BC may buy Grace Islet home to settle First Nation land dispute – The Globe and Mail
Dec. 02 2014
The B.C. government is looking at buying a partially built home on a private island to head off a dispute that has First Nations threatening legal action to protect an ancient burial ground.
Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, confirmed on Monday he has sought Treasury Board approval to give the province the option to purchase Grace Islet, where Edmonton resident Barry Slawsky is in the process of completing his retirement home.
Lorne Brownsey, former deputy minister of aboriginal affairs, has been asked to try to broker a deal between the province and the landowner, with the help of other partners including the Capital Regional District and a non-profit land trust, The Land Conservancy.
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