The Gardner Canal is important for being the location of the Kemano generating station of the Nechako Diversion , which was built to supply power for Kitimat and is located about halfway along the canal on its north bank , at the mouth of the Kemano River .
The Gardner Canal is important for being the location of the Kemano generating station of the Nechako Diversion , which was built to supply power for an Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat . 
 The generating station is located about halfway along the canal on its north bank , at the mouth of the Kemano River .