Tseil-Waututh Nation Assessment of the Trans Mountain Pipeline and Tanker Expansion Proposal

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passes under the Ironworkers Memorial and the Canadian National Railway Bridges. Further east, Burrard Inlet splits into two extensions. Indian Arm extends northward, as a fjord. The Port Moody Arm extends eastward, ending as a relatively shallow estuary. The total east-west length of Burrard Inlet is about 30 kilometres. Indian Arm extends northward approximately 20 kilometres. East of (inside) First Narrows, Burrard Inlet is less than 3 kilometres wide, north to south. At First and Second Narrows, the distance is less than 500 metres. The communities surrounding Burrard Inlet support an urban population of over 2.5 million and eight shoreline

municipalities: West Vancouver, City and District of North Vancouver, Belcarra, Anmore, Port Moody, Burnaby, and Vancouver. Burrard Inlet also falls within the jurisdiction of Port Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, and the Vancouver Coastal Health District. Tsleil-Waututh Reserve occupies about 100 hectares of land and 100 hectares of adjacent marine water on the north shore of the Central Harbour (see Map 11). On land, the District of North Vancouver surrounds the reserve. Tsleil-Waututh Reserve is located across the water from the City of Burnaby, less than 2 kilometres from Westridge Marine Terminal.

This map is a living document and is intended to be amended and refined over time. It is not an expression of the location of Tsleil-Waututh aboriginal title, rights, or interests. The data used to produce this map originate from many sources and are presented without prejudice. This map is the property of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and may not be reproduced without written permission. Sources of spatial data for this map include Tsleil-Waututh Nation, BC Government, Government of Canada, Integrated Cadastral Information Society, Metro Vancouver. Map produced May 2015 by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.

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