A lawyer representing a Vancouver Island First Nation is calling out the federal government for being indirect about its intention for the South Island's rail corridor, after a parcel of E&N rail land was returned to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation.
In 2021, the B.C. Court of Appeal gave the federal government two years to decide what to do with the portion of land that crosses through the Sna-Naw-As Nation after the nation filed a lawsuit.to the First Nation, but didn't outline if it planned to revive the train track or not.
Richards is representing the Halalt Nation, north of Duncan, B.C., in a lawsuit to get land back from the rail corridor."We waited patiently alongside our clients and we got some great news yesterday, that they’re supporting the reversion of those lands," said Jason Harman, a lawyer representing the Sna-Naw-As Nation on Wednesday.
The province says it respects returning reserve lands, but wants to preserve the passage as much as possible.
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