File consists of Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase Three: Fisheries (Volume 1) for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.
Nechako River, BC
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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 Alcan's "Outline of Evidence" for Technical Hearing Phase Two: Hydrology for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Review.
File consists of a faxed copy of a part of an Alcan Bulletin responding to the BC Liberal Party Caucus Background Paper on Kemano Completion.
File consists of Alderdice's handwritten notes regarding various aspects of the Alcan-Nechako River controversy.
File consists of a photocopy of a chapter entitled "An Acceptable Level of Certainty: Taking Down the Nechako" from Mark Hume's book, "Run of the River".
File consists of the report "An Analysis of the Kemano Completion Project" by D.F. Alderdice and G.F. Hartman. This document was an exhibit referred to in Alderdice's affidavit for the Nechako court action. Also includes a copy of Alderdice's 1990 resume and a copy of the article "The Sovereign State of Alcan" from a 1983 Telkwa Foundation Newsletter.
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.
File consists of a report by Nell Stallard for DFO entitled "Analysis of the Diet of Fish from the Nechako River, B.C., 1986-1990".
File consists of promotional material created by various groups against Alcan's Kemano Completion Project. Includes pamphlets from Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Rivers Defense Coalition, and the Lake & Stream Biological Habitat Enhancement Society. Also includes a Nechako Environmental Coalition Newsletter, a Wilderness Society Newsletter, Harvey Brooks' "Presentation to the B.C.U.C. on the Kemano Completion Project", a Carrier Sekani Tribal Council news release, and copies of Kemano-related newspaper clippings.
File consists of a 1995 "Application for Export Permit to the National Energy Board re: Intalco Aluminum Corporation" from Powerex British Columbia Power Exchange Corporation.
File consists of a published copy of a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by Irvine et al. entitled "Area-Under-The Curve Salmon Escapement Estimation Manual". Includes a 3.5" floppy disk containing the Area-Under-The Curve software program.
File consists of a copy of the "Argument and Summary of Evidence for the BCUC Review of the Kemano II Project by the District of Vanderhoof, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako, The River Forever, and the Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce".
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 a published copy of the Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 1386, entitled "Assessment of the Influence of Gas Supersaturation on Salmonids in the Nechako River in Relation to Kemano Completion" written by Alderdice and Jensen of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Also includes final drafts of the work and memoranda related to its publication.
File consists of a published copy of Alderdice and Jensen's Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report entitled "Assessment of the Influence of Gas Supersaturation on Salmonids in the Nechako River in Relation to Kemano Completion".
File consists of a copy of the paper by Shirvell and Morantz entitled "Assessment of the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology for Atlantic Salmon in Nova Scotia". Also includes a review of the paper by Robert T. Milhous, annotated with the thoughts of Cole Shirvell.
File consists of copies of Department of Fisheries and Oceans correspondence and memoranda regarding the Nechako River court action with Alcan. Also includes copies of the "Amended Statement of Defence to Amended Counterclaim" for the Attorney General of Canada v. Alcan case.
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 a photocopy of Rimmer et al.'s article, "Autumnal Habitat Shift of Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in a Small River".
File consists of Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2245 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.".
File consists of a published copy of a Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by Brown et al. entitled "Availability of Juvenile Chinook Salmon to Predators Along the Margins of the Nechako and Stuart Rivers, B.C.".
File consists of a "Backgrounder on Nechako River White Sturgeon". Authorship unknown.
File consists of outgoing correspondence from BCUC (and others) to BC Hydro as well as incoming correspondence to BCUC from BC Hydro. Prominent correspondents include Thom Thompson, Vice President of Corporate and Aboriginal Affairs for BC Hydro.
File consists of a copy of the "BC/Alcan 1997 Agreement", a legal document between the Province of British Columbia and Alcan Aluminum Limited regarding the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of miscellaneous documents created or received by the British Columbia Utilities Commission regarding the Kemano Completion Project review hearings. Includes news releases, newsletters, meeting notes, excerpts from hearings transcripts, lists of registered participants, schedules, terms of reference, "Kemano Completion Project Review Draft Public Hearing Procedures", and a chronology of DFO's involvement in the project.
Series consists of miscellaneous documents and reference material created by or sent to the British Columbia Utilities Commission regarding the Kemano Completion Project review hearings.
File consists of a copy of Alcan's "Kemano Completion Project Outline", which was presented as Exhibit 135 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of a copy of "Curriculum Vitae of Department of Fisheries and Oceans Witnesses on the Nechako River Panel", which was presented as Exhibit 352 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of a copy of "Index of Exhibits for Evidence of D. Deans", which was presented as Exhibit 410 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of a copy of a document regarding a "Summary of Salmonid Enhancement Program (SEP)", which was presented as Exhibit 440 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of "Hard Copies of Overheads by C.S. Shirvell", which were presented as Exhibit 490 at the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project.
