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Province transfers 31 hectares of Crown land at Lake Cowichan to Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

Transfer considered a key reconciliation milestone

Ts’uubaa-asatx First Nation has doubled its lands with the transfer of a 31-hectare parcel of Crown land back to the Nation.

The land transfer, which is considered a key reconciliation milestone that creates community and economic development opportunities for Ts’uubaa-asatx and the surrounding communities, was announced at a ceremony on the shores of Cowichan Lake on Friday, July 7.

Ts’uubaa-asatx Chief Melanie Livingstone and Murray Rankin, minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, were joined by community members to sign an Incremental Treaty Agreement to return the culturally significant land.

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Robert Barron

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Since 2016, I've had had the pleasure of working with our dedicated staff and community in the Cowichan Valley.
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