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Vanderhoof is known for its bird sanctuary along the Nechako River. Many Canada geese, swans, and other migratory birds pass through Vanderhoof during their annual migrations. The Nechako is home to a number of fish species, including salmon and the endangered Nechako white sturgeon. Many hunters come to Vanderhoof in search of bear, moose ...
The CSTC had claimed that, "[i]n the 1950s, the government of British Columbia authorized the building of a dam and reservoir which altered the amount and timing of water flows in the Nechako River. The First Nations claim the Nechako Valley as their ancestral homeland, and the right to fish in the Nechako River, but, pursuant to the practice ...
While the Kenney Dam was under construction and the Nechako Reservoir was filled, there was a 100% loss of flow in the upper Nechako River. [7] In October 1952 the Nechako Reservoir started to fill. In 1954 the Kenney Dam was completed, creating a body 233 kilometres (145 mi) long that covered 880 square kilometres (339 sq mi). [12]
The Nechako Region is the second-largest economic development region in British Columbia and covers an area of 200,023 km 2, from the Nechako plateau, in central British Columbia, northward to the border with Yukon Territory. [1] "Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, a Carrier word that means "big river."
Nov. 11—KETTLE FALLS, Wash. — Standing at one end of a folding table, Derick Largin handled a small white sturgeon carefully, checking its back for a tag. Then he measured it, from snout to tail.
The Lheidli T'enneh Band also known as the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and historically known as the Fort George Indian Band is the First Nations band government for the Lheidli T'enneh, a subgroup of the Dakelh people whose traditional territory includes the City of Prince George, British Columbia.
The Hale Center High School marching band competes in the preliminary round of the UIL State Marching Band Championships on Nov. 8, 2022 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Wednesday, Nov. 6 ...
A Salem man served jail time and owes thousands in fines for poaching a giant white sturgeon and four oversized sturgeon in Scappoose Bay in 2022.