432-01118 (Infrastructure)

WHEREAS

1. The Columbia River Treaty impacts the lives of all Kootenay-Columbians

2. The Federal, Provincial and Regional Governments have varying levels of responsibility for the protection of Canadian interests with all aspects of the Columbia River Treaty negations.

3. The Columbia River Treaty requires the cooperative development of water resources, flood risk management, power generation and recreation like Lake Koocanusa. The treaty displaced over 279,999 acres of our ecosystem, including local farmers, ranchers and indigenous communities.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, CITIZENS OF CANADA, call upon the Government of Canada to focus on the importance of the Columbia River Treaty and, to meet that priority, develop the planning and construction of a weir on the Canadian side of the International border on Koocanusa Lake, British Columbia.