October 2003
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Minutes of Meeting

Nechako Watershed Council

Approved Minutes of Meeting

 October 24, 2003 – Fraser Lake

Attending:

  1. John Alderliesten, Nechako Regional Cattlemen's Association

  2. Jenny Bahr, District of Vanderhoof

  3. Eileen Benedict, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area 'E'

  4. Henry Klassen, Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce

  5. Rick Krehbiel, Lheidli T'enneh Treaty Office

  1. Jerry Petersen, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area ‘F’
  2. Richard Prokopanko, Alcan
  3. Ralph Roy, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area ‘D’
  4. Reg Stowell, District of Kitimat
  5. Don Timlick - Alcan
  6. Kees Van Leeuwen, Vanderhoof Fish & Game
  7. David Wiebe, Community Futures Development Corporation of Stuart Nechako
  8. Phil Zacharatos, Province of British Columbia
  9. Joan Chess, Fraser Basin Council/Nechako Watershed Council
  10.  Daryl Manwaring, Administrative Services

Guests:

  1. Ken Duke, Alcan – Vanouver
  2. Valorie Fehr, Alcan – Burns Lake
  3. Carmen Karnapke, Alcan – Vancouver
  4. Adam Lewis, Ecofish Research Ltd. – Denman Island
  5. David Marshall, Fraser Basin Council – Vancouver
  6. Clyde Mitchell, Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. - Vancouver
  7. Louise Remillard, Alcan - Seguenay
  8. Bob Thon, Mayor - Fraser Lake
  9. June Woods - Vanderhoof

Welcome and Introductions - Henry Klassen, Chair, Nechako Watershed Council

Ralph Roy introduced Bob Thom, Mayor of Fraser Lake

Buisness Meeting

Decision:  The NWC adopts the agenda with changes.

Decision:  The NWC accepts the minutes from the June 13, 2003, meeting in Vanderhoof, with changes.

Carmen Karnapke noted that, after the change in format for the press releases, the newspapers failed to pick up the release following the June meeting in Vanderhoof; although, a few of the radio stations did pick it up.

Decision:  The NWC accepts the Financial Statement for the 6 months Ended September 30, 2003, as presented.

Action:  Reg Stowell will re-draft the Election Procedures for the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Second Vice-Chair, based on the NWC’s suggestions.

Nechako Enhancement Society

Richard Prokopanko and Clyde Mitchell gave an update on the Cold Water Release Facility Workplan Year Two Activities.  Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. was awarded one contract for three Year Two Activities.  Triton will be working on Fish Entrainment at Kenney Dam, Release Water Temperature Criteria, and Total Gas Pressure.

Flow Regime

Action:  Louise Remillard to provide graph, showing simulated flows/releases at Cheslatta Falls (similar to those for Vanderhoof and Isle Pierre), to NWC for distribution to Council members.  NWC will forward the graph to Denis and June Woods.

Action:  Alcan to provide table of historic inflows to the reservoir to NWC for distribution to Council members.  NWC will forward the table to Denis and June Woods.

Adam Lewis, Ecofish Research Ltd., gave a presentation regarding his review of Dan Bouillon’s Nechako Downstream Allocation Model.

Action:  Dan Bouillon to contact Adam Lewis about the results of the Nechako Downstream Allocation Model review (i.e. the modifications and recommendations) and report back to the NWC.

Action:  NWC to block some time at a future meeting to discuss draft flow principles.

Action:  Ralph Roy to follow-up with the canoeing people regarding their concerns with respect to flows.

Action:  Henry Klassen to follow-up with the floatplane people regarding their concerns with respect to flows.

Action:  Don Timlick to take the NWC’s requests, regarding decision making on flows, back to the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program.

Action:  Henry Klassen to send a letter to Skin Tyee Band, Nee Tahi Buhn Band and the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, to request a meeting with each organization to confirm that their concerns have been taken into consideration during the Council’s deliberations with regards to Murray-Cheslatta flows. 

Action:  Henry Klassen to discuss with Fisheries and Oceans Canada the minimum flows from Skins Lake Spillway. 

Action:  The NWC will send a letter to the Sturgeon Recovery Team to thank them for their ongoing attendance at NWC meetings and to encourage acceleration of decision regarding temperature and timing of releases.

Action:  Rick Krehbiel and David Marshall to check into possible funding for detailed technical and financial feasibility study of power generation at Kenney Dam, through Federal Green Energy/Kyoto programs and Western Economic Diversification respectively.

Action:  Henry Klassen to write a letter to the Nechako Enhancement Society about a detailed technical and financial feasibility study of power generation at Kenney Dam, being added to Year Three Activities of CWRF Workplan

Future Roles

Action:  Future Roles Committee to take NWC’s concerns, as per flip chart notes of October 24, 2003, NWC meeting in Fraser Lake, and prepare draft recommendations.

Action:  Carmen will prepare a press release centering on the continuation of the CWRF Year Two Activities.

Decision:  The next meeting of the NWC will be January 16, 2004, in Smithers.

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

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