Later this fall the Columbia River Treaty Review team will be posting on the gov.bc.ca/columbiarivertreaty website the first two chapters of an Environmental Discussion Paper. The objective of the Environment Discussion Paper is for Basin residents to understand and provide input into how environmental values are being considered in the Treaty review. 

Each of the five chapters will address one of the following questions:
1. What are regional/local environmental interests and values related to the Canadian Columbia Basin and possibly affected by the CRT?
2. What is currently being done to manage for environmental interests in the Canadian Columbia Basin?
3. What more can be done to benefit environmental values in the Canadian Columbia Basin?
4. How might different CRT scenarios affect environmental values in the Canadian Columbia Basin?
5. To what extent does “more” fit within the current framework of Treaty flexibility?

Columbia Basin residents are encouraged to submit comments and feedback on the discussion paper directly via the website. More information will be in the next newsletter or follow us on Twitter @CRTreaty to find out the latest information.