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July 1999
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Minutes of Meeting July 16-18, 1999 – Vanderhoof Attending: Guy Bambauer, Nechako Cattlemen’s Association Dan
Bouillon, Alcan (Vanderhoof)
Dean
Box, District of Vanderhoof
Wally
Eamer, BC Government (MELP)
Mario
Feldhoff, District of Kitimat
Mike
Green, BC Trappers Association
Gary
Gurnsey, CFDC of Stuart Nechako
Ken
Haun, Northwest Communities Coalition
Henry
Klassen, Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce
Rick
Krehbiel, Lheidli T'enneh
Ken
Kristianson, Vanderhoof Fish & Game
Gabi
Matscha, Southside Economic Development Assoc.
Jerry
Petersen, RD of Bulkley Nechako - Area `F'
Michelle
Poirier, BC Government (MEM)
Olga
Power, City of Terrace Richard
Prokopanko, Alcan (Vancouver)
Ron
Seymour, Lheidli T’enneh Treaty Office Carl
Whicher, Northwest Communities Coalition
Dave
Wiebe, CFDC of Stuart Nechako
Liaison:
Jason Hwang, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Joan
Chess, Fraser Basin Council, Secretariat to NWC
Sabra
McLain: Administrative Services
Guest
Speakers: Bill
Rublee, ARC Resources Consulting Don
Cadden, BC Environment, Prince George Mike
Robertson, Advisor, Cheslatta Carrier Nation and Resident, Southside
/ Grassy Plains Gary
Blattner, Rancher, Nechako Valley Regional Cattlemen’s Association Guests: Sandy
Carpenter, Lawson Lundell (Alcan) Clyde
Mitchell, Triton Environmental Adrian
Clarke, Agra Earth & Environmental Bri
Bruzzese, Agra Earth & Environmental Ann
Rocch, Agra Earth & Environmental Jessica
Harper, Agra Earth & Environmental Rowena
Rae, Upper Fraser-Nechako Fisheries Council Denis
Wood, Upper Nechako Property Owners John
Alderliesten, Cluculz Lake Livestock Friday July 16, 1999 WELCOME – Henry Klassen, Chair PRESENTATIONS:
(see enclosed handouts) a)
Bill Rublee, ARC Resources Consulting– Resident Fisheries in the
Nechako River b)
Don Cadden, BC Environment (MELP)- Resident Fisheries in the Murray
Cheslatta c)
Mike Robertson, Cheslatta Carrier Nation-The Murray Cheslatta System d)
Gabi Matscha, Southside Economic Development Association e)
Jason Hwang, Fisheries & Oceans Canada-Salmon Habitat and Habitat
Modeling f)
Gary Blattner, Rancher-Nechako Valley Regional Cattlemen’s
Association-Agriculture in the Nechako Valley g)
Sandy Carpenter, Lawson Lundell-Water Flow Regime Saturday July 17, 1999 FIELD TRIP – Irrigation systems in the Vanderhoof area
-Boat tours of the Nechako-middle reach
-Canoe Tour
-Weir on the Nautley River
-Float plane tour of the Nechako Valley Sunday July 18, 1999 BUSINESS MEETING 1)
Minutes from last meeting Decision:
The
NWC accepts the minutes from June 25-27, 1999 with the following corrections (in
Italics): Page
4 Good News-Mike Green-Healthy River for semi-aquatic
fur-bearers Action:
Joan Chess to follow up on UNBC alternate and Fort St. James member. Action:
Richard Prokopanko to write a letter to Prince George Citizen to make sure they
know they made a mistake in the article printed June 26, 1999.
Carbon copy to Iona Campagnolo. Action:
Application to NEEF letter from Jim Mattison to be responded to by all members
of the NWC. Action: Sabra
McLain to distribute the press release to the media and all members of NWC. Decision: Add
semi-aquatic fur-bearers and Issues for Southside Residents to NWC Lecture
series –Progress Report (July 18, 1999) FLIP CHART NOTES July 18, 1999 Nechako Watershed Council Nechako
Valley Friendship Center Letter
from NWC to NFCP Re:
Presentation in September ·
Returning
Chinook ·
Water
volume needs- Chinook spawning ·
Water
temperature-fish ·
Migrating
conditions-Sockeye ·
NFCP
Mandate/ Responsibilities and how it reaches decisions ·
An
overview of activities over past ten years and what have they learned ·
NFCP’s
highlights of research ·
NFCP’s
role in decision about a CWRF ·
Relationship
between NFCP and NWC in near term. Re: a CWRF as well as long term ·
Types
of issues/concerns/topics that we would need to consider if a CWRF were built
(one of three basic options) from NFCP’s perspective/expertise Decision:
NWC Delegation Rick Krehbiel and Dean Box, meet with NFCP before September
meeting to explain NWC-organization, role, purpose possibly at their meeting in
Vancouver August 5, 1999.
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invite
NFCP on Saturday field trip in September Decision/Action
– Coordinating Committee will draft a letter to NFCP and circulate to NWC
members this week to be finalized by Thursday.
Draft to be completed for Wednesday’s am Coordinating Committee
Conference Call Action:
Rick Krehbiel, Dean Box, and Richard Prokopanko will prepare presentation to
NFCP Location:
Vanderhoof – September 17-19, 1999 Format:
Start 1pm
Friday afternoon and evening NFCP presentation/discussion
Saturday morning-Presentations and discussion Saturday
afternoon - Field Trip Sunday – Meeting / discussionTopics –flows discussion - NEEF update
–David Marshall 3
Basic Options 1A-CWRF
at Kenny Dam (with a number of design feature options) 1B-Lake
Water Release Facility at Kenney Dam 2-As
at present through spillway (no WRF) Note:
1A and 1B would include healing flows through the Murray-Cheslatta LIST OF CORRESPONDENCE 1.
Mr.
David Marshall, Executive Director, Fraser Basin Council to Mr. Eric Sykes,
Director of Operations for BC, Alcan December 30, 1997 2. Mr. Eric Sykes, Director of Operations for BC, Alcan to Mr. David Marshall, Executive Director, Fraser Basin Council February 23, 1999 LIST OF HANDOUTS AND NOTES (in order of presentations)
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