#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
#halalt #firstnation #chemainus #return #land #enrailway #supremecourtofbc #railway #lawsuit #snawnawas #nanoose #Landback #vancouverisland #pnw #bcpoli
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