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Black bear on the shore of a river. The location is unknown.

Footage of golden eye duck and ducklings on a lake.

Speculated locations include Anahim Lake, Ulkatcho Lake or Fenton Lake.

Footage of a large nest in a tree, possibly an Eagle or a Osprey nest, with baby birds within.

Footage of a moose hunt, moose kill, and butchering of the moose.

Possible locations of this footage are the Chilcotin region, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of horses in corral.

Location is believed to be Holt Homestead or Lassard Lake.

Footage of Bighorn Sheep in the winter.

The location of filming is unknown.

Footage of large animal, most likely a moose, along a steep bank. Two men and their pack horse traveling along an open landscape, a close shot of their campfire at night, then footage of them preparing for a journey early in the morning. Also a view of a herd of caribou, the men traveling in a pack train over a stream and through upper valleys of the mountains, various sunset shots, a lake full of birds feeding, and finally the men packing the horses with killed game meat, most likely caribou.

The location of the filming is most likely the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage includes salmon jumping in a river, men filleting fish in fishing boat in tide water, a beaver in the water, and a bird, probably a heron, flying.

Recordings from the boat on a river, some loons on a lake, either Anahim or Fenton lake, and a panoramic view of the lake with mountains in background.

Also some footage of men fishing from the shore of a river, children catching fish, children swimming, some river rapids, footage of an eagle, a pelican on the lake, a group of birds, probably sand pipers, in water.

There are two young girls playing on a boat near shore, a view of white and brown house, and an older boy pulling a young girl in a wagon.

Include is footage of a backyard BBQ picnic, two young girls fishing, a cabin at a lake, and general scenery of birch trees, a boat house, and a dock at lake.

There is also a sign that reads "Breezy Cove," people relaxing on porch in front of cabin, and footage of a woman believed to be Mrs. Elsey and a friend walking on a forest path.

The film ends with footage of more fishing off a motor boat and unloading the motor boat at a dock.

Possible locations of the filming include the Bella Coola River, the Bella Coola Valley, the Bulkley Valley, the Hagensborg area, and Nimpo Lake.

Footage of eagles flying, a close up of a fish on display, men fishing cutthroat trout, fly-fishing on river, and tying mill eggs with nylon mesh.

Possible locations of filming include the Bella Coola River and Dean River.

foot of bighorn sheep on a rocky outcrop.

Location of filming is unknown.

Film begins with recording of geese flying in sky as introduction. Then there is footage of community life in the general store, believed to be "Christensen's General Store," including a man lighting a pipe, children buying snacks and families buying groceries. Afterwards there is filming of the Anahim Stampede, depicting wild cow riding, bronco riding and the spectators.

The second portion of the film begins with the title slide "Caribou Return" and in consists of clips of ducks on a lake, scenery of trees and the lake, men packing up horses as they prepare for a journey into the high country. They travel as a pack train up into the mountains and eventually set up camp. There is footage of the men cooking, and also various shots of wildlife including a white grouse, herd of caribou, moose wandering through the snow, and a porcupine. The hunting party eventually kills a bull moose and there is footage of them examining the kill and loading the pack train with meat.

The third portion of the film begins with two young girls playing in a boat and then playing in a garden, and then a young boy pulling his sister in a wagon. There is a family barbeque and more footage of children playing and going fishing in a lack. The film ends with a recording of a grouse or pheasant in a bush.

Locations believed to be filmed in on this reel include Gitcha Mountains, Ulkatcho Mountains, Holt Homestead, Lassard Lake, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

There are three different sections of film footage on this reel.

The first is of two men and a young boy going fishing from a river bank, gutting and cleaning the fish they catch and baiting their hooks with mill eggs. There is more filming of three other men going down the river in a small boat and then banking it to fish. They gut and clean their fish as-well. They load their small boat into the back of a red pick-up truck after they are finished their day.

The second part of this film reel begins with a map of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park. Men on snowmobiles traveling to an abandoned log home and acreage. They then break through the ice on the nearby lake and begin to retrieve their previously set beaver trap, which has a caught beaver. The men then travel to a different location and set up a beaver trap. There is some additional footage of two moose in the snow as the men travel to a third location and retrieve another caught beaver from under the ice. The men return to their cabin and skin the beavers.

The third part of this film is footage of Anahim Lake village, birds in the area, wild flowers, cattle drive, children fishing on the river and swimming, a pelican on a lake, and people in a boat traveling.

Possible other locations of filming include Bella Coola River, Dean River, Ulkatcho, Ulkatcho Mountains, and Tweedsmuir Provincial park.

File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Determination of Useable Chinook Rearing Habitat in the Nechako River".

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 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 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 fax cover sheet and original lecture notes created by Cole Shirvell for a workshop on Instream Flow Incremental Methodology.

File consists of a July 1987 issue of a Colorado State University training announcement (vol. 4, no. 2) entitled "Instream Flow Chronicle: A Training Announcement". Features an article by Shirvell entitled "Does the IFIM Have Biological Significance: A Critique".

File consists of a reprint from the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 47) by Shirvell entitled "Role of Instream Rootwards as Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Steelhead Trout (O. mykiss) Cover Habitat Under Varying Streamflows".

