Archive for the tag 'Flathead Lakers'

Aug 19 2010

Partnering to protect the Transboundary Flathead watershed

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Dave Hadden, director of Headwaters Montana, Robin Steinkraus, executive director of the Flathead Lakers and Will Hammerquist, program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association’s Glacier Field Office have a nice commentary piece in today’s Flathead Beacon . . . Here in Montana, August brings us the county fair and farm harvests. And this year [...]

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Jul 18 2010

B.C. Premier expects to know mining costs soon on North Fork deal

Published by under Environmental Issues,News

From today’s Flathead Beacon . . . Accepting the Flathead Lakers’ 2010 Stewardship Award for signing an agreement with British Columbia protecting the North Fork from mining and drilling, Gov. Brian Schweitzer gave much of the credit to his counterpart in the negotiations: Premier Gordon Campbell. Describing the fragile talks, held secretly in Spokane, Schweitzer [...]

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Jul 16 2010

Flathead Lakers recognize Gov. Schweitzer for North Fork agreement with Canada

Published by under Environmental Issues,News

Posted yesterday to the KECI-TV website . . . The Flathead Lakers recognized Governor Brian Schweitzer for his efforts to protect the Flathead.  They gave Schweitzer an award for his agreement with British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell. The agreement between Montana and British Columbia halts mining in the Canadian portion of the North Fork drainage.  [...]

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Jul 07 2010

Flathead Lakers to present Stewardship Award to Gov. Schweitzer and BC Premier Campbell

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From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . . The Flathead Lakers will present their annual Stewardship Award to Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell at their annual meeting on July 15. The award will recognize the landmark agreement the two leaders signed in February banning mining and oil-and-gas development in the [...]

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