In a move described as a significant step toward reconciliation, the province and the Snuneymuxw First Nation have completed the first of three agreed-upon land transfers on Vancouver Island.
The Snuneymuxw First Nation and the province of B.C. have completed a significant 212-hectare land transfer, which the Snuneymuxw are calling an important step in reconciliation.
The land on Mount Benson East transferred back to Snuneymuxw First Nation is part of a total 3,094 hectares slated to be transferred back to the nation.