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File consists of records related to DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River with Cole Shirvell as Scientific Authority. Includes copies of scientific articles; correspondence regarding the Archipelago contract for the study; contracts for Archipelago; DFO memoranda; and drafts of the report resulting from the study.

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.

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 a reprint of "Overview of Effects of Pacific Coast River Regulation on Salmonids and the Oppurtunities for Mitigation" from the American Fisheries Society Symposium 10.

File consists of a report by Nell Stallard for DFO entitled "Analysis of the Diet of Fish from the Nechako River, B.C., 1986-1990".

File consists of records related to DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River with Cole Shirvell as Scientific Authority. Includes copies of scientific articles; correspondence regarding the Archipelago contract for the study; contracts for Archipelago; DFO memoranda; meeting minutes; and a draft table of contents for the report resulting from the study.

File consists of a draft copy of an article for the Bulletin of Marine Science by Slaney et al. entitled "Debris Structure Placements and Whole-River Fertilization for Salmonids in a Large Regulated Stream in British Columbia".

File consists of a faxed copy of a Triton Environmental Consultants report prepared for Alcan entitled "Investigation of the Flushing of Accumulated Sediments from the Nechako Canyon".

File consists of a photocopy of the "Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries" regarding the budget and program of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

File consists of a photocopy of a Regulated Rivers: Research & Management (vol. 5) article by Orth and Leonard entitled "Comparison of Discharge Methods and Habitat Optimization for Recommending Instream Flows to Protect Fish Habitat".

File consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles from various British Columbia newspapers, newsletters and magazines from 1990 to 1992. Includes a clippings of a magazine advertisement for Alcan and copies of articles from the Vancouver Sun, among other newspapers, regarding the Alcan Nechako controversy.

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

File consists of annotated copies of the report by Alderdice and Hartman entitled "The Alcan-Federal-Provincial Nechako River Controversy: a case history of why people lose faith in the political process".

File consists of a copy of Peter Ward's report on "Channel Changes in Kemano River to Date and Expected Future Changes from Kemano Completion Project".

File consists of Hartman's copy of his paper with Alderdice entitled "The Alcan-Federal-Provincial Nechako River Controversy: A Case History of Why People Lose Faith in the Political Process". Annotated by Hartman.

File consists of a photocopy of a report prepared by consultants Karl English and T. Webb entitled "Data Assessment and Definition of a Chinook Production Model for the Nechako River".

File consists of a photocopy of a manual prepared by Envirowest Environmental Consultants for DFO entitled "Fish Habitat Enhancement: A Manual for Freshwater, Estuarine, and Marine Habitats".

File consists of a photocopy of a Regulated Rivers: Research & Management (vol. 5) article by Gan and McMahon entitled "Variability of Results from the Use of PHABSIM in Estimating Habitat Area".

File consists of records related to DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River with Cole Shirvell as Scientific Authority. Includes memoranda regarding the overwintering studies; a contract amendment for Archipelago Marine Research; correspondence from Archipelago; multiple drafts of a work statement for contract research on juvenile chinook salmon overwintering in the Nechako River study (including a digital copy on a 5 1/4" floppy); Shirvell's handwritten notes regarding the study; an RFP for the study; a revised proposal from Archipelago for the 1990 study; and a contract for Archipelago for the 1990 study.

File consists of the report "An Analysis of the Kemano Completion Project" by D.F. Alderdice and G.F. Hartman. This document was an exhibit referred to in Alderdice's affidavit for the Nechako court action. Also includes a copy of Alderdice's 1990 resume and a copy of the article "The Sovereign State of Alcan" from a 1983 Telkwa Foundation Newsletter.

File consists of a newspaper article written by Alderdice and Hartman. Includes a copy of the article in its original publication form in The Fisherman newspaper, copies of the article, and annotated early drafts of the article.

File consists of an International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission Bulletin entitled "Prespawning Mortalities of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River System and Possible Causal Factors".

File consists of the second final draft of the "A Report of the Kemano Task Force: Review of the Environmental Studies Report Submitted by Alcan in Support of the Kemano Completion Proposal in Relation to Continued Fish Production from the Rivers Involved". The first final draft of this report was released in August 1987, a second final draft was released in April 1990, and a third final draft in 1994. The Report of the Kemano Task Force was never officially published, although it was made available upon request to the public after 1994. This copy annotated in depth by Hartman.

File consists of an agenda for a weekend conference held May 26-27, 1990 at the Friendship Centre in Vanderhoof entitled "Nechako: A River Worth Saving". Includes Hartman's handwritten notes for a talk he gave at the public session. According to Hartman, "at this meeting, it was made public for the first time that the key DFO scientists did not support the flows established in the 1987 settlement agreement".

File consists of Ableson and Slaney's "Revised Sport Fisheries Management Plan for the Nechako River and the Murray/Cheslatta System". Annotated by Hartman.

