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etween the Lions Gate Bridge and council to hammer out a new service agreeDeep Cove there are 12 kilometres ment to replace the old one that expired last and 12 municipal boundaries where December. one government ends and another “In the previous agreement, I don’t think a begins. lot of development — either commercial, indusThe order goes something like: West trial or even residential — was contemplated,” Vancouver, Squamish Nation, North Vancouver says David Stuart, the district’s chief adminisdistrict, North Vancouver city, Squamish, city, trative officer. “But now we really have to put district, Squamish, district, Tsleil-Waututh our minds to it.” Nation, a co-managed Cates Park, and district Failing to do so, could leave thousands of again at Deep Cove. North Shore residents in political limbo as the It’s easy not to notice when a line has been Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations explore crossed; some of them cut right through shoptheir recently won right to attract non-nation ping malls and apartment blocks. But when it members to their lands with large condo and comes to voting rights, taxation and represenhousing developments. It’s an issue that will tation, those lines could spell clear trouble for eventually affect every North Shore taxpayer — some residents. on or off the reserve. Take for instance the Tsleil-Waututh Alan Nixon is a North and Squamish nations in North and Vancouver district councillor and West Vancouver. the LMTAC representative to the A report now circulating among Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Metro Vancouver municipalities from “This LMTAC paper is trying to the Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory be proactive in stimulating discusCommittee warns that a likely future sion among municipalities that influx of non-aboriginal people onto may be impacted more than othreserve lands, could destabilize the govers such as West Vancouver and ernments of ruling band councils and the District of North Vancouver,” Alan Nixon their service provider municipalities. Nixon tells The Outlook. “We It’s a long-view scenario but one saw this piece of legislation come which the LMTAC board is asking Metro from the federal government municipalities to prepare for. North Vancouver which would allow First Nations to engage in district council has read the report and will commercial, industrial and large-scale residenlikely vote to receive it in the coming weeks. tial development on their reserve lands. The The timing couldn’t be better: the district is cur- Squamish First Nation was the first one in rently in negotiations with the Tsleil-Waututh British Columbia to apply for a project under
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