Minister Katrine Conroy opens the Columbia River Treaty Community Meeting, Genelle, BC, Nov 12, 2019
Channel: GovernmentofBC
Date: 2019-12-16

At this meeting, local residents had a chance to engage and hear updates on the current Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty negotiations, Indigenous Nations-led work to address ecosystems and salmon reintroduction in the upper Columbia Basin, and work the Province is doing to address key community interests related to the Treaty. The Honourable Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development, and Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation, welcomed guests and kicked-off the program.
 
The Columbia River Treaty is a transboundary water management agreement ratified in 1964. Canada and the United States are currently in negotiations to discuss modernizing the Treaty.  In addition to providing an update on these negotiations, the Genelle meeting (one of a series of 12 held across the Columbia Basin this fall) was meant to share progress that is being made to address some of the key issues the Province has heard from Columbia Basin residents since engagement began in 2012.
 
To learn more about the Columbia River Treaty, including summaries of past public input, visit https://engage.gov.bc.ca/columbiarivertreaty/
 
If you have questions, comments or input about the Columbia River Treaty or the meeting, please send to columbiarivertreaty@gov.bc.ca