File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - Alcan Expert Reports: Water Quality (Volume 5)". Includes A. Clyde Mitchell's expert report, "Statement of Evidence on Nechako River Total Dissolved Gas Levels". Also includes Niko R. Zorkin's expert report, "Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Nechako River". Additionally, includes H.R. Hamilton's expert report, "Report on Nutrient Water Quality of Nechako River".
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - Alcan Expert Reports: Statement of Evidence on Habitat Modelling on the Nechako River, A. Clyde Mitchell (Volume 4)".
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - Alcan Expert Reports: Physical Studies (Volume 3)". Includes A. Clyde Mitchell's expert report, "Statement of Evidence on Nechako River Flow Regimes and Hydraulic Characteristics". Also includes Rolf Kellerhals' expert report, "Effects of Alcan's Proposed Nechako River Flow Regime on Channel Morphology".
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - Alcan Expert Reports: Flow Regimes (Volume 2)". Includes Donald W. Chapman's expert report, "Nechako River Flow Regime: A Report to the Court". Also includes Bruce W. Jenkin's expert report, "Statement of Evidence on the Adequacy of Pleadings Flows to Protect Fish Populations of the Nechako River".
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - Alcan Expert Reports: Index of Expert Reports and Qualifications of Experts (Volume 1)".
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 J.H. Mundie's expert report for the Nechako River court action. Includes curriculum vitae.
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 an original copy of the August 1987 final draft of the "Report of the Kemano Task Force", edited by Schouwenburg. Includes accompanying memoranda regarding the report.
File consists of an annotated photocopy the December 1985 draft of the "Report of the Kemano Task Force", edited by Schouwenburg.
File consists of correspondence and other records relating to the DFO Kemano Completion Task Force. Includes a proposal to establish a Kemano Completion Task Force, internal DFO memoranda, and a report entitled "Activities of Fisheries and Oceans Associated with Alcan's Kemano Project in British Columbia".
File consists of correspondence and other records relating to the DFO public meetings, the DFO position on the Kemano Completion Project, and the developing Nechako River court action. Includes internal DFO memoranda; a copy of a 1984 report by Slaney et al. entitled "Habitat Capability Analysis of the Nechako River for Rainbow Trout and Char and the Effects of Various Flow Regimes"; correspondence regarding the Kemano Task Force and its report; a document by Boyd entitled "Resource Activities Required for the Nechako Court Case and Possible Joint Technical Meetings"; Shirvell's "Technical Statement for Nechako River Court Action - DFO vs. Alcan: Habitat Modelling"; and a newsletter from the Nechako Neyenkut Society.
File predominately consists of submissions and briefs for the DFO public meetings in Vancouver and Prince Rupert concerning the Kemano Completion Project. Includes related correspondence, copies of newspaper clippings, an advertisement for a Warner fishlift, and Shirvell's notes as a panel member during the public meetings.
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 an original copy of a "Presentation to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Public Meeting by Archie Patrick, President, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council".
File consists of an original copy of a "Brief Submitted to the Department of Fisheries' Public Hearing, Vanderhoof, B.C., by the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Fort St. James".
File consists of a copy of "Nechako River Fisheries Management Plan, 1984-1993: Presentation Made by D. Ableson to Nechako Neyenkut Society", annotated by Shirvell.
File consists of an original copy of "Toward a Fish Habitat Management Policy for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans: A Response from the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union".
File consists of an original copy of DFO's "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project: A Discussion Paper", with annotations by Shirvell. Includes accompanying errata, Shirvell's notes, a news release about the publication, and a summary of the report by the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission entitled "Potential Effects of the Kemano Completion Project on Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon".
File consists of records relating to the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' position on the Alcan Kemano Completion Project. Includes internal memoranda, Mundie's comments on the DFO position paper, and an agenda and notes for the Kemano Completion Steering Committee.
