REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: October 27, 2015 Report No. DEV-15-057
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
Title
Referral from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada regarding:
1) Proposed Addition of Land to Esquimalt Indian Reserve (Schedule A); and
2) Proposed Addition of Land to New Songhees Indian Reserve No. 1A (Schedule B)...End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Mayor be authorized on behalf of Council to send a letter to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada stating:
1) That the Council of the Township of Esquimalt has no comments or concerns regarding the proposed addition to reserve land described as:
In the Province of British Columbia
In Esquimalt District
Adjacent to Esquimalt Indian Reserve
All of Lots 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 as shown on plan 81095 recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records in Ottawa. A copy of the said plan is filed in the Land Title Office in Victoria under number VIP67051.
Containing an area of about 1.231 hectares.
For the use and benefit of the Esquimalt First Nation.
And
2) That the Council of the Township of Esquimalt has no comments or concerns regarding the proposed addition to reserve land described as:
In the Province of British Columbia
In Esquimalt District
Adjacent to the Songhees Reserve
All of Lots 197, 198, and 199 all as shown on plan 90203 recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records in Ottawa
Containing an area of approximately 0.5301 hectares
For the use and benefit of the Songhees First Nation.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Township of Esquimalt Strategic Priorities 2015 - 2019
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
One of Council's Strategic Priorities is to Work with First Nations and the Esquimalt community to support economic, social, and cultural opportunities.
BACKGROUND:
In the past, areas of fill have been added to the shorelines of...
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