Studies on the Clio Bay reclamation project have been postponed until the fall while the new prime contractor takes over the Kitimat LNG project. A spokesperson for Chevron said at the Kitimat LNG open house on Wednesday now that Irving , Texas-based Fluor Corp, in partnership with a joint-venture partner, Japan’s JGC Corp. has won […]
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Clio Bay: Clay capping "relatively new technique": DFO statement
October 3, 2013
Carrie Mishima, a communications advisor for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans sent this statement in response to questions from Northwest Coast Energy News: · The proposal by the Kitimat LNG project uses a relatively new technique that is expected to improve aquatic habitat in Clio Bay. The bay has been used as a log […]
A job for a "construction area superintendent" for both the Kitimat LNG plant and the Clio Bay restoration appeared on job sites in the world wide web on October 1. The posting expires on December 31. The job was originally posted by Brunel Energy, a consulting firm that describes itself as a company that "provides […]
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly
September 29, 2013
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly Chevron, the company operating the KM LNG project at Bish Cove and the Haisla Nation have proposed that marine clay from the Bish Cove construction site be used to cap more than 10,000 sunken and rotting logs in Clio Bay. Haisla Chief Counsellor Ellis Ross says he […]
Clio Bay: Dead or alive?
September 29, 2013
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly Updated October 3, 2013, with DFO statement One of the major concerns about Clio Bay is the possible lack of oxygen to support sealife. While some people have called Clio Bay “dead,” others have pointed to catches of crab, cod and salmon to dispute that. The experience […]
Clio Bay remediation project "killing two birds with one stone," Ross says
September 29, 2013
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly Haisla Chief Counsellor Ellis Ross says that capping the logs at Clio Bay was a Haisla idea, taking advantage of the opportunity to use the marine clay from Bish Cove to bring back the Clio ecosystem. The Haisla were told by experts who video taped the […]
Clio Bay: What happens to sunken logs?
September 29, 2013
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly The forest industry has been operating on the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska for more than a century. Over that time, it is likely that millions of logs from booms and other operations have sunk to the bottom of bays, cove, estuaries and inlets along the […]
Clio Bay: DFO declines invitation to appear before Kitimat Council
September 29, 2013
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has declined an invitation from District of Kitimat Council to appear at a special meeting on Monday, September 30 to discuss the Clio Bay remediation project. A representative of Chevron will be in the council chambers at the Kitimat branch of […]
Clio Bay: Chevron statement
September 29, 2013
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly Here is the text of a statement Chevron spokesperson Gillian Robinson Riddell sent to Northwest Coast Energy News The Clio Bay Restoration Project proposed by Chevron, is planned to get underway sometime in early 2014. The proposal is fully supported by the Federal Department of Fisheries and […]
Clio Bay: Links and Documents
September 29, 2013
Links and documents relating to sunken logs and site remediation Note many, not all, external links are to pdf files. Canada DFO study of sunken log sites in Douglas Channel DFO Study Dissolved oxygen cycle in Minette Bay Impact of Wood debris in British Columbia estuaries Chris Picard's study of Clio and Eagle Bays as […]