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File consists of directions and maps to specific sites. File also includes data tables.

File contains set of images taken in Faro, Y.T. Annotation on photo envelope reads: “Visit to / CYPRUS ANVIL / FARO Y.T. / SEPT 1975 / BY DALE CARIN / R. WILSON.” Images depict the pit mine operated by Cyprus Anvil Corporation, including a grader, ore hauling truck (likely a Wabco), an explosives transport truck, and unidentified equipment including an electrical utility box and some type of rotating wheel in the mill building.

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 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 promotional information about the Criterion Series lasers.

File consists of research and communications regarding the purchase of the Criterion 400 laser gun to measure the height of trees. File includes articles, memos, notes, and correspondence. File also includes the Criterion 400 Survey Laser: Operator's Guide.

File consists of "Creating a Balance: Sustainable Resource Management in British Columbia" created by the Integrated Resource Management Business Group.

File contains a supplement to the Timber Trades Journal and Wood Processing entitled "Focus on Softwood". This supplement contains a feature story regarding COFI.

File contains "A Review of the North American Lumber Market" prepared by the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia.

File consists of records and textual material related to cougar (predominantly in British Columbia) collected by Grant Hazelwood. Highlights include:

• D.W. Lay, "Report of Ralph River - Buttle Lake Campground", 1976
• P.E. and P.L. Dewar, "Proposed Research on Cougars in Strathcona Park", Nov. 1977 (reproduction)
• D.J. Spalding, "The Cougar in British Columbia", after 1970 (reproduction)
• Percy and Penny Dewar, "Summary of Cougar Study in the Northwest Bay Area (1972-1973), Sept. 1973 (reproduction)

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 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 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.

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 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 correspondence and notes regarding the expert reports for the Nechako River court action. Includes commentary on the reports and lists of errata for the various reports.

File consists of correspondence and proceedings re: a brief prepared by C.I.F. - Cariboo Section for Sloan Engineering (Commission), 1955.

File consists of copies of memoranda from Bill Schouwenburg at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Also includes post-retirement correspondence and the Curriculum Vitae of William Schouwenburg.

File consists of copies of memoranda from Don Alderdice, Harold Mundie, and Cole Shirvell during their time at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Also includes a letter from Alderdice to Schouwenburg post-retirement regarding the Kemano Task Force.

File consists of documents, correspondence and memoranda related to the Nechako River court action. Includes correspondence regarding the Nechako River court action (including correspondence from legal counsel); documents regarding Nechako River aerial photography; a copy of a summary of "Nechako River Water Temperature and TGP Studies, 1986" along with accompanying maps and technical drawings; meeting agendas; and copies of Alcan and Envirocon documents.

File consists of correspondence and memoranda related to the Nechako River court action. Includes DFO memoranda regarding preparation for the Canada vs. Alcan court case; a list of documents held by Alcan relating to the case; a list of bioengineering reports produced by DFO, which DFO scientists needed to review for documents that were not to be given to Alcan; and correspondence to legal counsel.

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 correspondence and memoranda from the Cheslatta Band and Carrier Sekani Tribal Council relating to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review of 1994. Includes copied and faxed correspondence and informational material.

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 predominantly of copied and faxed Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda and correspondence from 1986-1989, likely obtained through an Access to Information request from the Cheslatta Carrier Nation. Some items were also used as exhibits in the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of correspondence, membership lists and applications forms, minutes and policy statement regarding the formation of the Cariboo Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry.

File contains letters and notes from October 31, 1895 to March 30, 1896 concerning the purchase of dynamite for the mine.

File consists of a letter to Harry Coates from Ev Van Eerden 1992/1993; Christmas card to Harry Coates from Aleza lake Research Forest 2014; Colouring page "3 R's of Forestry"; Letter to Alan Hunter from Dr. Art Fredeen 2004.

File consists of copies of discovered Department of Fisheries and Oceans documents relating to the Kemano Completion Project. These documents were requested from DFO by the British Columbia Utilities Commission in conjunction with the Kemano Completion Project Review hearings.

File consists of:

• Draft "Joint Protocol for Co-ordination of Research and Operational Planning Activities at the Aleza Lake Research Forest" between the BC Ministry of Forests, Small Business Forest Enterprise Program, and Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd. (7 Feb. 1996)
• Application for an Exemption to a Silvicultural Prescription and Logging Plan (19 Dec. 1996)
• Amendment to Special Use Permit #19070, Bowron Floodplain Addition, Aleza Lake Research Forest (1 Aug. 1995)

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 a photocopy of Leving's paper, "Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Uses of Vegetation in the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Ecosystems", from the proceedings of "Wetland Functions, Rehabilitation, and Creation in the Pacific Northwest: The State of our Understanding".

