The Terminal Avenue property, next to Maffeo Sutton Park, was purchased so it could be redeveloped by the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
A dilapidated piece of land in downtown Nanaimo that is part of a historic Snuneymuxw First Nation village is being returned to the nation under the terms of an 1854 treaty.
At an announcement at the site on Monday, Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief Mike Wyse called the land acquisition “a historic milestone” for the nation and the province “that reflects the solemn promises embedded in our treaty relationship.” He said the First Nation appreciates the province’s collaboration, which is bringing “reconciliation and shared prosperity.”
Krog called returning the property to the First Nation “a long-awaited step toward rectifying past injustices.”
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