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File consists of an article reprint from the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 44, no. 1) by Morantz, Sweeney, Shirvell, and Longard entitled "Selection of Microhabitat in Summer by Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)".

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 - DFO Expert Reports: General Ecology (Volume 1)". Includes an index to the DFO expert reports and M.C. Healey's expert report, "The Ecology of Chinook Salmon That Spawn in Headwater Tributaries and River Flows Necessary to Conserve Such Populations".

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 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 a copy of Stanbury and Vertinsky's report entitled "Notes on the Analysis of Risk in the DFO-Alcan Case", annotated by Shirvell. Includes accompanying memoranda and notes regarding the report.

File consists of press conference and newscast transcripts. Includes copies of "Media Roundup" (a DFO Communications Branch release that provided newscast transcripts relating to DFO activities) and transcripts from press conferences and other media events and releases concerning the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, particularly the 1987 settlement agreement with Alcan.

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 photocopied documents from various sources sent to Shirvell from John Hummel, a researcher for the Cheslatta Band. Includes correspondence from Hummel; internal DFO memoranda copied by Alderdice; a 1981 paper by W.G. Hazelwood entitled "Alcan Environmental Baseline Studies: A Critique"; anti-Kemano material written by Dana Wagg and John Hummel, Cheslatta Band researchers; and the "Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952" by Mike Robertson".

File consists of photocopied Department of Fisheries and Oceans documents that released for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review under the Access to Information Act. Includes correspondence, memoranda, and draft reports.

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).

Series consists of Alderdice’s records and collected material related to the Kemano Completion Project and his activities as a fisheries biologist. Early material includes research records on total gas pressure and flow analysis research, particularly in regards to the Nechako River, which Alderdice was working on in anticipation of the Nechako River court action. Records regarding the Nechako River court action range from 1984 to 1987, and include correspondence, internal DFO memoranda, and legal documents. Records created by Alderdice after his retirement from DFO in 1987 document his involvement with the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review and his connection to the Siddon v. Mair court case. Also includes copies of publications related to Alderdice’s research and activities, such as reprints of journal articles, scientific reports, government publications, and newspaper clippings.

File consists of a photocopy of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Report' "Potential Effects of the Kemano Completion Project on Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon", along with an accompanying summary of the report. The Director of Investigations for the report was John F. Roos.

File consists of notes from the Nov. 14-15 DFO subject workshop on Nechako River Fish Flow, accompanying memoranda, and a workshop agenda.

File consists of schedules of documents compiled during the inspection and discovery of documents phase for Alcan in the Attorney General of Canada v. Alcan case. Also includes accompanying memoranda.

File consists of a copy of Mike Morrell's report, "Impacts of Alcan's Kemano Project and the Federal-Provincial-Alcan Agreement on Salmon Populations of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers", which was prepared for the Save the Bulkley organization.

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 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 consists of Mundie’s records and collected material related to the Kemano Completion Project. Mainly includes copies of publications related to Mundie’s research and activities, such as reprints of journal articles, scientific reports, and government publications. Also includes a small portion of correspondence and internal DFO memoranda regarding the Nechako River court action.

File consists of Mundie's brief to the BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review Panel entitled "The Kemano Completion Project: An Example of Science in Government".

File consists of "Salmon Studies Associated with the Potential Kemano II Hydroelectric Development - Volume 1: Summary". Annotated by Gordon Hartman.

File consists of "Salmon Studies Associated with the Potential Kemano II Hydroelectric Development - Volume 6: Hydrographical Studies Associated with Salmon in the Nanika and Morice Rivers" by R.A. Robertson, B.R. Eliasen, and O.K. Johansen.

File consists of "Assessment of the Impact of the Kemano II Proposal on the Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Nanika-Kidprice and Morice Systems". Includes appendices to the report with raw data.

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 Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 1477 entitled "Case Histories of Regulated Stream Flow and its Effects on Salmonid Populations" by D.W. Burt and J.H. Mundie.

File consists of report prepared by Mike Morrell for Save The Bulkley entitled "Impacts of Alcan's Kemano Project and the Federal-Provincial-Alcan Agreement on Salmon Populations of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers".

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

File consists of the second draft of a transcript of the meeting between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (represented by Bell-Irving, Fretwell, and Blacket), the Aluminum Company of Canada (represented by Bill Rich, Brian Hemmingway, Doug Bruchet, Bruce Jenkins, and Clyde Mitchell), and the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (Edward John, Justa Monk, Morris Joseph, et al) regard studies conducted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. on the Nechako River and its resources. Document sent to Hartman by John Hummel, Cheslatta Band researcher, who included an accompanying letter. Annotated by John Hummel.

File consists predominantly of faxed correspondence and documents from the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. These documents include copies of newspaper clippings, news releases, publicity material regarding Cheslatta Band's position on the Kemano Completion Project, briefing notes, documents written by Dana Wagg, correspondence from Alcan to the Band, and copies of released Department of Fisheries and Oceans memoranda. Also includes "The Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952" by Mike Robertson; a copy of a "Proposal for an Agreement between the Government Commission of the Gitksan Wet'suwet'en People and the Vera Corporation regarding the Nanika River Project" of November 13, 1991; and a 1984 paper by Megan Swail entitled "The Kemano Completion Project: Selected Legal Issues".

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 a report written by Mike Morrell for the Rivers Defense Coalition entitled "Impacts of Alcan's Kemano Projects".

File consists of a paper by Michael Bradford entitled "Trends in the Abundance of Chinook Salmon of the Nechako River, British Columbia".

File consists of Hartman's handwritten notes about some of the exhibits for the BCUC Kemano public review. Includes an copy of exhibit 400, "Notes from Strangway Working Group", annotated in depth by Hartman.

File consists of a list of documents from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans that were created between 1977 and 1994 and released to the public through Access to Information Act requests or other means. The list includes requested records that were not made available because they are exempt from the Access to Information Act.

File consists of Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase Two: Hydrology for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase Three: Fisheries (Volume 2) for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.

File consists of the "British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project - Rivers Defense Coalition Outline of Evidence for Technical Hearing Phase Four".

File consists of "A Brief for Presentation to the B.C. Utilities Commission Review Panel on the Kemano Completion Project by G.F. Hartman". Annotated by Hartman.

File consists of "The Kemano Completion Project: An Example of Science in Government - A Brief to the B.C. Utilities Commision's Review Panel" by J.H. Mundie.

File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Monitoring - 1990 (Volume 3)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.

File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Applied Research - 1989 (Volume 1)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.

File consists of "Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program Reports: Applied Research - 1990 (Volume 2)" prepared for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.