Home to the Nechako
Subtitle: The River and the Land
Publisher: Heritage House
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781927527139
Subjects: British columbia, history; British columbia, economic conditions; Canada, environmental conditions
Description: "The people of the Nechako region are not unfamiliar with hardship, environmental devastation and protecting what they hold dear. June Wood chronicles the history of the Nechako River and its region, covering the construction of the Kenney Dam, which changed forever the flow of the river and its tributaries; the controversial Kemano Completion Project, which threatened to doom the river further still; and the subsequent battles to protect the river and the communities affected by its altered flow. She also delves into the aftermath of the devastating mountain pine beetle epidemic that severely harmed the economy of the region.