Collaborate to make the Columbia River Treaty an opportunity to face today’s challenges

A renewed Columbia River Treaty should be about building ecosystem and community resilience amid the climate crisis.

The Columbia River on the eastern side of Oregon. Negotiators representing federal, provincial, and First Nation governments gathered recently in Seattle, Washington to continue efforts to modernize the Columbia River Treaty in an 18th round of negotiations. Photograph courtesy of Bonnie Moreland on Flickr

Opinion

BY MARTIN CARVER, JOSEPH BOGAARD

August 24, 2023

Negotiators representing federal, provincial, and First Nation governments gathered recently in Seattle, Washington to continue efforts to modernize the Columbia River Treaty in an 18th round of negotiations. Further talks are expected in the months ahead. Much h...

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