The land is made up of 64 properties, with an estimated value of $1.2 million, south of Burns Lake on the shore of Ootsa Lake, Cheslatta Lake and Cheslatta River. In April, 1952 the Cheslatta Carrier First Nation was forced to surrender the former reservation lands to make way for construction of a reservoir on the Nechako River to power the Kemano hydroelectric dam.
On Monday, Rio Tinto Alcan announced the properties which were not flooded and remained undeveloped would be returned to the Cheslatta. Prince George Citizen January 31, 2012 Arthur WILLIAMS, Citizen staff, awilliams@pgcitizen.ca read more
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