File consists of copies of exhibits 426-439 provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: a document by S.G. Hinch et. al. entitled "Potential Effects of Climate Change on Biomass of Adult Fraser River Sockeye Salmon" (ex. #426); "Memorandum from C. D. Levings to M. Fretwell, regarding Nechako Court Action - Possible Remedial Measures to Maintain Productivity at Low Flows", dated July 15, 1987 (ex. #427a); letter from W.J. Rich of Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. to J.H.C. Walker, dated October 5, 1993, and document by Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. entitled "Nechako Reservoir Kemano Project: Release to the Cheslatta River Summary Report", dated October, 1992 (ex. #428); table entitled "Pre-spawning Mortality in Nechako River Sockeye 1950 to 1993" (ex. #430); document by P. Gilhousen of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission entitled "Pre-Spawning Mortalities of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River System and Possible Causal Factors", dated 1990 (ex. #431); "Expert Report of I.V. Williams, regarding Water Temperatures in the Nechako River" (ex. 432); "Memorandum from D. Alderdice et. al. of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to G. Ennis, regarding their Position on Nechako River Flows", dated February 13, 1986 (ex. #433); "Various Expert Witness Reports of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" (ex. 437a-j); and an article by J. Winton and R. Hilborn from the North American Journal of Fisheries Management entitled "Lessons from Supplementation of Chinook Salmon in B.C.", dated February 1994 (ex. #439).
File consists of copies of exhibits 442-464 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: a "Memorandum from Assistant Deputy Ministers to Deputy Minister of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, regarding Funding Requirements Resulting from Alcan Agreement", dated December 15, 1987 (ex. #442); document by L. Jaremovic and D. Rowland of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Compilation and Analysis of Nechako River Spawning Escapement and Carcass Recovery Data 1983 to 1986", dated January, 1987 (ex. #443a); article by R.W. Kraft of Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. entitled "Investigations of the Effect of the Power Development on Fisheries" (ex. #444); "Memorandum from J.P. Tuyttens of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to T. Taylor, Regional Supervisor of Fisheries, regarding Kenney Dam Closure and Observations Following Same", dated November 10, 1952 (ex. #445); "Memorandum from C. Clarke to R. Bell-Irving of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, regarding Expert Reports for Nechako Court Action - Temperature Requirements for Juvenile Chinook Salmon, dated May 29, 1986 (ex. #446); "Memorandum from J.G. Stockner and K. Shortreed to S. Samis, regarding Volume 21 - Water Quality", dated September 26, 1984 (ex. #450); document by S.A. McFarlane entitled "Utilization of the Nechako River by Chinook Salmon" by S.A. McFarlane (ex. #452); "Memorandum from P.S. Chamut to P. Asselin, regarding Nechako Steering Committee Meeting", dated January 31, 1990 (ex. #455); "Memorandum from R. Bell-Irving to C.L. Dominy, regarding Minister's Request for Technical Briefing", dated May 27, 1987 (ex. #457); "Document on Salmon Streams by Fishery Officers - Nechako and Stellako Rivers" (ex. #458); "Minutes of Technical Discussions of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at Yellow Point, Vancouver Island, regarding Nechako River Flows", dated April 23, 1987 (ex. #461); "Memorandum from Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to P. Asselin, regarding Migratory Bird Sanctuary - Nechako River", dated September 9, 1987 (ex. #462); document by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Application of the EARP Guidelines to the Kemano Completion Project" (ex. #463); and "Tapes of the Minimum and Maximum Daily Water Temperatures of the Nechako River at Finmoore and Stuart River Above Nechako River from 1988 to 1993" (ex. #464).
File consists of copies of exhibits 500-531 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: a document by T.G. Brown et. al. entitled "Availability of Juvenile Chinook Salmon to Predators Along the Margins of the Nechako and Stuart Rivers, B.C.", dated January 1994 (ex. #500); maps from the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program entitled "Airphoto Mosaics: Nechako River from Kenney Dam to Vanderhoof" (ex. #520); document by P.A. Slaney entitled "In-Stream Engineering of Fish Habitat Structures in a Large Regulated Central B.C. River" (ex. #521); document by P .A. Slaney et. al. entitled "Debris Structure Placements and Whole-River Fertilization For Salmon ids in a Large Regulated Stream in B.C.", dated 1991 (ex. #522); and a "Submission by H. Brooks" (ex. #531).
File consists of copies of exhibits 537-719 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: a document by L.R. Russell et. al. entitled "Chinook Salmon Studies in the Nechako River: 1980, 1981, and 1982", dated November, 1983 (ex. #537); "Memorandum from C.S. Shirvell to G. Ennis, regarding Corrections to Notes from Nechako Workshop, November 14, 15", dated November 28, 1985 (ex. #538); "Memorandum from M. Fretwell to D.L. Deans, regarding Nechako River Programs: Stream Fertilization Fish Assessment Proposal", dated May 10, 1988 (ex. #540); "Summary of Evidence from the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program for Technical Hearing Phase Ill: Fisheries", dated March, 1994 (ex. #572); and a "Memorandum from the Director General Pacific Region to Mr. Lefebvre, regarding Alcan Trial Proposed Out of Court Settlement", dated March 12, 1987 (ex. #719).
File consists of incoming correspondence to BCUC from registered participants and interested parties regarding the Kemano Completion Project review hearings.
File consists of correspondence and memoranda between members of the British Columbia Utilities Commission involved in the Kemano Completion Project hearings.
File consists of BCUC Kemano Completion Project Public Review hearings transcripts, pages 5191-5266 and 5450-5470. Includes transcription of discussion with Clark, Jenkins, Chapman, Mitchell, and Rublee.