File consists of copies of Exhibits 201a-351 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project and a partial index of the BCUC exhibits. Includes: "1991/92 Budget from Ministry of Environment for Nechako Kemano Completion Project Flow Mitigation/Compensation" (ex. #201a); "Document by D.W. Chapman entitled "Nechako River Flow Regime: A Report to the Court", dated January 27, 1987 (ex. #259); "Amended Statement of Defence to Amended Counterclaim in Number C803064: Attorney-General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada and Attorney-General of B.C.", dated February 26, 1986 (ex. #280); "Pages 1 and 2 of Memorandum from M. Fretwell to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, regarding Nechako Court Action - Possible Remedial Measures to Maintain Productivity at Low Flows", dated June 25, 1987 (ex. #291); Article by A.B. Nehring and A.M. Anderson from Rivers magazine entitled "Determination of Population-Limiting Critical Salmonid Habitats in Colorado Streams Using the Physical Habitat Simulation System", dated January 1993 (ex. #301); Article by I. G. Jowett from North American Journal of Fisheries Management magazine entitled "Models of the Abundance of Large Brown Trout in New Zealand Rivers", dated 1992 (ex. #302); "Memorandum from D.L. Deans to A. Bell-Irving, regarding Nechako Settlement Agreement-Tributary Inflows", dated March 29, 1988 (ex. #314); "Submission by J. Kelly", dated April 27, 1994 (ex. #337); Comments by Dr. P.A. Larkin on the Discussion Paper entitled "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project", dated April 12, 1984 (ex. #339); and "Letter from T.L. Perry of the Sierra Club of Western Canada to Dr. P.A. Larkin", dated December 7, 1983 (ex. #351).
File consists of copies of exhibits 354 and 355 provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes a January 1987 document by W.T. Stanbury and I. Vertinsky entitled "Notes on the Analysis of Risk in the DFO-Alcan Case" (ex. #354) and a document by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Nechako River, B.C.: Flow Requirements for Fish and Fish Habitat", dated February 10, 1986 (ex. #355).
File consists of copies of exhibits 356-376 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: graphs entitled "Comparison of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Base Flow Regime and Alcan Smelters and Chemicals ltd.'s Proposed Flow Regime" (ex. #356); "Letter from D. Morton, President of Alcan Smelters and Chemicals ltd. to The Honourable T. Siddon, regarding Attorney General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. and the Province of B.C.", dated July 21, 1987 (ex. #362); "Submission Presented by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to the Comptroller of Water Rights of B.C. Department of Lands at Victoria, B.C.", dated October 31 , 1949 (ex. #371); Report by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Temperature Changes in the Nechako River and their Effects on the Salmon Populations", dated February 6, 1952 (ex. #373); "Graph of Nechako River Regulated Monthly Flows from 1930 to 1985" (ex. #375); and volume 1 of a document by the Fisheries and Marine Service and the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission entitled "Salmon Studies Associated with the Potential Kemano II Hydroelectric Development", dated February, 1979 (ex. #376).
File consists of copies of exhibits 377-385 provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: "Letter from J.R. Haig of Department of Justice to D. McK. Brown and D.M.M. Goldie of Russell and DuMoulin, regarding Attorney General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.", dated August 20, 1980 (ex. #377); "Terms of Reference by Alcan Joint Technical Committee", dated February 9, 1982 (ex. #378); "Memorandum from L.A. Russell to A. Bell-Irving, regarding Summary of Proceedings of a Workshop on Methodologies for Determining Flows for Fish Maintenance", dated May 28, 1982 (ex. #379); document by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project: A Discussion Paper", dated January, 1994 (ex. #380a); errata of document by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans entitled "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project: A Discussion Paper", dated February, 1994 (ex. #380b); a document by the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission entitled "Potential Effects of the Kemano Completion Project on Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon", dated 1983 (ex. #381); "Memorandum from L. Tousignant and J.C. Davis to K.C.C. Stein of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, regarding Issues Requiring Corporate Direction", dated October 10, 1984 (ex. #382a); "Memorandum from the Director General of Program Planning to Assistant Deputy
Ministers, regarding Summary Notes from [their] Meeting on Kemano with Stein, October 25, 1984", dated November 9, 1984 (#ex. 382b); "Memorandum from A. Bell-Irving and W.J. Schouwenburg to Dr. N.W. Faulkner, regarding Future of the Kemano Task Force", dated November 7, 1984 (ex. #383); "Letter from A. Bell-Irving of Department of Fisheries and Oceans to D.H.G. Abelson of Ministry of Environment, Fish and Wildlife, regarding Fisheries Management Plan- Upper Nechako River", dated March 26, 1985 (ex. #384); and "Letter from C.W. Shinners to W.J. Rich of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd., regarding 1985 Injunction Flow, Nechako River", dated April 29, 1985 (ex. #385).
