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B.C. energy minister says Columbia River Treaty not a ’bargaining chip’ in U.S. trade dispute

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B.C. energy minister Adrian Dix says U.S. can manage water that flows over the border “however they see fit” Dix made the comments during an online information session about the Columbia River Treaty modernization process.

The treaty was originally signed in 1961 after devastating flooding in 1948 destroyed and damaged communities in Columbia River Basin , mostly in the United States .

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