File predominately consists of correspondence relating to the Canada v. Alcan case. Includes an affidavit for the case, correspondence to and from legal counsel, a photocopy of Envirocon's "Review of the 1984 Nechako River Hydrothermal Monitoring and Control Program" sent from Alcan, and internal DFO memoranda.
Subseries consists of records concerning the Nechako River court action that began in 1980 and ended in 1987 with a settlement agreement. The case (Attorney General of Canada vs. Attorney General of British Columbia vs. Alcan Aluminum) was in regard to the increased need for water rights to the Nechako River as a result of Alcan's Kemano Completion Project.
Shirvell, ColeFile 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 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 an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 19: Morice-Bulkley and Skeena Assessment Areas Environmental Impact Assessment" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan.
File consists of an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 18: Lower Nanika Assessment Area Environmental Impact Assessment" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan.
File consists of an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 16: Environmental Impact Assessment Methods and Criteria" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan.
File consists of an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 15: Environmental Planning and Project Design" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan. Annotated by Cole Shirvell.
File consists of an original copy of "Environmental Studies Associated with the Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development - Volume 5: Fish Resources of the Nechako River System Baseline Information" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan. Annotated by Cole Shirvell.
File consists of a photocopy of an Envirocon graphs and tables, possibly copies of overheads used in a presentation entitled "Chinook Salmon by Life Cycle Stage".
File consists of a photocopy of an Envirocon graphs and tables, possibly copies of overheads used in a presentation entitled "A Comparison of the Results from Habitat-ENV with Results from Habitat (IFG)".
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 a partial photocopy of Envirocon's "Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development: Information and Rationale Used to Determine Fish Protection Measures - Nechako River". Includes the following sections: "Considerations Made in Deriving Flow Recommendations for the Nechako River" and :Nechako River Hydrology".
File consists of a paper by Robert Milhous entitled "The Envirocon and IFG Physical Habitat Simulation Models".
File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Chinook Salmon Fry Density in Relation to Depth, Velocity, Substrate and Cover 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 "Habitat Preferences and Densities of Juvenile Salmonids in the Morice River During September, 1982".
File consists of a copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Chinook Salmon Spawning, Incubation and Emergence Studies in the Nechako River, B.C. During 1980-1981".
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 promotional material produced by Alcan. Includes "Notes for an Address by W.J. Rich, Vice President for British Columbia, Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd." given in Smithers in March 1983; a March 13, 1983 Alcan Bulletin entitled "Most Nanika Diversion Water to Come from High Summer Flows--Winter Flows Increased"; a March 1983 issues of Alcan's "Update" newsletter on the Kemano Completion Project; and an Alcan promotional brochure for the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of correspondence between Envirocon, Alcan, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Includes correspondence from the DFO's Alcan Joint Task Force Committee, meeting agendas, materials from presentations by Envirocon/Alcan to DFO, and internal DFO memoranda.
File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Methods for the Determination of Spawning and Incubation Flow Requirements of Chinook Salmon".
File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Possible Methods of Modelling Salmonid Habitat".
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 "The Early Life-History of Chinook Salmon in the Nechako River, B.C. During 1981 and 1982".
File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Possible Criteria for the Evaluation of Usable Salmonid Habitat".
File consists of a draft copy of an Aluminum Company of Canada Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development Technical Memorandum by Envirocon entitled "Investigation of the Sensitivity of Average Power Flows to Various Definitions of Existing Stock Size".
File consists of a draft copy of a report by Envirocon entitled "Preliminary Results of Chinook Salmon Studies in the Nechako River: Volume 1 - Interim Report".
Subseries primarily consists of reports and publications created by Envirocon Limited, the environmental consultants contracted by Alcan for the Kemano Completion Project environmental assessment. Also includes records created by Envirocon, Alcan, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans regarding joint meetings and Envirocon's scientific methodology.
Shirvell, ColeFile 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 a draft copy of "An Early Winter Survey of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River" by Emmett, Convey and English. Includes annotations from Shirvell.