tfqe PILED JAN i 2018 Affidavit #1 of Petr Komers Affirmed/Sworn the 30'h day of January, 2018
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No.: 18 0247 Victoria Registry IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
BETWEEN: WEST MOBERLY FIRST NATIONS, and ROLAND WILLSON ON HIS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHER WEST MOBERLY FIRST NATIONS BENEFICIARIES OF TREATY NO. 8 PLAINTIFFS AND: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA, and BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY DEFENDANTS AFFIDAVIT OF PETR KOMERS
1, Petr Komers, with a business address of 207 Edgebrook Close NW, Calgary, Alberta, ecologist, AFFIRM or MAKE OATH AND SAY AS FOLLOWS: 1.
I have personal knowledge of the things I say in this affidavit, except where stated to be based on information and belief and where so stated I verily believe the same to be true.
2.
I am an ecologist with over 20 years of experience conducting and supervising university research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. My specialization includes the assessment of ecological impacts, regional habitat use, population ecology, and the assessment of disturbances on a wide range of wildlife species including species at risk listed under the Species at Risk Act.
I received my Doctor of Philosophy from the
University of Saskatchewan in 1992. Since 2002, I have been the President and Principal Consultant at Management and Solutions in Environmental Sciences (MSES) Inc. 3.
MSES Inc. was asked by West Moberly First Nations to give our opinion comparing, at a high-level, the potential environmental impacts of BC Hydro's Site C hydro-electric
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