Columbia River Treaty compensates Canada to manage waterway for U.S. hydropower, flood control
The Columbia River Treaty governs how Canada and the U.S. use dams for hydropower and flood control on the massive ...
Trump wants B.C.'s water: Plausible or one big pipe dream?
The U.S. president has made inaccurate comments in the past that California’s drought could be solved by turning on a ...
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For 60 years, this Canada-U.S. treaty governed money, power and a river. With Trump’s threats, what now?
Since 1964, the Columbia River Treaty (new window) has required Canada to control the flow of the river, via dams, to meet U.S. needs for hydropower and flood prevention — in exchange for ...
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo
The Columbia River Treaty, the framework for hydropower generation and flood control between the two countries, had been left ...
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The ‘Six Sovereigns’ are fighting for the Columbia River basin’s future. Who are they?
You’d be hard-pressed to find a part of the Pacific Northwest that’s more important than the Columbia River basin. Fed by the mighty Columbia and Snake rivers and their many tributaries that ...