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Minutes of Meeting September
14 &15, 2001 Smithers Attending: Eileen
Benedict, RD of Bulkley Nechako, Area E Wally Eamer, Water,
Land and Air Protection Mario Feldhoff,
District of Kitimat
Byron Goerz, District
of Fort St. James Henry
Klassen, Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce Rick
Krehbiel, Lheidli Tenneh Treaty Office Paul
H. Jean, Mayor, Village of Burns Lake Jerry
Petersen, RD of Bulkley Nechako, Area F Richard
Prokopanko, Alcan (Vancouver) Ralph
Roy, RD of Bulkley Nechako, Area D Kees
Van Leeuwen, Vanderhoof Fish and Game Carl
Whicher, Northwest Communities Coalition Sabra McLain, Administrative Services Guests: Glen
Davidson, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management Ken
Duke, Alcan (Vancouver) Colleen
Nyce, Alcan Byron
Nutton, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Welcome:
-Henry Klassen, Chair, Nechako Watershed Council Decision:
The NWC accepts the minutes of July 13 & 14, 2001 NWC meeting in Kitimat. Decision:
The NWC will recognize the contribution of $15,000 from Ministry of
Environment, Lands and Parks (MELP) in the Fiscal year 2001-2002.
MELP gave the NWC the option to do so when the contribution was made. Decision:
The NWC accepts the Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ending March 31,
2001 by Reg Stowell, Sum-it Accounting as presented. Action:
Henry
Klassen will write a letter of thanks to Reg Stowell, Kitimat Chamber of
Commerce for his work completing the Financial Statements. Action:
Henry Klassen will write a letter to Sandy Carpenter, Lawson Lundell thanking
him for many years of time and service on the watershed as he is moving on to
new projects. Action:
Mario Feldhoff will ask Tom Henderson (Cloud seeding expert) to
reschedule trip to northern BC so that he may attend NWC October meeting and
make a presentation. Action:
NWC will write a letter to Premier Gordon Campbell in response to meeting
with Minister Rick Thorpe in Victoria August 29, 2001 outlining workplan
discussed for building a Water Release Facility at Kenney Dam.
The letter will be distributed to members September 17, 2001 and a draft
sent to Minister Rick Thorpe for his review before a final copy is sent to the
Premier. Decision:
A sub-committee will be formed to work on Water Release Facility Workplan
to be submitted to the Provincial Government.
The sub-committee will include but is not limited to Wally Eamer, Rick
Krehbiel, Henry Klassen, and Richard Prokopanko. Action:
The
NWC submit a Water Release Facility Workplan to the Provincial Government by
December 1, 2001 Decision:
NWC will put on hold having BC Hydro make a presentation on alternate
power sources. Decision:
Due
to small attendance and the possibility of a joint press release with the
provincial government the NWC will not issue a Press release for the September
2001 meeting. Decision:
The next meeting
of the Nechako Watershed Council will be: October
19 & 20, 2001 Smithers November 30 & December 1, 2001
Smithers
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