▁have ▁affected ▁both ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁the ▁environment ▁of ▁BC . ▁ ▁Tre aty ▁re venue ▁from ▁U . S . ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁pay ▁in ▁part ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Dun can , ▁Ke en le ys ide ▁and ▁M ica ▁d ams , ▁but ▁the ▁cost ▁to ▁BC ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁three ▁d ams ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁re venue ▁initially ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁down stream ▁power ▁and ▁flo od ▁control ▁benefits . ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁improved ▁highway , ▁brid ges , ▁railway ▁re location , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁w elf are ▁increases ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁affected ▁by ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁d ams . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁def ic it , ▁it ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁school ▁and ▁hospital ▁construction ▁suffered , ▁and ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service , ▁high ways ▁and ▁water ▁resources ▁were ▁secret ly ▁t apped ▁for ▁funds . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁obvious , ▁in ▁ret ros pect , ▁that ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁year ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ent it lement ▁was ▁under ▁estimated ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁signing . ▁ ▁W . A . C . ▁Ben nett ' s ▁administration ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁being ▁short - s ight ed ▁in ▁initial ▁negoti ations , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁accur ately ▁value ▁these ▁agre ements ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Columbia ▁River ▁power ▁produced ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁tons ▁of ▁al umin um