Learn More About the Columbia River Treaty
The following links explore the Columbia River Treaty from various perspectives – from Federal and Municipal Governments to nonprofits and community groups.
Province of British Columbia
This website share updates on the Columbia River Treaty as well as many resources about the treaty, technical studies, FAQs, documents links to Public Engagement Sessions, links to the Columbia Basin Advisory Committee and offers links to register for participation.
Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee
This website represents local governments within the Basin have formed the BC Columbia River Treaty Local Governments’ Committee to actively and meaningfully engage in decisions around the future of the Treaty.
Province of British Columbia – CRT Facebook Page
This facebook page was started October 3,2012, featuring news, posts and images related to the Columbia River Treaty, bia River Treaty). and used as a tool to engage and communicate with local Columbia River communities.
MLA Kootenay West Page
Since 2017 Katrine Conroy has been Minister Responsible for the Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power Corporation and the Columbia River Treaty. This website provides News and Updates about the CRT aswell as resources outlining the CRT process, stakeholders and negotiating team.
Columbia Basin Trust
This website describes the Columbia River Treaty through video, and overview and documents relating to dams and electricity as well as offering Quick Facts about the CRT and FAQs, while offering ways to get involved.
Okanagan Nation Alliance
This website documents the Columbia River Treaty from the experiences of the Okanagan National Alliance formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan which represents the 8 member communities of the Syilx Okanagan Territory.
Roll on Columbia Exhibit
This PDF offers a graphic history and illustration fo the key historic events in the Pacific Northwest preseding the Columbia River Treaty, highlighting the subsequent CRT debate and citing the impacts that flooding and dam control had on local ecosystems and communities.
Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative
Learn more about The Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative and Team, the Shared Principles that guide their collaborative work, and Annual Reports,. This website features news, events, resources and historical information about the reintroduction of salmon to the Columbia River.
US Department of State
This website shares a history and background of the CRT from the US’ perspective, including links to public enquiries, videos of Columbia Treaty Listening Sessions and a robust directory of press releases relating to the CRT.
Government Of Canada
This website features a direct link to a PDF of the Columbia River Treaty and explains the Treaty between Canada and the United States of America relating to Cooperative Development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin (Columbia River Treaty).
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