Seems to me that the present council has inherited this project. Is there hope that they could veto this dumb idea..
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Is spam allowed on this site? I would suggest to delete the first two posts.

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on to something here ben. More water to create power would mean less flow this way which obviously would have an impact on the likelyhood of flooding. The mayor should at least ask her corporate backers the question before kicking in millions of our tax dollars for a dike that might not be needed.

Or you could just dredge the river and all this would go away at a mere fraction of the cost. Diking will only stop the flow of surface water but when the level gets higher then the height of land the water will still seep up and create problems. If we stop the water from getting that high by giving to an area to flow all these problems go away.

I agree with Ben 100%. There is more to the Alcan situation than meets the eye.

In addition I beleive that dredging is the answer. At least we could try it. The worst case scenario would be that we would have a surplus of gravel.

If dredging did work, then we would save millions.

Oh;;;; Right, then we wouldnt get the matching funds, and we couldnt hire our buddies to build the dyke and make millions in profit.

Hows that Airport Runway Expansion doing???

Mr. Meisner:
I agree with your predictions and observations on this topic;
What will the impact be for the fish?
including salmon returning to spawn.
Hard to predict the answer of course because we do not know how much water will be released for the Nechako after the second tunnel is completed and commissioned, but I sure hope somone in power is considering all potential impacts.
metalman.

The City caused most of the problem with the last flood. The flood water was trying to flow into the river when the City put up the dykes. Working on one property you could see the water bubbling up from the ground & flow towards the river only to be stopped by the dykes.

The first time the City used the dykes was the spring before the last flood. They put the dykes up on a low spot on River Rd on the River side. Those of us who worked in the area phoned the City and told them that the water came up from the CN side and the dyke would prevent the flow to the river. We were told we did not know what we were talking about, but after the road was under water they put up dykes on the CN side and then spent the rest of the season pumping the water off the road every time it rained.

Wonder if a person can get mineral rights for under the river, could be some gold there if they ever decided to dredge it.

Ben, you are making too much sense, again!

Wasn't Alcan paid a princely sum of money by Harcourt/Clark to forego Phase Two of the Kemano project? I seem to remember that the government of the day dug deep into the taxpayers' pockets to make that deal.

Now, that the cost sharing money has arrived and the prospect of temporary prosperity is on the horizon (if only the rest of the money is quickly borrowed) who will stop them to take another sober look at the situation like you are suggesting?

The pressure is on, the outcome is highly predictable! The $5.4 million won't be returned.

But. There is Gold at the confluence of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers. People have been panning it on and off for years.

I bet there is gold where the ball diamonds and running track are located....

That's not where it was hidden.