River Alliance) to Premier Gordon Campbell.
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 2001. Includes correspondence to and from Paul Sanborn (Chairperson, Nechako River Alliance); Jim Mattison (NEEF); Gordon Hartman; and David Lane (T. Buck Suzuki Foundation), among others. Also includes a "BC Hydro/Alcan Agreement Backgrounder", documents regarding the dredging of Tahtsa Narrows, NEEF newsletters, Hartman's "Comments on Draft Proposal to Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund", newspaper clippings, a pamphlet for the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program, and NEEF's "Design Workbook for a Technical/Scientific Review".
File consists of a "Backgrounder on Nechako River White Sturgeon". Authorship unknown.
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 Ken Rood's report for the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund and the Fraser Basin Council entitled "Preliminary Assessment of the Murray-Cheslatta System".
File consists of a copy of a Klohn-Crippen Consultants report prepared for the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management Committee entitled "Water Release Facility at Kenney Dam Updated Conceptual Layout and Cost Estimate".
File consists of slide print-outs for a joint presentation by Cheslatta Carrier Nation and Alcan to the federal government in Ottawa entitled "Enhancing the Environment of the Nechako Watershed".
File consists of a copy of a Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management Committee report entitled "Options for Passing Flows Through the Cheslatta Fan".
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 correspondence regarding the Fraser Basin Council's effort to set up the Nechako Watershed Council. Includes correspondence to and from Gordon Hartman; David Marshall (Fraser Basin Council); David Lane; T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation; B.C. Wildlife Federation; Fraser Basin Council; Rivers Defense Coalition; Iona Campagnolo (Chairperson, Fraser Basin Council); Nechako River Alliance; and Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. Also includes copies of Ben Meisner's column, newspaper clippings, "Nechako Watershed Council Terms of Reference", a "Proposal to the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund from The Nechako River Alliance", and an article by Hartman entitled "Nechako River--An Uncertain Future".
File consists of a photocopy of Soren Larsen's article from Research in Economic Anthropology entitled "The Cheslatta Redevelopment Project: Economic Development and the Cultural Landscape of the Cheslatta T'en".
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".
Series consists of Mundie’s records and collected material related to the Kemano Completion Project. Mainly includes copies of publications related to Mundie’s research and activities, such as reprints of journal articles, scientific reports, and government publications. Also includes a small portion of correspondence and internal DFO memoranda regarding the Nechako River court action.
Mundie, J. HaroldFile consists of records relating to the Fraser Basin Council's 1998 inaugiral State-of-the-Fraser Basin Conference. Includes issues of "Basin News: The Newsletter of the Fraser Basin Council", Hartman's handwritten notes, correspondence from the Fraser Basin Council regarding the conference, and worksheets from conference sessions.
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Workshop: The Last 10 Years and the Next 10 Years - Report on a Workshop held February 24th and 25th, 1998". Includes accompanying correspondence regarding the workshop report.
Subseries consists of material relating to the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program, predominantly publications and reports. Includes some correspondence between NFCP and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Also includes air photo maps of the Nechako River from 1990.
Shirvell, ColeFile consists of an original copy of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Workshop: The Last 10 Years and the Next 10 Years", material for the workshop held by NFCP in Vancouver between February 24-25, 1998. Includes copies of workshop notes.
File consists of press clippings from a variety of British Columbia newspapers, magazines, newsletters and bulletins reporting on the Alcan Kemano Completion Project. Includes articles from the Time-Columnist, The Fisherman, the Prince George Citizen, the Comox District Free Press, B.C. Wildlife Federation's Outdoor Edge, the Vancouver Sun (including columns by Stephen Hume), Nanaimo News Bulletin, the Province, Regional News, the Toronto Star, Nanaimo Times, New Westminster Now, the Georgia Straight, and The Watershed, among others.
Collection consists of records regarding the Kemano Completion Project collected by four scientists that were involved in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans review of Alcan’s project. The majority of the material consists of copies of publications related to the scientists’ research and activities, many of which were written or annotated by them, such as reprints of journal articles, draft scientific reports, government publications, and newspaper clippings. Original scientific research records comprise raw data, field notes, memoranda, and draft reports. 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 final reports. In addition, includes records and publications relating to various other groups affected by the Kemano Completion Project or arising because of it, such as the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, the Rivers Defense Coalition, the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program, the Nechako Watershed Council, the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund, and the Nechako River Alliance.
Alderdice, DonFile 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.
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Shirvell, ColeSubseries consists predominantly of publications and draft publications written by Cole Shirvell. Also includes maps, photographs, raw data, field notes, and correspondence and reports regarding field work.
