Canada | First Nation reclaims stewardship to beach area appropriated for Pacific Rim NP

The federal government and the Pacheedaht First Nation celebrated an agreement Wednesday to return stewardship control over territory taken without permission to create B.C.’s world-renowned Pacific Rim National Park.

Parks Canada and the Pacheedaht signed a deal returning land use and stewardship rights for a 2.6-hectare stretch of Middle Beach as a step in the treaty settlement process.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/16/news/canada-takes-steps-rectify-land-grab-pacific-rim-park-coastal-first-nation

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