File consists of copies of exhibits 386-399 (incomplete) provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: "Memorandum from G.L. Ennis to Distribution, regarding Nechako River Workshop: Notes from November 14 and 15, 1985", dated December 24, 1985 (ex. #386); "Memorandum from H. Mundie to F. Boyd, regarding Preparation for Nechako River Court Action", dated November 4, 1985 (ex. #387); "Memorandum from F.C. Boyd to G. E. Jones, regarding Nechako Court Case and Technical Meeting Preparations", dated December 10, 1985 (ex. #388); "Memorandum from Chief of Habitat Programs to A. Bell-Irving, regarding Reconstruction of Events Leading to Decision by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in February, 1986, on the Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Case (Nechako Flows Issue)", dated March 5, 1987 (ex. #389); "Memorandum from A. Bell-Irving to Distribution, regarding May 29, 1986 Meeting with Provincial Officials for Nechako River Management Plan", dated May 30, 1986 (ex. #390); "List of Expert Reports of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" (ex. #391a); document entitled "Alcan Project: Studies Initiated by Fisheries Agencies" (ex. #391b); "Expert Report by Dr. J.H. Mundie for the Nechako River Court Action" (ex. #392); "Memorandum from J.H. Mundie to R. Bell-Irving, regarding Nechako River- Expert Witness Statement", dated July 18, 1986 (ex. #393); "Memorandum from H.J. Mundie to R. Bell-Irving, regarding Involvement in the Nechako River Case, dated February 24, 1987 (ex. #394a); "Nechako Court Case Summary of the Attorney General of Canada Vs. Aluminum Company of Canada and Attorney General of B.C." (ex. #397); "Outline of Evidence from the Government of Canada for Phase III: Fisheries", dated March, 1994 (ex. #398); and "Hard Copy of Overheads of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" (ex. #399).
File consists of copies of exhibits 400-409 provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: "Notes of M. Healey of Strangway Working Group" (ex. #400); Flow Graph entitled "Framework to Achieve Nechako System Chinook Production Goal" (ex. #401); article by C.M. Tarzwell from American Fisheries Society Journal entitled "Experimental Evidence on the Value of Trout Stream Improvement in Michigan" (ex. #402); article by C.M. Tarzwell from Third North American Wildlife Conference entitled "An Evaluation of the Methods and Results of Stream Improvement in the Southwest" (ex. #403); article by R.I. Hunt from Transactions of the American Fisheries Society entitled "A Long-Term Evaluation of Trout Habitat Development and Its Relation to Improving Management-Related Research", dated May, 1970 (ex. #404); document by R. House of the Bureau of Land Management in Salem, Oregon entitled "Evaluation of Improvement Techniques for Salmonid Spawning" (ex. #405); document by J.P. West entitled "Enhancement of Salmon and Steelhead Spawning and Rearing Conditions in the Scott and Salmon Rivers, California" (ex. #406); document by J.W. Anderson et. al. entitled "Design, Placement and Fish Use of lnstream Structures in Southwestern Oregon" (ex. #407); document by T.E. Nickelson et. al. entitled "Effectiveness of Selected Stream Improvement Techniques to Create Suitable Summer and Winter Rearing Habitat for Juvenile Coho Salmon in Oregon Coastal Streams", dated March 18, 1991 (ex. #408); and a document by W.R. Meehan entitled "Influences of Forest and Rangeland Management on Salmonid Fishes and Their Habitats", dated 1991 (ex. #409).
File consists of copies of exhibits 412-425 provided for the British Columbia Utilities Commission Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project. Includes: "Hard Copy of Overheads of Dr. M.J. Bradford" (ex. #412); "Additional Hard Copy of Overheads of Dr. M.J. Bradford" (ex. #412a); article by Dr. M.A. Henderson et. al. from Geo Journal magazine entitled "Probable Consequences of Climate Change on Freshwater Production of Adams River Sockeye Salmon", dated 1992 (ex. #414); Document by M.S. Henderson and A.J. Cass entitled "Effect of Smolt Size on Smolt-to-Adult Survival for Chilko Lake Sockeye Salmon", dated May 22 1990 (ex. #415); "Hard Copy of Overheads of I. Williams" (ex. #416); "Notes of Jenkins, regarding Nechako River Working Group" (ex. #417); table entitled "Escapements of Chinook Salmon to the Fraser River, Data from Fairwell et. al. 1987" (ex. #418); "Hard Copy of Overheads of P. Saxvik" (ex. #420); document by P. Saxvik entitled "Fraser River Canyon Fish Passage Summary Report (June 1988) Updated October 1989" (ex. #421); document by P. Saxvik entitled "Temperatures in the Nechako River'', dated March, 1994 (ex. #423); "Hard Copy of Overheads of M. Healey" (ex. #424); and a document by S.G. Hinch et. al. entitled "Climate Change and Ocean Energetics of Fraser River Sockeye" (ex. #425).
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.