SFN Newsletter June 2024
Seasonal Chief Report – Spring 2024
Phase 2 Forestry Land Transfer
Negotiation Party: BCTimeline: 2013-December 31, 2024 . (Our goal is to have the land transfer completed by the end of 2024.)Status: These forestry lands are acquired through the Reconciliation Implementation Framework Agreement (RIFA) which outlines the phased transfer of forestry lands from BC to Snuneymuxw.About the land/project: Mount Benson and Mount McKay are where these […]
Estuary Headlease (In front of IR1)
Negotiation Party: BCTimeline: 2000 – as soon as practicalStatus: Renewal negotiations under way. When the lease expired between the Port of Nanaimo and BC, SFN negotiated that the lease would be extended for 4 more years, on the condition that the land would be transferred to SFN in year 4. The headlease would transfer to […]
Bundled Specific claim – stlilnup, sxwayxum, xwesolewal, tle’eltxw
Size: Subject to community engagement & negotiation.Negotiation Party: CanadaTimeline: 2000 – 2027 (expected for negotiations to complete in 2027)Status: Valuation (Measuring price/worth)About the land/project: Village site which was taken from us 170 years ago. We are resolving this alienation through specific claims. Snuneymuxw is proud to bring together one of the first innovative negotiating mandates […]
Teytexen (South of IR3, on Raines Road)
Please find info at: www.Snuneymuxw.ca/services/teytexen
Kensington (Gabriola), Armishaw (Cedar), Dodd Narrows (Duke Point)
Size: 1089 acresNegotiation Party: Canada/BCTimeline: 1990 – 2025Status: Currently negotiating a term sheet with CAD/BC, to transfer land to SFN.About the land/project: High cultural use, serious significance due to soil, water, fisheries, petroglyphs, village site.