▁to ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁local ▁hear ings ▁for ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁and ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁Ar row ▁Dam ▁many ▁residents ▁felt ▁power less ▁in ▁the ▁provinces ▁decision ▁to ▁flo od ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Bas in ▁Trust ▁was ▁established , ▁in ▁part , ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁long ▁term ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁impact s ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁that ▁resulted ▁from ▁this ▁flo oding . ▁ ▁J . W ▁Wilson ▁who ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁settlement ▁agreement ▁for ▁BC ▁H ydro ▁noticed ▁that ▁while ▁they ▁looked ▁at ▁the ▁physical ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁resident ' s ▁houses ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁losses ▁that ▁went ▁along ▁with ▁living ▁self - su fficient ly , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁l ifest yle ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁possible ▁in ▁a ▁city ▁or ▁urban ▁area . ▁The ▁kind ▁of ▁wealth ▁that ▁went ▁un not iced ▁consisted ▁of ▁agricult ure , ▁liv est ock , ▁tour ism ▁and ▁l umber . ▁Pay ing ▁minimal ▁tax es ▁also ▁enabled ▁a ▁self - su fficient ▁l ifest yle ▁with ▁little ▁cost . ▁In ▁addition , ▁from ▁an ▁out s iders ▁perspective ▁it ▁seemed ▁as ▁though ▁BC ▁H ydro ▁was ▁being ▁fair ▁with ▁the ▁resident ' s ▁settlement ▁prices ▁for ▁their ▁land ▁and ▁homes . ▁However ▁many ▁people ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁settlement ▁prices ▁from ▁BC ▁H ydro ▁were ▁unf air , ▁but ▁were ▁int im id ated ▁and ▁felt ▁power less ▁to ▁challenge ▁them ▁in ▁court , ▁so ▁they ▁accepted ▁the ▁prices ▁be gr