"HELENA, Mont. -- Leaders from Montana and British Columbia signed an agreement Thursday banning mining and drilling in a valley along the U.S.-Canadian border north of Glacier National Park.

Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Premier Gordon Campbell finalized the deal at a signing ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia. Schweitzer called it the result of 'quiet diplomacy.' ...

The agreement, which was years in the making, was announced last week."

The Associated Press had the story February 18, 2010. [2]