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CHEAM / PELÓLXW TERRITORY (ROSEDALE) – Cheam First Nation has finalized the purchase of the Fraser River Lodge, a world-class tourism lodge and successful business which is located near the Cheam First Nation reserve lands, close to Agassiz BC. This new property is also just one mile upriver from their Cheam Fishing Village and Campground.
This recent $18.1m acquisition of the Fraser River Lodge is an example of Cheam First Nation taking steps to rebuild their community and increase the much-needed land base for their future. Cheam is taking matters into their own hands to create a better world for their people. They see a sustainable, prosperous future in eco-cultural tourism, eco-system-based agriculture, sustainable land development, and building world-class holistic health systems for their people and all neighbors in the region.
Cheam has also recently purchased two parcels of farmland on the North side of the Fraser River near their reserve lands. These lands combined with the agricultural lands Cheam already has are creating a base for an ecosystem-based farming initiative that Cheam started this year.
These acquisitions have been done without any support from the provincial/federal government, or outside funding. Cheam has used their own source revenues and worked with banking partners to secure the necessary funds to do this momentous work.
Cheam is also working diligently on another eco-cultural tourism project within their territory. They continue to wait for the B.C. government to provide clarity regarding the approval of the Cascade Skyline sightseeing gondola, which is a $70 million project set to be a major tourism attraction in the Eastern Fraser Valley. As co-owners, Cheam and the Pelólxw Tribe have asked for the province’s cooperation in approving this long-delayed project ASAP.
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