Members of the Musqueam First Nation are celebrating a ruling from the province on the land known as the Marpole Midden along Southwest Marine Drive in Vancouver. Band councillor Wade Grant says a ruling on two permits has come down, one stating no further alteration of the land can occur, the other, allowing for more time to re-inter ancient … [Read more...]
More trouble brewing over the Marpole Midden
August 15, 2012 by
Members of the Musqueam band are threatening to escalate their protest over a housing project on top of an ancient burial ground in Vancouver. Work permits set to expire Wednesday have been extended to September 15th. Sparking anger from Rhiannon Bennett, one of the protesters camping out at the site below the Arthur Laing … [Read more...]
