Public access and recreational opportunities would be maintained in the two parks, say the Te’mexw Treaty Association and province
Sooke Mountain and Discovery Island Marine provincial parks could be part of treaties currently being negotiated with the T’Sou-ke and Songhees Nations.
Sooke Mountain Park, located in the Sooke Hills, would be part of the T’Sou-ke Nation’s treaty, while Discovery Island Marine Park, off Willows Beach, would be part of the Songhees treaty. T’Sou-ke Nation Chief Gordon Planes said before contact with Europeans, his people “co-existed with Mother Nature by following the footsteps of our ancestors in enhancing our territory.”
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