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B.C. Transfers Large Chunk of Nanaimo Area Land to Vancouver Island First Nation
MOUNT BENSON AREA NEAR NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 22 – The transfer advances a 2020 agreement to return over 3,000 hectares and supports sustainable forestry and economic independence for the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
- The B.C. government transferred more than 700 hectares near Nanaimo on Tuesday, completing another phase of its land return process.
- As part of the 2020 Land Transfer Agreement, the province pledged to return more than 3,000 hectares of traditional territory to Snuneymuxw First Nation.
- Earlier transfers included a 212-hectare handover in January 2024 at Mount Benson East and a 34-hectare transfer in October 2024 at Mount Benson South, with this parcel in Mount Benson North following suit.
- Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse said, `this is a meaningful step forward in restoring our responsibility over our lands.` adding that each returned parcel strengthens economic independence and cultural ties to te’tuxwtun North.
- Remaining work on Mt. McKay, west of Nanaimo Airport, includes 2,091 hectares still pending under the 2020 Land Transfer Agreement.
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B.C. transfers 700 hectares of land to Snuneymuxw First Nation near Nanaimo
The B.C. government has completed the transfer of more than 700 hectares of land near Nanaimo to the Snuneymuxw First Nation. The transfer is part of the Snuneymuxw First Nation and British Columbia Land Transfer Agreement that was penned in 2020, which promised to return more than 3,000 hectares of land to the nation. The latest parcel is located in an area called Mount Benson North, also known as te’tuxwtun, and is the third transfer to take p…
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