federal crown surplus lands
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Canada Lands Company & Squamish Nation, Musqueam Indian Band, and Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Federal Crown Surplus Lands
Federal Surplus lands
Heather St. lands, Vancouver
http://en.clc.ca/property/21
Canada Lands Company• CLC - http://en.clc.ca/about
• Canada Lands Company is a self-financing, federal commercial Crown corporation. Canada Lands Company parent company and sole shareholder is CLCL, which reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.
• Canada Lands Company operates at arm’s-length from the government in acquiring properties from various federal departments, agencies and Crown corporations. Canada Lands Company optimizes the financial and community value of these strategic government properties that are no longer needed for program purposes.
Canada Lands Company• What we do – http://en.clc.ca/
Canada Lands Company is a self-financing, federal Crown corporation that specializes in real estate, development and attractions management. The company’s goal in all it does is to produce the best possible benefit for Canadian communities and the Government of Canada. Canada Lands Company works to achieve its mandate with industry leading expertise; the company prides itself on its consultation based approach to pursuing community-oriented goals, environmental stewardship and heritage commemoration with all its projects across Canada.
The company’s activities ensure that former government properties are redeveloped or managed in accordance with their highest and best use, and that they are harmoniously reintegrated into local communities. Our goal is to help transform surplus parcels and reshape them to meet the needs of Canadians with inspiring and sustainable new neighbourhoods in which they can live, work and play.
CLC - Process
• Acquisition
• Consultation
• Planning
• Preparation
• Completion
Acquisition• Acquisition - http://en.clc.ca/
• When a government department identifies a property as surplus to its needs, Canada Lands Company undertakes an analysis to determine how the property can best benefit local communities and the Government of Canada. The company works with that government department to determine a fair market price for the property and then purchases the parcel through the government’s real property disposal process.
Consultation• Consultation - http://en.clc.ca/
• In all of projects, Canada Lands Company always undertakes a public consultation process. Our team works closely with local residents and municipal officials to organize the most effective community consultation strategy possible. Our consultation often includes: meeting with community organizations, holding public open houses and establishing local advisory committees to get local input on potential plans for a property. The public is always invited to attend and participate throughout the community consultation process.
Planning• Planning - http://en.clc.ca/
• After completing the consultation process, Canada Lands Company creates a master development plan for the property. In keeping with the organizations commitment to corporate social responsibility, the master plan will incorporate sustainable development principles such as LEED certifications, and meet the needs of the local community. This plan is submitted to the local city or town council for consideration and approval.
Preparation• Preparation - http://en.clc.ca/
• Once the approvals are received, Canada Lands Company typically carries out site servicing. Depending on the site, this may involve the removal of debris and contaminated soil or other environmental hazards. Other preparation work may include the renovation of existing roads, the demolition of unsafe structures and the installation of new roads and other municipal services (for example: sewers, streetlights, etc.).
Completion• Completion - http://en.clc.ca/
• There are three scenarios for property development in this final phase. Typically, Canada Lands Company markets and sells the property in phases to builders. The builders then carry out construction consistent with Canada Lands Company’s master development plan. Occasionally, Canada Lands Company may undertake the construction of buildings itself, after site servicing. In the third case, certain properties that are of value to the Government of Canada are retained and Canada Lands Company manages those on behalf of the government. Some of the most prominent properties managed by our company include the Canada’s National Tower (CN Tower), the Old Port of Montréal and the Montréal Science Centre.
CLC - ExpertiseCanada Lands Company operates in two related business sectors in order to produce the optimal return on its work, to the benefit of all Canadians.
• Real Estate & Development
• Attractions
• Success stories
• http://en.clc.ca/what-we-do
CLC -Real Estate & Development
• Real Estate & Development –http://en.clc.ca/what-we-do • Real estate & development is an important facet of the
work Canada Lands Company undertakes to improve the value of a given asset. Following the purchase of a development property at fair market value, Canada Lands Company may elect to develop, hold or sell a property. With development it initiates a community consultation process, from which input is collected to create an appropriate plan for the property and surrounding context. The company will then seek relevant approvals from all levels of local government.