File consists of the "Consultant Report McGregor Model Forest Association Community Project" prepared by Cheryl Kelley and Lori Wolfe.

File contains photographs documenting the construction of Cassiar's new mill building. Photos depict early excavation, foundations, framework, construction of all seven stories, sheeting, siding, and roof tarring. Also included are photos depicting the large model of the mill, as well as construction work done on the tramline. Photos taken inside the mill depict flooring work, and milling machinery including feed chutes, screens, fans, wheelabrators, control panels, electrical panels, conveyor systems, vacuum systems, and the fan-driven air system that transported the fiber. Many photos depict construction workers, building supplies, worksites, and equipment including cranes, bulldozers, tractors, hauling trucks and trailer flatbeds. Some photos depict aerial views from the new mill and feature the plantsite, tramline, mine road, mountains, and valley.

File consists of a photocopy of chapter 11 of "Pacific Salmon: Management for People", edited by Derek Ellis and published by the University of Victoria in 1977. The excerpted chapter, written by J.H. Mundie, is entitled "Concluding Remarks: The Problem in its Setting".

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 4 computer disks with Grid Data Catalog (GDC) files.

File consists of a large compendium containing reports, scholarly articles, papers, standards, and principals for Canadian Model Forests. The manual is divided into eight subheadings: Selected Readings on Sustainable Forest Management, Selected Papers from 1996 UBC-UPM Conference on Certification, Selected Papers on Certification, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), International Standards Association (ISO), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Guiding Principles for Voluntary Certification Systems for Sustainable Forest Management, and WRI: Sustainable Forest Management Systems and Forest Management Certification.

File consists of a large compendium containing reports, scholarly articles, papers, guidelines and principles for Canadian Model Forests. The manual is divided into ten subheadings: Initiatives on Assessing Sustainability/C&I Updates, International Seminar on Criteria & Indicators: Background Document, International Seminar on Criteria & Indicators: Final Document, International Seminar on Criteria & Indicators: Summaries, Needs and Future Action, Countdown: Issues 1-7, WRI: New Initiatives on International Forest Policy, International Working Group on Forests: Selected Papers, Selected Initiatives and Case Studies, Selected Papers from 1993 Model Forest Workshop on Sustainable Development, and Selected Papers on Sustainable Forest Management.

File consists of a large compendium containing reports, scholarly articles, papers, guidelines and principles for Canadian Model Forests. The compendium has a brief letter to the reader by Bruce MacArthur (Chair, Model Forest Network) and Keith McClain (Secretariat) describing the scope and purpose the three volume compendiums. The manual is divided into ten subheadings: Preface, Excerpts from the United Nations Conference of Environment and Development, Canada's Commitment to Sustainable Forest Management, Europe's Commitment to Sustainable Forest Management, Sustain ability of the Amazon Forest, ITTO Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management, US Approach to Sustainable Forest Management, Developing Approaches to Sustainability: Examples, Harmonization of Criteria & Indicators, and CIFOR and Testing Criteria & Indicators.

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 a conference paper by Weller titled "Comparing Northern Hinterlands: The Case of North America and the Nordic Countries." This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 58 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of British Columbia Forest Service, "Comparative Value Timber Pricing," September 15, 1987.

File consists of a paper titled "Common Problems, Alternative Solutions: A Comparison of the Canadian and American Health Systems" presented by Weller at the 1984 American Political Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 31 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a 33 paged report on the history of the Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited as of August 20, 1959.

File consists of a photocopy of a report prepared for the Ministry of Transportation and Highways by Beniston et al. entitled "Coldwater River Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring Study - Year 2 (1987-88)".

File consists of a published copy of a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by R.A. Bams entitled "Coho Salmon Smolt Production from Kelvin Creek (Cowichan River Watershed) B.C., During Four Years of Colonization with Hatchery and Salvaged Wild Fry"

Research on the ecological functions of coarse woody debris (CWD) in forests, and techniques for inventorying CWD, were major topics for forest ecologists and soil scientists during Paul Sanborn's years with BC Forest Service research program (1991-2002).

File of documents consists mostly of unpublished internal and consultant reports, workshop summaries & handouts, and government publications (BC, Canada, USA). Methods-related documents may have been drafts which were superseded later by published manuals. In some cases, the document has a memo or email attached which provides some additional context.

Includes the following items:

BIOFOR Resource Consultants. (n.d.) Methodology for developing coarse woody debris photo guides. [consultant report to Ministry of Forests, Research Branch]

Brown, J.K., T.E. See. 1981. Downed dead woody fuel and biomass in the northern Rocky Mountains. General Technical Report INT-117. USDA Forest Service.

