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November 2005
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Minutes of Meeting Attending:
Guests:
Welcome and Introductions Henry Klassen welcomed
everyone to Vanderhoof. Business Meeting Decision: The
NWC adopts the agenda with changes. Decision: The
NWC accepts the minutes from the September 16, 2005, meeting in Vanderhoof as
presented. Decision:
The NWC accepts the Interim Financial Statements
for the 6 Months Ended September 30, 2005, as presented by Daryl Manwaring. Action: Justus B. will send a copy of the
report that Alcan Power Ops sent to the Water Controller on November 17, 2005,
to Daryl for distribution to all NWC members. Action: NWC
members to review action items table in the minutes, and bring corrections to
the next meeting for removing or revising any long standing action items that
may be redundant or irrelevant. Nechako
Enhancement Society Update Rod Bell-Irving and Don Timlick gave an NES update regarding the CWRF Year Four workshops that have been completed and those that are upcoming in 2006. Nechako
Fisheries Conservation Program/NWC Future Roles Update Don
Timlick told the Council that Dave Innel has replaced Sue Farlinger, as the
Fisheries and Oceans Canada representative on the NFCP Steering Committee. Justus
Benckhuysen gave an update of the last NFCP Technical Committee meeting at which
the NFCP decided to keep their mandate as a legal entity but discussed how the
NFCP could expand it’s ‘umbrella’ to better fit into the bigger picture. Sturgeon
Recovery Update Justus Benckhuysen gave an update on the Nechako River White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative. Province
of British Columbia Presentation Update Henry Klassen reported on the delegation’s meeting with the Provincial
Government on November 17, 2005, in Victoria.
Action: The Committee will prepare a draft
that summarizes the NWC’s work and the benefits of the proposed CWRF for
circulation to: Province of BC including all MLA’s, Federal Government – BC
Region, First Nations Leaders and the Fraser Basin Council.
Before distribution, the draft will be circulated to all NWC members for
approval. Flow
Regime Joan Chess led a discussion with regards to the NWC member’s priorities
among the tasks presented in the
“Consultant’s Recommendations About Next Steps for Developing Preferred
Post-CWRF Flow Regime”. Decision: The
NWC decided that its top two priorities are: 1)
Completion of the flow regime principles post CWRF, and 2)
Discussion and decision regarding the freed up flows allocation post CWRF. Action: NWC
members will review the “Draft Nechako River Flow Regime Principles – Post
Cold Water Release Facility” and bring their comments back to the next NWC
meeting in Smithers, February 17, 2006, for discussion and decision. Action: The
discussion of freed up flows allocation will be scheduled for a subsequent NWC
meeting. Decision: The
next meeting of the NWC will be February 17, 2006, in Smithers. |
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