The Columbia River Treaty

THE COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY

September 13 | 9:00 am

New Dawn Ballroom

 

This session offers an update on Columbia River Treaty (the Treaty) negotiations from both Canada and the United States, as well as provides a venue for conference attendees to listen and offer multiple perspectives on the Treaty in both a presentation-style format and a ‘world café’ setting. Some of the key Columbia River Treaty topics, moderated by topic experts at each table in the working groups, include flood control, downstream benefits, and ecosystem function.

 

Moderators:

• Cindy Pearce – Executive Director, Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee
• Jim Heffernan – Policy Analyst – Columbia River Treaty, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

 

Remarks by:

 

Theme	Facilitator	Topic Experts
Flood Risk Management	Jeff Zukiwsky	Kelvin Ketchum, James Crossman
Mutual Benefits	Adam Wicks-Arshack	John Shurts, Richard Paisley
Ecosystem Function	Cedar Morton	Adam Neil, Jay Johnson, Shannon Goss, John Sirois
Indigenous perspectives	Ingrid Leipa	Nathalie Allard, Pauline Terbasket, Nathan Matthew
Other Interests	Andy Dunau	Brooke McMurchy, Pam Turyk