Canada takes steps to rectify land grab for Pacific Rim park with coastal First Nation theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The federal government and the Pacheedaht First Nation celebrated an agreement Wednesday to return stewardship control over territory taken without permission to create B.C.’s world-renowned Pacific Rim National Park.
The Pacheedaht First Nation has taken back control of a small parcel of land on its territory in a ceremony Thursday between the nation, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Parks Canada.
The Pacheedaht First Nation on Vancouver Island’s west coast is celebrating an historic day as part of its waterfront territory is returned in a new agreement with Parks Canada.