Province returns key village site in downtown Nanaimo to First Nation – Powell River Peak
July 16, 2024
The Terminal Avenue property, next to Maffeo Sutton Park, was purchased so it could be redeveloped by the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
A dilapidated piece of land in downtown Nanaimo that is part of a historic Snuneymuxw First Nation village is being returned to the nation under the terms of an 1854 treaty.
The province and the Snuneymuxw have bought about 2.67 hectares at 1 Terminal Ave. and adjoining properties for $28.5 million — close to $26 million of which is from the government — for a portion of the Sxwayxum village site, also known as Millstone River Village.
The land next to Swy-A-Lana Lagoon and Maffeo Sutton Park, which had been the subject of a development proposal, was purchased so it could be returned to the Snuneymuxw.
