Photo courtesy of the Port of Prince Rupert.
Two [British Columbia] Tsimshian First Nations are to receive payments tied to the planned expansion of the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s container port.
Kitselas Chief Councillor Glenn Bennett said the port expansion deal is worth $1.9 million to the Kitselas and was negotiated with the port corporation and with the federal government.
Negotiations are ongoing with Lax Kw’alaams, Metlakatla and Kitkatla, all of whom are First Nations located on the north coast.