TSAWWASSEN FIRST NATION OVERVIEW Port Community Liaison Committee, March 13, 2018
‘LAND FACING THE SEA’
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
TSAWWASSEN MEMBERS Total Members: 478 Place of Residence Age 80+ 60-79 On Lands 43% 40-59 Off Lands 57% 20-39 0-19 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
THE TREATY Entered process on day one • 14 years of negotiations First modern urban Treaty in B.C. • Ratified in 2007 • Effective date: April 3, 2009 A complex decision • Balance costs and benefits of certainty
TREATY PROVISIONS Land claim settlement (724 hectares) Law-making authority • Local • Provincial • Federal Concurrent law model Modification of rights Expenditure powers vs. revenue powers
LAND USE PLAN
DEVELOPMENT APPROACH Land development Prioritized municipal infrastructure • Water, sewer, roads Reaps future benefit Provides basis for further development
COMMERCIAL PROJECTS Two major commercial developments • Tsawwassen Mills • Tsawwassen Commons 2 million square feet of commercial retail Tsawwassen Mills was B.C.’s largest real estate deal in 2014 Opened October 5, 2016 • 285,000 visitors in first five days
RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS Master-planned, mixed-use community About 3,000 units First 42 units are occupied, next phases underway Expected to bring 6,000 new residents
INDUSTRIAL LANDS 300 acres zoned for industrial First phase (100 acres) nearing full lease- out • Great West Life • Chevron card lock • CBSA container examination facility (Port of Vancouver) • Euro Asia • Bass Pro
VISION Tsawwassen Members are united, proud, and confident in our culture; are connected to and taking care of our lands and resources; and are healthy, self-reliant, and prospering.
QUESTIONS? Ben Bisset Manager of Strategic Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Tsawwassen First Nation bbisset@tsawwassenfirstnation.com (604) 948-5224
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