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Big River by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes and David Moskowitz gives a biography in words and portrait in photos of the Columbia River basin

Many major companies rely on the Columbia River to harness power for electricity. The river is once again the focus of negotiations as Canada and the US work to revamp the treaty that governs how Canada manages dams on its portion of the river. 

by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes on Sunday January 17 2021 It was thought to be a good idea at the time, but the Libby dam was, indeed, a giveaway of local control. Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has been researching and writing about the history and politics of water in the upper Columbia Basin since 2005.  Her book on the Columbia River Treaty, A River Captured , was released in 2016. Recently, her travelling exhibit on the Columbia River Treaty, curated for Touchstones Nel...

by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday Dec 15 2020 The Duncan Dam, located at the north end of Kootenay Lake, was one of the dams constructed as part of the Columbia River Treaty. — Submitted Lawmakers south of the border are sounding alarm bells with respect to the Columbia River Treaty. Last week, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), and Greg Walden (R-OR) introduced a resolution to encourage the Trump Administration to immediately issue a notice of intent ...

Calls to terminate Columbia River Treaty spark concern after 2 years of negotiations Canada and the U.S. have been renegotiating the 56-year-old treaty, which regulates the flow of the Columbia River. Now a Washington state congressman is calling on the president to terminate the agreement, considered to be a model of international cooperation on hydropower development. Social Sharing

Calls to terminate Columbia River Treaty spark concern after 2 years of negotiations Bob Keating, Tom Popyk © Government of B.C. The Duncan Dam in the Purcell Mountains is one of three B.C. dams built as part of the Columbia River Treaty. A cross-border treaty that has regulated the flow of the Columbia River for over 50 years could be in jeopardy as a group of American politicians calls on the president to invoke his executive authority and terminate the treaty. The Columb...