Cowichan Tribes don’t want rail or trail running through their lands: chief – Times Colonist
Sulsulxumaat Cindy Daniels says the Tribes want to take back the railway corridor lands that run through their Koksilah and Somenos reserves, to build housing
The chief of the Cowichan Tribes says E&N lands in her nation’s territories are needed for housing, and she doesn’t want any rail services or recreational trails running through its reserves.
Chief Sulsulxumaat Cindy Daniels said the Tribes have told the Island Corridor Foundation they want to take back the railway corridor lands that run through their Koksilah and Somenos reserves. “It’s not there for recreation use, or hiking trails or an alternate route to Victoria. People keep throwing those ideas at us, but that was never our plan. It was stolen from us and we want our land back because the train is no longer running,” she said in a interview, noting homes are needed for the more than 700 people on the nation’s housing waitlist.