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 copies of DFO expert report for the Nechako River court action and related records. Includes DFO memoranda regarding the expert reports; Shirvell's "Technical Statement for Nechako River Court Action - DFO vs. Alcan: Habitat Modelling"; Jensen's expert report "Assessment of the Influence of Excess Total Gas Pressure (TGP) on Salmonids in the Nechako River"; Servizi's expert report "Nechako River Total Gas Pressure: Critique of Alcan Predictions and Review of Total Gas Pressure and Flow"; William's expert report regarding cooling flows; Harrison and Wilson's expert report "The Management and Status of Nechako River Chinook Salmon"; Healey's expert reports entitled "The Spawning of Chinook Salmon and Their Spawning Requirements", "The General Ecology of Chinook Salmon That Spawn in Headwater Tributaries", and "Report on Miscellaneous Topics Relating to DFO Flow Requirements in the Nechako River"; Bell's expert report "Effect of Elevated Water Temperatures on Infectious Diseases of Salmon"; Hamilton's expert reports "Availability of Water", "Relationship of Flow to Spawning and Incubation Habitat", and "Relationship of Flow to Rearing Habitat"; Blachut's expert report; and Slaney's affidavit.

File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - DFO Expert Reports: Fisheries Management (Volume 2)". Includes C. Robin Harrison's expert report, "The Management and Status of Fraser and Nechako River Chinook Salmon". Also includes Patrick A. Slaney's expert report, "Assessment of the Influence of Flows on the Rainbow Trout and Char Populations of the Nechako River".

File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - DFO Expert Reports: Summer Temperature Control (Volume 5)". Includes G.R. Bell's expert report, "Effect of Elevated Water Temperatures on Infectious Diseases of Salmon". Also includes I.V. Williams' expert report, "The Effects of Water Temperature on Adult Sockeye". Additionally, includes P.B. Saxvik's expert report, "Control of Water Temperature by Manipulation of River Flow".

File consists of a photocopy of Shirvell's handwritten "Review Comments on Dr. Don Chapman's Rebuttal Report to C.S. Shirvell's Expert Witness Report".

File consists of documents provided by Alcan and Envirocon regarding chinook salmon rearing. Shirvell reviewed these documents "for discovery" and commented via annotations.

File consists of records relating to the examination of documents for discovery for the Nechako River court action. Includes correspondence from legal counsel, Shirvell's responses to questions for discovery, and DFO memoranda regarding trial preparation.

File consists of a DFO memorandum regarding the inspection and discovery of documents for Nechako River court action. Attached are photocopies of the commentary on the documents reviewed for the court case and an identification table for the reviewed documents.

File consists of a letter from Dilip Mathur with attachments of photocopies of records from the case of the Philadelphia Electric Power Company and the Susquehanna Power Company before the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

File consists of Instream Flow Incremental Methodologies documents gathered in preparation for the Nechako River court action. Includes photocopies of correspondence; the "Direct Testimony of Ken. D. Bovee submitted on behalf of the United States Department of the Interior" in the case of the Philadelphia Electric Power Company before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; "Guidelines for Preparing Expert Testimony in Water Management Decisions Related to Instream Flow Issues" by the Cooperative Instream Flow Service Group; abstracts and publications lists related to IFIM; "Instream Flow Methodologies Research Project" prepared by J. Emil Morhardt for the Electric Power Research Institute; Envirocon records; a draft copy of Envirocon's Technical Memorandum, "Methods for the Determination of Spawning and Incubation Flow Requirements of Chinook Salmon"; Jenkins and Mitchell's review of Slaney et al. (1984) report on Nechako trout and char; and a draft copy of Envirocon's Technical Memorandum, "Documentation of the Habitat Modelling Process".

File consists of correspondence and memoranda leading up to the 1987 settlement agreement. Includes correspondence regarding a Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd. report, legal counsel for the court case, the out-of-court settlement, and the final settlement agreement. Also includes a reprint of Mundie's article "Predictability of the Consequences of the Kemano Hydroelectric Proposal for Natural Salmon Populations"; a copy of Behnke's "Critique of Instream Flow Methodologies"; copies of documents with advice for expert witnesses, including a "Guidebook on the Preparation and Submission of Expert Witness' Evidence"; a copy of Langer's article "The Professional Fisheries Scientist as an Expert Witness"; a 1987 paper by Robert Behnke entitled "The Illusion of Technique and Fisheries Management"; the "Agreement Respecting Studies and Data Between Attorney-General of Canada and the Aluminum Company of Canada Limited"; lists of documents agreed to by DFO and Alcan; copies of the documents "Summary of Remedial Measures Options" and "Proposed Nechako River Monitoring and Remedial Measures"; copies of depositions of Clair B. Stalnaker and Robert T. Milhous; graphics intended for display during expert witness testimonies; a background paper from Alcan regarding "Court Proceedings involving the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans versus Alcan and the Province of British Columbia"; a copy of the 1987 settlement agreement; and a folder for DFO employees for the announcement of the agreement including a news release, biographies, and a copy of the agreement.

File consists of a document produced by the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program entitled "Settlement Agreement: 14 September 1987", which includes a copy of the settlement agreement between DFO, the provincial government and Alcan. Also includes copies of correspondence and news releases related to the creation of the settlement agreement.

File consists of correspondence relating to the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program. Includes a project plan for the Juvenile Chinook Salmon Overwintering Habitat study, NFCP correspondence to the DFO Technical Committee Members, a copy of the "1988-89 Nechako River Program Rationale", and a draft copy of the NFCP "Preliminary Proposal 1989/90 for the Juvenile Outmigration Monitoring".

File consists of original copies of aerophotographical maps entitled "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Airphoto Mosaics: Nechako River, Kenney Dam to Vanderhoof".

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 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.