File consists of drafts and background material for Shirvell's expert report for the Nechako court action. Includes a photocopy of an article by Neilson and Banford entitled "Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Spawner Characteristics in Relation to Redd Physical Features"; "In Defense of the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology" by Orth and Maughan; handwritten drafts of Shirvell's expert report; handwritten notes about the subject matter in the report; hand drawn graphs; a "Synopsis of key IFIM related testimony and evidence before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the Philadelphia Electric Power Company (Conowinga Dam) Case"; "Expert Report for the Nechako River Court Action - J.H. Mundie"; drafts of Shirvell's "Review of Incremental-Type Methodology for Assessing Reduced Streamflows and its Application to Alcan's Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development"; and a "Technical Statement for Nechako River Court Action - DFO vs. ALCAN: Habitat Modelling" by Cole Shirvell. Also includes memoranda entitled: "Nechako River Court Action: FRB Involvement" (Apr. 7, 1986), "Nechako Court Action - IFIM in Canada" (Jan. 20, 1987), "Nechako Court Action" (Sept. 22, 86), "Relevance of the 'Shirvell' Studies" (Oct. 3, 1986), "Conference with Cole Shirvell - Oct. 10, 1986 - Vancouver" (Oct. 14, 1986), "Comments on Draft DFO Position on Nechako River Fish Flow Requirements" (Mar. 17, 1986), "Expert Report for Nechako River Court Action" (Apr. 18, 1986), and "Nechako River Documents in My Control" (Jan. 24, 1986) from Shirvell to Ennis.
File consists of speaking notes and conference proceedings; instructions for abstract submissions; abstracts; drafts of biographies of women scientists; correspondence; a short biography of David Ainley; A short story by David Ainley; notes; and a curriculum vitae.
File consists of outlines, notes and drafts sections of "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980."
File contains photographs depicting close view of drill bits used in the Cassiar mine. The photos were taken for documentary purposes during an evaluation procedure in which the bits were tested and compared. 32 of the photos are adhered to three reports containing detailed analysis of the condition and function of the drill bits used. Reports were addressed to "E. Komperdo / Assist. Mine Superintendent, Production," and were sent by "Bob Clark / Industrial Engineer" and "E. Isaaks / Engineer Trainee." All of the photos are heavily annotated on verso and recto, often documenting the date, bit number, drilling depth, and notes on general condition.
Photograph depicts dump truck under power lines and tramlines on gravel road. Buckets hang on line, mountains in background.
File consists of steering committee meeting materials, draft reports, scientific background material, an oversize reproduction of the "Survey Plan of District Lot 7126, Cassiar District" (Tsay Keh), and correspondence regarding the BC Hydro Williston Reservoir Dust Initiative Experts Workshop.
File consists of records regarding Dr. Ainley's grant applications for her early research as a Fellow. File includes correspondence, application forms, and guidelines for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grants.
File consists of a draft of a brief report that outlines the historical contribution of women to science and technology and provides suggestions for how to commemorate the contributions of women to science and technology.
File consists of a research proposal to the TriCouncil Secretariat entitled "Ecosystem and Community Health of the Nat'oot'en First Nation - Co-Management Alternatives for the Babine Lake Watershed". The principal investigator for the proposal was Darwyn Coxson. Dr. Joselito Arocena was a named co-investigator, along with many others.
File consists of correspondence with and contracts for a scientific editor to edit the Nechako River overwintering studies reports.
File consists of documents relating to the editorial review of Shirvell's report, "Review of Incremental-Type Methodology for Assessing Reduced Streamflows and Its Application to Alcan's Proposed Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development". Includes correspondence from Envirocon, comments on Shirvell's report from Robert Milhous and other colleagues, and a draft of the paper with commentary from Envirocon.
File consists of a photocopy of a Regulated Rivers: Research & Management (vol. 8) article by Raastad et al. entitled "Effect of Habitat Improvement on Atlantic Salmon in the Regulated River Suldalslagen".
File consists of a photocopy of Rimmer et al.'s article, "Effects of Temperature and Season on the Position Holding Performance of Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)", from the Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 63).
File 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."
Series contains material relating to Ainley's personal projects and research and professional projects. The material consists of transcribed copies of Ainley's early articles; drafts of sections, notes, research material and correspondence relating to "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980"; conference proceedings, research material, notes and correspondence relating to her research project, "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia"; material, predominately course descriptions and syllabi, relating to administering the Women's Studies Program at the University of Northern British Columbia; and photographs and slides relating to both her research and her personal life and hobbies. Series also contains conference proceedings, research notes, bibliographies, curricula vitae and other material.
File consists of original copies of letters by Elinor Mawson to Marika Ainley and a letter from Ainley to Janet Toole about her research and some personal matters. The letter by Ainley is covered with post-it notes with notes by Janet Toole to Ainley regarding Ainley's research on women in science.
File consists of records concerning Elinor Silver Keeping, including obituaries, hand written notes, and other photocopied research materials.
File consists of program for the History of Science Society's 1993 Annual Meeting and a typescript of the talk Ainley gave at the conference entitled "Engendering Canadian Science: Feminist Scientific Biography and the History of Canadian Science." File also contains research materials gathered for this presentation.
File consists of Ethics Review application package for Dr. Ainley's research "Engendering Canadian Science: twelve Biographies" at Concordia University.
File consists of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant information and application for Ainley's research on "Engendering Canadian Scientists."
Images contain technical engineering drawings from the Asbestos Mining Corp. Drawings are primarily of plant buildings and mining and milling equipment, but also include drafts of town site and utilities, (extensive images of water and sewer pipes and septic systems). Microfiche slides are 4.6cm x 3.5cm mounted on 8.3 x 18.2 cm paper cards with systematic puncture marks, presumed to be an antiquated form of computer memory. Slides are numbered ranging from 1001 to 1549 and a drawing number ranging from 1006 to 8008, generally in the format “2017/02/02”. Microfiche are dated 1950- 1976, several are dated “OLD”, and several are undated. All microfilm reels are annotated “CASSIAR ENGINEERING DRAWINGS”.
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".
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 5: Fish Resources of the Nechako River System Baseline Information" by Envirocon prepared for Alcan. Annotated by Cole Shirvell.
File consists of photographic prints and slides depicting partial-cutting and select logging during the EP 1162 Summit Lake research project.
This digital document is a born-digital PDF containing details of forest floor sample collection & handling for the EP 660 Buckhorn Ridge installation.
File consists of a consent form, transcript, transcript summary and audio recording from an interview with Erica Geddes conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Videocassette is a VHS recording of an interview with John Revel produced by Spectrum Videoworks as part of a BC Forest Service "Esprit de Corps" institutional memory project.
File consists of slides depicting research samples and sites, possibly relating to "ESSF 96, SBS 95".
File consists of a National Research Canada reprint of a Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 50, no. 6) article by Schwarz et al. entitled "Estimating Salmon Spawning Escapement Using Capture-Recapture Methods".
File consists of a photocopied draft of "Evaluation of Mercury Concentration in Selected Environmental Receptors in the Williston Lake and Peace River Areas of British Columbia" prepared by: Dr. Tom Watson for BC Hydro.
Image depicts an atmometer. According to the slide, it is being used for measuring the rate of water evaporation "from carborundum stone." The location is uncertain.
Image depicts an evaporation pan for water evaporation measurements. The location is uncertain.