Attractions• Attractions –http://en.clc.ca/what-we-do
• Canada Lands Company is one of the country’s largest attractions operators. The company has an established track record of consistent financial success managing and operating some of Canada’s most iconic and historically significant landmarks. Canada Lands Company has particularly excelled in developing innovative marketing programs to attract visitors and guests even during difficult economic conditions.
Success Stories
• Garrison Crossing http://en.clc.ca/featured-property/13
• Currie Barracks http://en.clc.ca/featured-property/10
• Glynnlyon Business Park http://en.clc.ca/featured-property/263
• Canada’s National Tower http://en.clc.ca/featured-property/4
• Montreal’s Science Centre http://en.clc.ca/featured-property/28
• Old Port Montreal http://en.clc.ca/featured-property/30
Federal Surplus Lands• The government offers the lands 1 st to First nations whose
territory it lies on
• The government then offers to the public for purchase
• If the First nations purchases their OWN land back they extinguish Aboriginal rights and title
• Outside the treaty process
• Consults only Canadian public not First nations grassroots members only leadership or Chief and Council
• The government then converts federal crown surplus lands into FEE SIMPLE lands not additions to reserve
3 First NationsINAC/AANDC Registry of
• Squamish registered members – 4165
• Musqueam registered members – 1380
• Tsleil- Waututh registered members - 580
Total Registered members 6125
Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh
How can 3 representatives from the 3 Nations make major decisions for 6125 registered members without a mandate from ALL the people from ALL 3 Nations?
Squamish Musqueam Tsleil-Waututh
Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh
All 3 bands failed to provide ALL 6125 registered members with:
a) Relevant information & documentation
b) A referendum vote in all 3 communities with its registered members who are eligible to vote and have a say.
c) No opportunity to provide input- the purchase, the development, the trust agreement, etc.… contrary to “custom”- info and a vote
3 Reps Create a Corporate Structure
With no input from the 6125 members
3 Reps Acquire Land
With no information, documents, vote, or input for all 6125 members from all 3 Nations
With 96 Million Dollars in Taxpayer Money
Extinguish ALL 6125 Aboriginal Rights and Title to the land not “additions to reserve”
3 Reps MST Partnership holdings
Indebted ALL 6125 registered members of the 3 Nations without information, vote, or input
Cost for the lands purchase
First Nations
$480,000,000
Registered member
Cost per member
Squamish $160,000,000
4165 $38,415.36
Musqueam
$160,000,000
1380 $115,942.02
Tsleil-Waututh
$160,000,000
580 $275,862.07
Recap• All 3 Nations did not have a “mandate” to negotiate with Governments,
Corporations, or Developers from all 6125 registered members.
• All 3 Nations did not provide all 6125 registered members with “proper information packages”
• All 3 Nations are Indian Bands under the Indian Act for which a referendum vote is required for “reserve” land.----a vote never happened in all 3 communities
• All 3 Nations indebted their band and future generations to buy back our own land (480 million=160 million/each for 3 nations
Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh Nation
NO PROPER INFORMATION
NO VOTE FOR ALL MEMBERS IN 3 COMMUNTIESINDEBTED THEIR COMMUNITY 480 MILLION WITHOUT FOLLOWING PROPER PROCESSES
EXTINGUISH THEIR ABORIGINAL RIGHTS AND TITLE
Indian Act BandsNo /Mandate or Authority
Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh NationWas due process followed?
ReferencesPg. 3http://en.clc.ca/property/21 Pg.4http://en.clc.ca/property/22 Pg. 5http://en.clc.ca/property/358 Pg. 6http://en.clc.ca/aboutPg. 7-13http://en.clc.ca/ Pg. 14-17http://en.clc.ca/what-we-do Pg. 19 http://fnp-ppn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=555&lang=eng http://fnp-ppn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=550&lang=enghttp://fnp-ppn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=549&lang=eng Pg. 23https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/financial-terms-480m-jericho-lands-deal-unknown/