Nanoose First Nation says it wants rail land back ‘as soon as possible’ – Times Colonist
March 3, 2023
Nanoose First Nation says it will head back to court if the federal government decides not to support reviving Island rail service
The Nanoose First Nation says it will head back to court if the federal government decides not to support reviving Island rail service on the E&N tracks by a March 14 deadline imposed by the B.C. Court of Appeal.
“Our intention is to get that property back into the hands of the Nanoose First Nation as soon as possible,” Coun. Brent Edwards of the Snaw-Naaw-As (Nanoose) First Nation said Thursday.
The First Nation lost the use of 10 acres of its land when an Island rail system was established in the early 1900s. Passenger train service was halted in 2011 because of deterioration of the tracks.
The Island Corridor Foundation, which owns the unused rail line, is calling for a new rail system to serve passengers and freight. The corridor’s ownership is shared by Island regional districts and the 14 First Nations whose territories the corridor crosses.
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