“Rail has served an important purpose for British Columbia; it was a condition precedent to bringing Vancouver Island into the Dominion of Canada, but this came at the expense of hindering the Snaw-naw-as and other First Nation Communities.'
Posted: Mar. 14, 2023 9:12AMThe federal and provincial governments have announced they will return the 10.78-acre section of the E&N rail line that goes through the Snaw-naw-as First Nation, and will continue consultation on the future of the rest of the corridor.
Chief Gordon Edwards with Snaw-naw-as says the announcement the land will be returned to the First Nation is welcome news after it has been working to get it back through the courts since 2015. Edwards says there is work that needs to be done in order to ensure the railway no longer impedes safety, development and access for the community, and there are plans to get started on that work immediately.
“At the same time, those First Nations living along the line raised concerns about the impact restored rail service would have on their communities and have reiterated the importance of being involved in decision-making around the future of the corridor.”Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.“Canada and the Province of British Colombia [sic] acknowledge the importance of this corridor,” the joint statement says.
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