Matsqui First Nation receives $59M for loss of land 116 years ago

The Matsqui First Nation will receive $59 million under Canada's Specific Claim Policy for the historic loss of reserve land going back 116 years.The claim involves a corridor of land that was removed from the Matsqui reserve in 1908 by Canada, and given to the Vancouver Power Company — now B.C. Hydro — to build a tramway.The settlement recognizes that the compensation given to Matsqui at the time was inadequate, and that Canada breached an agreement to build and maintain rights of way over the