Province to set aside 864 hectares adjacent to the Cerise Creek Conservancy Proposal a result of Lil’wat Nation advocacy

By Joel Barde
The provincial government is in the process of setting aside a large land preserve adjacent to the recently established Nlhaxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy thanks to advocacy from the Lil’wat Nation. The area—which totals 864 hectares and is located in the shared territory of the Lil’wat and St’at’imc Nations—is used to gather plants for food and medicine, according to Harriet VanWart, director of lands and resources for the Lil’wat Nation.…

Source:: Province to set aside 864 hectares adjacent to the Cerise Creek Conservancy
Proposal a result of Lil’wat Nation advocacy

• Whistler News

June 30, 2019

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