Shirvell, ColeFile consists of a copy of the article, "Is Scientific Inquiry Incompatible with Government Information Control?", which includes a section on the Kemano Completion Project.
Series consists of Alderdice’s records and collected material related to the Kemano Completion Project and his activities as a fisheries biologist. Early material includes research records on total gas pressure and flow analysis research, particularly in regards to the Nechako River, which Alderdice was working on in anticipation of the Nechako River court action. Records regarding the Nechako River court action range from 1984 to 1987, and include correspondence, internal DFO memoranda, and legal documents. Records created by Alderdice after his retirement from DFO in 1987 document his involvement with the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review and his connection to the Siddon v. Mair court case. Also includes copies of publications related to Alderdice’s research and activities, such as reprints of journal articles, scientific reports, government publications, and newspaper clippings.
Alderdice, DonFile consists of a reprint of Mundie and Crabtree's article, "Effects on Sediments and Biota of Cleaning a Salmonid Spawning Channel". Also includes a note to Alderdice from Mundie and a humourous note regarding the article entitled "Excerpts from: Critical Reviews of 'Effects on sediments...etc."
File consists of a copy of the "BC/Alcan 1997 Agreement", a legal document between the Province of British Columbia and Alcan Aluminum Limited regarding the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of a photocopy of a chapter by Rubinoff entitled "Politics, Ethics, and Ecology: Confronting the Tragedy of the Commons" from the book "Canadian Issues in Environmental Ethics".
File consists of a draft of Shirvell's Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences entitled "Abundance, Distribution, Size, and Age of Adult and Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Upper Sustut River, 1992 to 1996".
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program 10 Year Review Background Report" created for the NFCP 10 Year Review Workshop. Includes accompanying correspondence related to the workshop.
Subseries consists of records relating to Shirvell's participation in the British Columbia Utilities Commission public review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes Shirvell's notes and submission to the review panel, copies of submissions from other DFO scientists, correspondence relating to the review, copies of exhibits submitted for the review, and BCUC reports.
Shirvell, ColeFile consists of correspondence regarding the BCUC Kemano Completion Project Public Review. Includes internal Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda, news releases, a schedule for the BCUC technical hearings schedule, agendas, and a copy of "Conceptual Alternatives for a Release Facility at Kenney Dam: An Interim Report of the KDRF Working Group" sent from the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation.
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 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 photocopy of Hartman's article from GeoJournal entitled "Impacts of Growth in Resource Use and Human Population on the Nechako River: A Major Tributary of the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada".
File consists of records relating to the development of the Siddon v. Mair court case. Includes a document written by Alderdice entitled "Notes on Controversy between T. Siddon and Rafe Mair", clippings, correspondence from Connell Lightbody Barristers and Solicitors regarding the case, the 'Statement of Claim' for the Siddon v. Mair case, Alderdice's notes, and the "Statement of Dr. Donald Alderdice" for the case.
File consists of drafts of Hartman's "Restructuring Kemano: Open the Process Up, Mr. Harcourt" and accompanying correspondence. Includes related newspaper clippings regarding the BC-Alcan Framework Agreement of July 1995.
File consists of a photocopy of an interim report by Brian Scarfe entitled "Review of Water Management in the Nechako River Basin: An Interim Report Prepared for the Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks".
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 issues of the Rivers Defense Coalition newsletter. Includes Vol. 1, Nos.2-4 and Vol. 2, No. 1. Rivers Defense Coalition consists of the following: Allied Rivers Commission; B.C. Federation of Naturalists; B.C. Wildlife Federation; Fort Fraser Trappers Association; Gulf Trollers Association; Nechako Environmental Coalition; Nechako Neyenkut Society; Pacific Trollers Association; Pulp, Paper & Woodworkers Association Local #9; Recreational Canoeing Association of B.C.; Save the Bulkley Society; Steelhead Society; and the United Fishermen & Allied Workers Union.
File consists of an issue of British Columbia Report (vol. 6, no. 23) featuring the cover story "The Truth About KCP: Politics, not Science, Drove the NDP to Kill the Megaproject" by Steve Vanagas.
File consists of handwritten and copied notes written by Hartman regarding salmon escapement in the Nechako, Stuart, Stellako, Nadina, and Fraser Rivers, among others. Includes escapement data summaries.
File consists of a 1995 "Application for Export Permit to the National Energy Board re: Intalco Aluminum Corporation" from Powerex British Columbia Power Exchange Corporation.
File consists of a photocopy of Shelby Gerking's article, "The Restricted Movement of Fish Populations".
File consists of a list of persons involved in the Alcan Kemano controversy and an accompanying letter encouraging the need for a review of the affair.