Nanoose First Nation says it wants rail land back 'as soon as possible'

Nanoose First Nation says it will head back to court if the federal government decides not to support reviving Island rail service

“Our intention is to get that property back into the hands of the Nanoose First Nation as soon as possible,” Coun. Brent Edwards of the Snaw-Naaw-As First Nation said Thursday.

Five First Nations members on the Island Corridor Foundation — including Edwards — resigned Wednesday after failing to win support for a bid to inform senior governments that the foundation was giving up on its proposal for a rail system. If First Nations own half the corridor and say they don’t want rail, “then shouldn’t that be the end of the matter?” he asked.

So far, no decision has been made at the federal level, Transport Canada spokesperson Sau Sau Li said in a statement Thursday, adding the federal government will be informed by feedback from the province on the proposal.

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