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Rio Tinto is embarking on a broad based water engagement initiative. Together, we will identify changes to our operations that better reflect your interests.
The end result will be an approach to reservoir and river management that is driven by you.
This online platform is designed to support engagement activities. You can join in at any time using whichever methods work best for you.
Rio Tinto is embarking on a broad based water engagement initiative. Together, we will identify changes to our operations that better reflect your interests.
The end result will be an approach to reservoir and river management that is driven by you.
This online platform is designed to support engagement activities. You can join in at any time using whichever methods work best for you.
The WEI participants met in Vanderhoof on February 12th for their seventh meeting. Key documents from the meeting include:
The WEI participants met in Prince George on November 20th for their sixth meeting. Key documents from the meeting include:
WEI Communication Working Group - October Meeting Summary
Bauner Presentation of Salmon & Sturgeon Results
Presentation on Research from UVIC/ETC/UBC/INRS
Presentation on Research: Climate Change and Reservoir Management
On September 27th, at UNBC in Prince George, Drs Stephen Dery, Phil Owens, Ellen Peticrew and Margot Parkes presented a talk on the topic of Integrated Watershed research in the Nechako.
If you were unable to attend the presentation or would like to listen again, the presentation is now available online through UNBC. Click here to watch the presentation.
Below is an abstract explaining their research:
The Nechako Watershed encompasses nearly 50,000 square kilometers from the Coast Mountains to the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, forming the second largest sub-watershed of the Fraser River Basin. The Nechako (a derivation of a Dakelh word meaning “big river”) remains a vital waterway for anadromous fish including three species of salmon and non-anadromous fish such as bull trout, rainbow trout, and the endangered Nechako white sturgeon. Despite its ecological, societal and cultural importance, the nature of this complex system remains elusive. Cumulative stressors including climate change, landcover disturbances (e.g. wildfires, the mountain pine beetle outbreak and forest harvesting), land use changes (e.g. the expansion of the Vanderhoof agricultural belt), and damming of the Nechako River main stem have led to drastic changes to the water and landscapes of the Nechako. Over the past five years, a team of four UNBC researchers with complementary expertise has thus undertaken a study to integrate knowledge on climate change and water security, sediment sources and fluxes, and the health and well-being of the Nechako. This colloquium delivered by the four members of the Integrated Watershed Research Group will report on their findings through the first years of research in the Nechako and lessons learned in this collaborative effort involving many stakeholders across the Nechako
The WEI participants met in Vanderhoof on Oct 8th for their fifth meeting. Key documents from the meeting include:
The fourth WEI main table meeting took place September 11, at CNC in Burns Lake. The meeting summary, presentation and press release are available below, just click on the link!
Thank you! Rio Tinto extends its sincere appreciation to the Big Bar Unified Command team and everyone involved. Congratulations! Your efforts will benefit British Columbians for generations to come.
Read an update on the Big Bar event and the impact of the STMP change here.
The third WEI main table meeting took place August 22nd, at Scott's Grille in Vanderhoof. The meeting summary, presentation and press release are available below, just click on the link!
WEI Meeting 3 - Summary (in progress)
WEI Meeting 3 - Slideshow Presentation
WEI Meeting 3 - Press Release
WEI Meeting 3 - Flow Requirements Presentation
The second WEI main table meeting took place July 16th, at Scott's Grille in Vanderhoof. The meeting summary, guiding principles, presentation and press release are available below, just click on the link!
WEI Process Guiding Principles
The Nechako Watershed Council published reports in 2008 and 2009 describing their findings. Click here for the 2008 report, and here for the 2009 report. The Nechako Watershed Council also published a report exploring potential flow regimes in the Nechako Watershed, click here to download. The reports are also found in the document library found on this website.
Lead Independent Facilitator
rray@edynamics.com |
Independent Facilitator
jcollier@edynamics.com |
Pre-engagement on methods and topics for the water engagement.
Report out on Step 1 and develop plan for focused Water Engagement Initiative
Launch search for independent facilitator (EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. selected).
Broad based engagement to gain an understanding of interests to be addressed. Includes public meetings, small group workshops and one on one dialogue. Register today to have your say.
Develop options to address interests raised in Step 4.
Report back and present draft options for further refinement. Includes public meetings, small group workshops and one on one dialogue.
Finalise options and develop implementation plan, including regulatory approval where required.