It’s an idea more than a decade in the making, but it’s not without its problems.
For the first time in B.C. history, the provincial government plans to share the rights to B.C.’s foreshore on the Sunshine Coast with the Sechelt First Nation.
But residents who live in the affected area are worried about losing the access to the water they’ve always enjoyed.
Resident Bill Charlton, who has lived in Pender Harbour since 2002, says they are concerned about losing their dock.
His dock and several others in Gunboat Bay have been built in what is now classified as the red zone, an ecologically sensitive area where new docks can’t be built and existing docks without tenure may face demolition.
Some residents say they were never consulted.
Meanwhile, Chief Calvin Craigan with Sechelt First Nation says they are asserting their title.
“In this area, we co-manage,” says Craigan. “That’s growing.”
With files from Randene Neill
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