BC government adds 49,000 acres of land near Howe Sound and the Sea to Sky Corridor to the territory of the Squamish Nation (Daily Hive)
Through a technical forest stewardship and land use agreement with the Government of British Columbia, the Squamish Nation has effectively added approximately 49,325 acres — about 200 square kilometres — of land within its direct influence. These lands are primarily located on provincial Crown lands ... ... consequential agreement, as a historic measure of reconciliation, was formalized late last week during a signing ceremony held at the peak of the Sea to Sky Gondola, which is just north of one of the 33 newly established cultural sites under the First Nation. Such cultural sites are recognized as areas of historical and cultural importance, preventing harvesting, new roads, and other tenures, such as development ... CLICK HERE for the full story