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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 460 km (285 mi) long, of central British Columbia, Canada, flowing northeast then east to the Fraser River at Prince George.
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The province has been promising the project for years as a way to cool off the Nechako River, which Dr. MacDonald described as the "hot spot" that sockeye salmon encounter when migrating up the Fraser River into northern tributaries.
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A plan to build a $100-million facility that would have released cold water to help salmon in the Nechako River
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The Kenney Dam was built in the 1950s by Alcan to divert water out of the Nechako River into a reservoir for power generation at an aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C. In 1997, the province and Alcan agreed to provide $50-million each to build a cold-water release facility on the dam.
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Mr. Rustad, who has long shown an interest in the rehabilitation of the Nechako River, said studies by the Nechako Watershed Council had indicated cold-water release "is not be the panacea we first thought."
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The Kenney Dam was built in the 1950s by Alcan to divert water out of the Nechako River into a reservoir for power generation at an aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C. In 1997, the province and Alcan agreed to provide $50-million each to build a cold-water release facility on the dam.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011
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Mr. Rustad, who has long shown an interest in the rehabilitation of the Nechako River, said studies by the Nechako Watershed Council had indicated cold-water release "is not be the panacea we first thought."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011
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The province has been promising the project for years as a way to cool off the Nechako River, which Dr. MacDonald described as the "hot spot" that sockeye salmon encounter when migrating up the Fraser River into northern tributaries.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011
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In 2005 then-premier Gordon Campbell announced the cold-water release facility would be built, saying: "It's been 50 years since the Nechako River was dammed and it's time for us to take a major step in revitalizing the Fraser River's most important salmon-spawning tributary and reviving a watershed that is integral to our fisheries heritage."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011
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A plan to build a $100-million facility that would have released cold water to help salmon in the Nechako River
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011
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In 2005 then-premier Gordon Campbell announced the cold-water release facility would be built, saying: "It's been 50 years since the Nechako River was dammed and it's time for us to take a major step in revitalizing the Fraser River's most important salmon-spawning tributary and reviving a watershed that is integral to our fisheries heritage."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011
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