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April 20 & 21, 2001
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Minutes
of Meeting April
20 & 21, 2001 – Burns Lake Attending: Eileen
Benedict, RD of Bulkley-Nechako Area ‘E’ Dan
Bouillon, Alcan (Vanderhoof) Dean
Box, District of Vanderhoof Wally
Eamer, BC Environment Mario
Feldhoff, District of Kitimat Byron
Goerz, District of Fort St. James Henry
Klassen, Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce Rick
Krehbiel, Lheidli T’enneh Treaty Office Paul
H. Jean, Mayor, Village of Burns Lake Huub
Ledderhof, Ecology Circle Gabi
Matscha, Southside Economic Development Association Jerry
Petersen, RD of Bulkley-Nechako Area ‘F’ Ralph
Roy, RD of Bulkley Nechako Area ‘D’ Kees
Van Leeuwen, Vanderhoof Fish and Game Carl
Whicher, Northwest Communities Coalition Joan Chess, Fraser Basin Council / Nechako
Watershed Council Secretariat Sabra McLain, Administrative Services Jason
Hwang, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Guests: Sandy
Carpenter, Lawson Lundell (Alcan) Glen
Davidson, BC Environment Ken
Duke, Alcan (Vancouver) Rolf
Hussinger, Ootsa Nechako Watershed Protection Committee Carmen
Karnapke, Alcan (Vancouver) Daryl
McDonagh, Alcan, Skins Lake Spillway Clyde
Mitchell, Triton Environmental Consultants Gwyndolyn
Nicholas, Chair, Southside Economic Development Association Nathan
Nicholas, Observer Richard
Peters, Acting Chief, Cheslatta Carrier Nation Ellen
Petticrew, Independent Member (Chair?)-NFCP Harold
Prince, Vice Tribal Chief, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Mike
Robertson, Cheslatta Carrier Nation Welcome
-Henry Klassen, Chair, Nechako Watershed Council Paul
H. Jean, Mayor, Village of Burns Lake signs the Terms of Reference to make the
Village of Burns Lake a member of the Nechako Watershed Council Decision:
The NWC accepts the minutes of March 9 & 10, 2001 NWC meeting in Smithers. Decision:
The audited Revenue and Expense Statement for the year ending March 31, 2001
will be brought forward at the next NWC meeting. Decision:
The proposed Administrative Services Contract with Sabra McLain was renewed for
the fiscal year 2001-2002. Action:
Henry Klassen will draft a thank you letter to the Federal Ministries visited in
Ottawa February 27 & 28, 2001. The
letter will also include an update on the current activities of the NWC
regarding their intent to conduct an evaluation of a Water Release Facility at
Kenney Dam. Action:
Joan Chess will ask Leslie King and Peter Mulvihill, UNBC for advice on
evaluation methods, to assist Phase 1 of the proposed evaluation of the benefits
of a Water Release Facility at Kenney Dam presented by Joan Chess.
Action:
Joan Chess will research potential consultants and funding partners to conduct
the evaluation of the benefits of a Water Release Facility at Kenney Dam. Decision:
The NWC agrees to change the flow for float plane operations to 31.7cms
on the proposed hydrograph to represent the minimum level for float plane
operations, with a note that the preferred level is 41cms and moderating the
extreme fluctuations during the STMP. Action:
Sabra McLain will request Denis Abelson’s report on the Murray Cheslatta
Fisheries from Mike Robertson and distribute for the next meeting to further the
discussions on flows for the Murray Cheslatta System. Decision:
Henry Klassen will represent the NWC on the Nechako River White Sturgeon
Action Planning Group with Kees Van Leeuwen as an alternate. Action:
The NWC will draft a letter for Henry Klassen’s signature to Ted Down,
BC Fisheries requesting his presence at our next meeting to discuss the Terms of
Reference for the Nechako River White Sturgeon Action Planning Group (APG).
The NWC will request in the letter that the Terms of Reference not be
finalized until the NWC is able to meet with Mr. Down if the next meeting of the
APG is after the NWC June meeting. If
the next APG meeting is before the June NWC meeting, the Coordinating Committee
will decide on an action plan. Action:
The NWC will compile a briefing package for distribution after the provincial
election to relevant elected MLA’s and Cabinet Ministers.
Action:
Alcan will take away suggestions related to alternate power sources as options
to the proposed dredging of Tahtsa Narrows and bring back some form of
suggestion of how questions/issues may be answered at the next meeting. Decision:
The Chair of the NWC will inform visitors at the beginning of each
meeting on the conduct expected as to who speaks and the subject they speak on. Action:
Coordinating Committee to explore how to conduct the work, using
historical data, to demonstrate the impacts of the NCC proposal for distributing
the freed-up water available, if a WRF were constructed. Action:
The above analysis needs to show the implications of the NCC proposal on
the following:
-frequency of forced spills
-flooding
-ability to resolve the 24 issues
-proposed flow regime Action:
NWC members discuss with constituents the components of the draft Freed
–up Flows Management agreement presented at the meeting and bring comments to
the next meeting. Action:
Rick Krehbiel to continue working on draft Agreement, to include
suggestions made at the meeting. Decision:
The next meetings of the Nechako Watershed Council will be:
June 1 & 2, 2001- Vanderhoof
July 13 & 14, 2001-Kitmat |
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