MOU with First Nations includes working on 'repossession' of pulp mill site
The B.C. government has agreed to work with the Tla’amin First Nation to try to recover a former village site in Powell River, long since occupied by a pulp mill.
Today, the B.C. government announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tla’amin to try to restore the site to the First Nation. The MOU signed today makes no guarantees but commits the government to work towards fulfilling certain aspirations of the Tla’amin, including “repossession.”
The City of Powell River has been hoping Paper Excellence can find a buyer and that the site will be used for some new industry. “We look forward to somebody owning that property that can provide a basis for good industry and employment and right now we can’t make a comment on whether this is good, bad or indifferent.”
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