File consists of a photocopy of the final draft of Levings and Lauzier's paper, "Extensive Use of the Fraser River Basin as Winter Habitat by Juvenile Chinook Salmon". Includes accompanying correspondence to Shirvell from Levings regarding the paper.

File consists of various documents regarding predator-prey research in the Nechako River. Includes study requirements for work on the Nechako, memoranda regarding the research project, draft contract proposals for the projects, and Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program proposals for the 1990-91 Competition/Predation Program.

File consists of an August 1990 copy of a report for the "Overwintering of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River, 1989/90 Studies", prepared by Emmett and Convey for Shirvell and DFO.

File consists of an original copy of the April 1990 final version of the "Report of the Kemano Task Force", edited by Schouwenburg. Includes accompanying memoranda regarding the report.

File consists of original copies of "Nechako River Physical Data Summary 1986", "Nechako River Physical Data Summary 1987", and "Nechako River Physical Data Summary 1988". Includes accompanying correspondence regarding the reports.

File consists of a copy of "A Report of the Kemano Task Force: Review of the Environmental Studies Report Submitted by Alcan in Support of the Kemano Completion Proposal in Relation to Continued Fish Production from the Rivers Involved" and an accompanying memorandum. Report has been annotated by Alderdice.

File consists of copy of data published in unknown source. Includes daily discharge and water level data for Nechako and Fraser Rivers.

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 copies of Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda and other correspondence related to the court action between Alcan and the provincial and federal governments, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) Public Review, and the court case between the Rivers Defense Coalition and the Ministers of the Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, and Transport. Includes correspondence with William Schouwenburg, Dirk Beck, the Ferguson Gifford law firm, Bruce Rawson, John Hummel, Robert Pellatt of the BCUC, and the Rivers Defense Coalition. Also includes a copy of the "1991/92 Budget Ministry of Environment Expenditure Issue Paper", Alderdice's affidavit for the Rivers Defense Coalition case, news releases regarding the Kemano Completion Project, "Kemano Completion Project--Nechako River: A Summary Statement" by D.F. Alderdice, and Alderdice's notes.

File consists of Alderdice's resumes from 1990 and 1994. The 1990 resume was an exhibit referred to in Alderdice's affidavit for the Nechako court action.

File consists of a copy of the 'Notice of Motion' for the case between the Save the Bulkley Society, Nechako Neyenkut Society, United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union, BC Wildlife Federation, Steelhead Society of British Columbia, and Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers v. the Minister of the Enivornment, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Minister of Transport. Includes Nancy Morgan, Don Alderdice, and Patricia Moss' affidavits for the case. Also includes clippings, Alderdice's notes, and correspondence.

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

File consists of a draft copy of a report for the "Overwintering of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River, 1989/90 Studies", prepared by Emmett and Convey for Shirvell and DFO. Includes accompanying correspondence regarding the report.

File consists of a photocopy of Levings and Lauzier's paper, "Migration Patterns of Wild and Hatchery-Reared Juvenile Chinook Salmon (oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Nicola River, British Columbia", from the "Proceeding of the 1988 Northeast Pacific Chinook and Coho Salmon Workshop".

File consists of the annual reports of the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program for the years 1989/90 and 1990/91, annotated by Gordon Hartman.

File consists of a photocopy of a Regulated Rivers: Research & Management (vol. 4) article by John Williams entitled "Snake River Spring and Summer Chinook Salmon: Can They Be Saved?".

File consists of a reprint from the Proceedings of the National Workshop on Effects of Habitat Alteration on Salmonid Stocks by Shirvell entitled "Habitat Models and their Predictive Capability to Infer Habitat Effects on Stock Size".

File consists of an original copy of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Annual Report 1988/89". Includes accompanying correspondence regarding the annual report.

File consists of an original copy of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Detailed Terms of Reference for 1989/90 Program".

File consists of a photocopy of a Chemosphere (vol. 19, no. 12) article by Rogers et al. entitled "Observations on Overwintering Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Exposed to Bleached Kraft Mill Effluent in the Upper Fraser River, British Columbia".

File consists of a draft copy of Beniston and Lister's report for the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program entitled "Preliminary Inventory of Habitat Cover/Cover Opportunities, Nechako River, 1989".

File consists of a reprint from Regulated Rivers: Research and Management (vol. 3) by Shirvell entitled "Ability of PHABSIM to Predict Chinook Salmon Spawning Habitat".

File consists of field notes and field work records created by Archipelago Marine Research while on contract for DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River. Includes field activity logs, photocopies of field notes, observation notes, night survey data, notes from Cole Shirvell regarding the field work, a letter to Shirvell from Emmett of Archipelago Marine Research regarding their 1990/91 contract for "Overwintering of Juvenile Salmon on the Nechako River", chinook salmon stomach contents data and fish diet tables, a Nechako electrofishing log, Nechako River fish habitat maps, and Nechako River fish position maps.

File consists of Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program progress reports. Includes accompanying correspondence regarding the progress reports.