Collection consists of material created or received by the British Columbia Utilities Commission for the Kemano Completion Project Review. This material was copied for reference for the Commissioner of the Kemano Completion Project Review, Dr. Peter Larkin. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, BCUC documents, information requests from the registered participants in the review, submissions to the public review and community hearings from participants, and exhibits submitted for inclusion in the review.
File consists of a draft copy of the list of exhibits (last revised August 12, 1994) for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Public Review hearings.
File consists of a report entitled "British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Deepwater Release Facility Recommendations: Implications for Sockeye Salmon". Authorship unknown. Annotated.
File consists of outgoing correspondence from BCUC to registered participants and others regarding the Kemano Completion Project review hearings.
File consists of records and textual material related to bear (predominantly in British Columbia) collected by Grant Hazelwood. Highlights include:
- A.N. Hamilton, "Kermode Bears in British Columbia" draft document, 1995 (reproduction)
- A. D. de Leeuw, "Conflicts and Interests in British Columbia Bear Management", Mar. 1997
- MacHutchon and Himmer, "Khutzeymateen Valley Grizzly Bear Study - Annual Progress Report - Year 2 (1990/91)", Mar. 1992
- Wayne McCrory and Stephen Herrero, "Preservation and Management of the Grizzly Bear in B.C. Provincial Parks: The Urgent Challenge", Mar. 1987 (reproduction)
Photograph depicts bears in captivity.
Photograph depicts bears in captivity. The large bear is chained by a neck collar.
Photograph depicts the bow of a boat in the foreground, lake water and low treed hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a shallow ditch cut into rocky terrain that leads through a forested landscape.
File consists of a photocopy of a Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Vol. 45) article by Fausch entitled "Tests of Competition between Native and Introduced Salmonids in Streams: What Have We Learned?".
Photograph depicts benches above open pit at Cassiar mine. Drills and haulpaks visible in centre image.
Photograph depicts benches after strip mining at Cassiar. Drill visible in distance, ore haul trucks on road in foreground.
Photograph depicts a cut ditch into tertiary gravel, with a wooden mining (?) structure and a forest landscape in the background.
Photograph depicts a view possibly from a stage coach, fences and rolling hills with dry vegetation in the background.
Photograph depicts three men standing in a canoe with long poles. Canoe is floating in quiet river water, bluffs in the background.
Footage of Bighorn Sheep in the winter.
The location of filming is unknown.
Footage of Bill Baker performing catch and release fly fishing in possibly the Bella Coola River or the Dean River for cutthroat trout.
Photograph depicts a view from the railroad looking toward the river and mountain beyond at Billings siding.
File consists of a photocopy of a Water Pollution Research Journal of Canada article by Rogers et al. entitled "Bioconcentration of Chlorophenols by Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Overwintering in the Upper Fraser River: Field and Laboratory Tests".
File consists of records and textual material regarding biogeoclimatic regions of British Columbia collected by Grant Hazelwood. Highlights include:
- V.J. Krajina, "Revision of Biogeoclimatic Regions and Zones in British Columbia", 1964
- BC Department of Agriculture, "Climate of British Columbia: Tables of Temperature, Precipitation, and Sunshine - Report for 1969"
- "Temperature Normals for British Columbia", 1965 (reproduction)
- "Precipitation Normals for British Columbia", 1965 (reproduction)
File consists of a copy of DFO's report on "Biological Engineering Studies Conducted on the Nechako River During 1980, 1981 and 1982". Includes accompanying memoranda regarding the studies and editorial comments.
File consists of the original version a report prepared by Grant Hazelwood for the BC Ministry of Forests entitled "Biological Investigation Report - Gosling Creek" regarding the presence of Tailed Frogs in the area.
Item is an original report by Rob Cannings entitled "Biological Investigations of the Blue Rivers Headwaters Area, Wells Gray Park". Includes original photographic prints within the report.
File consists of climate station data printed from computer disks, original and photocopied soil description forms, and original copies of ecological and terrain mapping reports.
Item is a photocopied BC Parks report by Lee Koza entitled "Birds and Bird Habitat of White Pelican Provincial Park".
Slide depicts a black bear eating garbage by wooden outbuildings, possibly at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
Black bear on the shore of a river. The location is unknown.
Caption describing photograph: "Black Spruce germinator. EMK seed."
Caption describing photograph: "Black Spruce residuals (Ht 35-40', 5-9" DBH Age 80). Potentially commercial pulp wood remaining after pulp logging a fully stock 95 yrs stand of Lodgepole pine and White Spruce on imperfectly drained silty clay. Mile 6.5 Hart Highway. (Illustrate frequent occurrence of P mariana on soils other than organic muck or sphagnum bogs)."
Caption describing photograph: "Black Spruce as GBW Film 4 Frame 7 ( 2007.1.30.2.045) on left. Betula glandulosa and willow on right, resulting from fire history--foreground showing development of organic peat over clay."
Photograph depicts a view of the Blackwater bridge from downstream. The cabin, house and telegraph poles in the background.
Photograph depicts a view from above the Blackwater telegraph cabin and house. The house has a large fence garden beside, telegraph poles with wires are visible alongside the dirt road. Wood smoke drifts from the house chimney to the sparsely forested area beside.
Photograph depicts a canvas tent and wooden tent frame in the foreground, more canvas tents erected in the background. Two men carry poles on the right, while another man in center photo stands near another pole frame. There is a body of water in the background.
Photograph depicts three men standing on a bridge in the foreground, a cabin and fenced house in the midground, sparsely forested hills in the background. There are telegraph poles with wires between the bridge, cabin and house.
Photograph depicts a body of water surrounded by sparsely forested hills and low mountains.
Photograph depicts the Blackwater bridge and cabin. The forest in the foreground has been roughly cleared.
Photograph depicts a large body of water the shore edged with forest and low hills.