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[Victoria Watcher]

Cowichan Tribes request Province and Richmond landowner communications after Aboriginal title fallout

https://cheknews.ca/...allout-1305704/

[Victoria Watcher]

Nanaimo grants Snuneymuxw reserve first-ever civic vote

 

https://cheknews.ca/...c-vote-1306387/

 

Despite a large part of the Snuneymuxw reserve being surrounded by Nanaimo, those living on its lands have never been able to vote for city council, only for school trustees and the Regional District of Nanaimo. 

“Keep them out of the mainstream. That’s intentional,” said Settler.

“Its a long ago wrong being righted. Its way past time,” said Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog. 

Now the City of Nanaimo and Snuneymuxw are asking for the province’s support to change Nanaimo’s city boundaries to include reserve residents.

“It’s 2026, why would you not want your neighbours, Snuneymuxw who have been here since time immemorial to have the right to vote for the city council?” said Krog.  

Snuneymuxw people will not be required to pay property taxes to Nanaimo for the right to vote in civic elections. The change is expected to increase the number of people eligible to cast a ballot in the 2026 civic election, by about 800 voters.

“This does not change the status of the reserve lands or the federal jurisdiction, we can’t do that, but under provincial law, any person over 18 should be able to vote in a municipal election,” said Krog.

The proposed boundary change will go before Nanaimo city council on Feb. 23.

 

 

 

The irony is the photo used for the article:

 

 

 

“It’s 2026, why would you not want your neighbours

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 February 2026 - 09:11 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

People living in a trailer park in the Comox Valley say they’re being evicted unfairly by the K’omoks First Nation.

The First Nation has given notice that residents at the Queneesh Mobile Home park have less than two years to move off the property.

Many considered them their forever homes.

https://cheknews.ca/...unfair-1309813/

[max.bravo]

I was randomly browsing realtor listings this morning and saw this… what in the UNDRIP is this painting telling us? Who lives here? I believe it’s the penthouse condo at the Regent.

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[Mike K.]

You can pull the title for about $12 if you’re interested.

[Victoria Watcher]

The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government (Ucluelet First Nation) is expressing its “grave disappointment” after a rash of vandalism caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage to five new homes that are under construction.

The nation says it discovered the damage on Feb. 23 to the new builds along Alec Road, and describes the extent as “considerable.”

The vandalism includes broken windows, torn-off countertops, kicked-in doors, damaged cabinetry, and fire damage to stoves and microwaves.

https://cheknews.ca/...-homes-1309867/

[Victoria Watcher]

TC:

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 March 2026 - 01:46 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Rob Shaw: The combined incompetence of Ottawa and Eby are rocking B.C.

 

The Musqueam agreement itself may not be the legal earthquake some fear. But the ground beneath British Columbia politics is already shaking.

 

https://www.readthel...ed-incompetence

[Mike K.]

And this is only the beginning. Who knows what else is being negotiated without us knowing.

[dasmo]

Of course. That’s the foundation of the country. It’s just us now instead of them. McDonald negotiated the country without telling them.

[Mike K.]

It’s good intentioned but naive people who aren’t thinking through the ramifications of their intentions.

I don’t see this as anything more nefarious than that, to be honest.

It’s no different than Housing First, no different than MMHI, no different than decrim, no different than soft on crime policies, and no different than work-from-home.

All abysmal failures/not as promised policies, but all the product of expert panel-directed good intentions.

[lanforod]

maybe the 'expert' part of that is a stretch, but yeah

[Mike K.]

It’s what they themselves refer to as their advisors. “According to experts,” or “experts say,” that’s all laced into these decisions and projects.

Substance use experts and advocates are hoping to see political parties make bold and immediate campaign commitments to curb surging overdose deaths in British Columbia.

“People don’t want people to die, but at the same time, people are still dying,” said Sarah Blyth, founder of the Overdose Prevention Society in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. “We just need to make sure it’s a priority in the election.”

- https://thetyee.ca/N...verdose-Crisis/

[dasmo]

It’s good intentioned but naive people who aren’t thinking through the ramifications of their intentions.

I don’t see this as anything more nefarious than that, to be honest.

It’s no different than Housing First, no different than MMHI, no different than decrim, no different than soft on crime policies, and no different than work-from-home.

All abysmal failures/not as promised policies, but all the product of expert panel-directed good intentions.

We can't say anything about intention. That is unknowable as there isn't a namable identity to point the finger at either. The outcome can be observed though, and pointed out. Do the intentions really matter? MMI is a great example. "They" were probably very well intentioned when they adopted a think tank buzz word policy against the wishes of the people. Remember there was an unprecedented blowback at the first public hearing. Multiple days. Overwhelmingly against. Calling out the fact that it would have the opposite effect on affordability and housing access. The council at the time delayed the decision. The next council just went ahead with it. No more public input. Then the province did there thing without much debate or public input. That can be called out without a care for anyone's intentions. The result is nefarious. 

[Mike K.]

The intentions were pretty straight forward, I thought? Experts said MMHI would usher in a new generation of affordable infill, and council believed the experts made more sense than the public.

It turns out the experts had ulterior motives. Or maybe didn’t understand what the public did.

I think it’s much the same with reconciliation. The experts guiding the decision makers are either tripping over their feet or they have ulterior motives, but the government isn’t sophisticated enough to understand the ramifications. If they were, they would had foreseen what Eby pushed through as attorney general would lead to the problems they’re facing today. So who was advising Eby, back when he diverted us onto this path? That answer will clear up a lot, I think.

[dasmo]

Who knows. But it's not the FN fault. It is in their rights to fight for their rights. The problem here is we have no one really fighting for ours now. Simply bringing everyone to the table in a transparent way is what is needed for a real reconciliation. Otherwise you will simple trade one injustice for another. 

[Victoria Watcher]

There being no end date or goal post or any metric whatsoever to indicate a completed reconciliation is the problem.

[max.bravo]

What is there to reconcile? The people who “stole” the land and the people it was stolen from are all long dead. Nobody alive today did anything wrong, or had anything wrong done to them.

[Mike K.]

Is there also a ‘stick it to the land owners’ mentality at play here, among people disenfranchised over affordability and housing costs? If you have nothing to lose, you’re likely to cheer on policies that impact people who have things you think you’ll never have.

[dasmo]

What is there to reconcile? The people who “stole” the land and the people it was stolen from are all long dead. Nobody alive today did anything wrong, or had anything wrong done to them.

The legal entities all still exist.