#Halalt #FirstNation near #Chemainus is seeking the #return of #land taken from its reserve for the #ENRailway in the early 1900s.
It earlier went to the #SupremeCourtOfBC asking for land taken for the now closed #railway . That #lawsuit remains active.
They said #SnawNawAs First Nation at #Nanoose is getting back 10 acres of Island corridor land running through its reserve & the province is putting in $18 million for consultation.
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/halalt-first-nation-also-seeking-return-of-land-used-for-rail-corridor-6708101

#landback #VancouverIsland #PNW #BCPoli

Halalt First Nation also seeking return of land used for rail corridor

Lawyer for Halalt Nation: Governments “did not provide the kind of certainty or a clear response that Halalt was looking for.”

Times Colonist