Clark, D.F., P.J. Burton, J.A. Antos. 1995. A comparative study employing different methods for inventory of coarse woody debris. Symbios Research and Restoration, Smithers, BC. September 30, 1995.

Ellis, R. 1996. Summary of the coarse woody debris workshop, Cowichan Lake Research Station, April 11-12, 1996. [Incl. handouts by A. Mackinnon, S.W. Taylor & J.V. Parminter]

Ember Research Services Ltd. 1997. CWD/Fuel calculator user’s guide. October 1997.

Hermanek, H. 2001. The distribution and description of CWD in the SBSmk1 and IDFdm2 zones of British Columbia. Work term report, Biology Co-op Program, University of Victoria.

Lajzerowicz, C. 2000. Coarse woody debris: what are we leaving in British Columbia. Examining TRENDS. ET2000-02. Northern Interior Vegetation Management Association.

Lajzerowicz, C. 2000. Coarse woody debris: what are the changes following harvesting in Alberta. Examining TRENDS. ET2000-03. Northern Interior Vegetation Management Association.

Lloyd, R. 2001. A comparison of coarse woody debris in harvested and unharvested sites in the SBSmc2: First-year report, March 2001. Prepared for: Houston Forest Products.

Mackinnon, A. 1996. What kind of CWD measurements are MOF research ecologists using? [handout at CWD Workshop, April 11-12, 1996]

Mackinnon, A., J. Parminter. 1996. Natural landscape patterns and processes. Notes from a meeting at Cowichan Lake Research Station, April 10, 1996.

Marshall, P.L. 1999. Using line intersect sampling to determine the volume of odd-shaped pieces of coarse woody debris: an explanation of the Vegetation Resources Inventory formula. Contract report to: Ministry of Forest, Vancouver Region. February 1999.

Marshall, P.L., G. Davis, V.M. LeMay. 2000. Using line intersect sampling for coarse woody debris. Forest Research Technical Report, TR-003. Vancouver Forest Region.

Ministry of Forests, Resources Inventory Branch 1999. Pilot study for dead tree information on growth and yield permanent sample plots.

Parminter, J. 1994. Correction factors and the measurement of coarse woody debris. Research Branch, Ministry of Forests. March 11, 1994.

Parminter, J. 2001. Natural disturbance research and project summaries. Cowichan Lake Research Station meeting, April 10, 1996.

Parminter, J. 2001. Procedures for measuring CWD volume in spot accumulations, landing piles and strip accumulations.

Parminter, J. 2001. CWD extensive pilot program – sampling of CWD in cutblocks.

Robson Valley Enhanced Forest Management Pilot Project. 2001. Field data collection protocol manual: coarse woody debris survey 2001. [attached covering email from B. Rogers]

Rogers, B. 2001. Robson Valley Enhanced Forest Management Pilot Project, Coarse Woody Debris Assessment Phase I: Working Plan 2001. Prepared for: Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. March 3, 2001.

Snag Protocol Team. 2000. Northern region snag management protocol: January 2000. USDA Forest Service, Northern Region.

Taylor, S.W., J.V. Parminter. 1996. Effects of broadcast burning on coarse woody debris in British Columbia. [handout at CWD Workshop, April 11-12, 1996]

Graham, R.T. et al. 1994. Managing coarse woody debris in forests of the Rocky Mountains. Research Paper INT-RP-477. Intermountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service. Available online at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/24829 (accessed March 2023)

Harmon, M.E., J. Sexton. 1996. Guidelines for measurements of woody debris in forest ecosystems. Publ. No. 20. U.S. LTER Network Office. Available online at: https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/pubs/webdocs/reports/detritus/publications/Guidelines%20for%20Measurements%20of%20Woody%20Detritus%20in%20Forest%20Ecosystems.pdf (accessed March 2023)

Rogers, B. 2002. Robson Valley Enhanced Forest Management Pilot Project, Coarse Woody Debris Assessment Phase III: Final Report. Prepared for: Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Available online at: https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/omineca/documents/cwd_2002_reportf.pdf (accessed March 2023)

Stevenson, Susan K. (March 1999). Biodiversity assessments at silvicultural systems sites, summer 1998. Prepared for: Prince George Forest Region, BC Ministry of Forests, Prince George BC. 16 p. + 16 p. graphs

Taylor, S.W. 1997. A field estimation procedure for downed coarse woody debris. Technology Transfer Notes. No. 2, August, 1997. Available online at: https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/409169/publication.html (accessed March 2023)