Wa Ns7eyx̱ ta Temíxw
Community Lands
Office & Contact Details
Phone: 604-982-7610
Email: CommunityLands@squamish.net
Address: Unit 6, 380 Welch St, West Vancouver, BC V7P 0A7
Director
Juniper Groves
Wa Ns7eyx̱ ta Temíxw manages Additions to Reserve projects, in alignment with the Strategic Plan, to increase reserve land for community access to resources and Nation economic development. This departments also maintains and updates the Housing List following the Squamish Nation Housing Policy and assists in processing estate and lot transfers as per the Squamish Nation Housing Policy and Squamish Nation Intestate Policy.
The department also provides supporting services to Members and departments, including maps, lot surveys, boundary inquiries, construction supporting land documents, land status for surveyors, land title registration, lease designations and right of ways.
Wa Ns7eyx̱ ta Temíxw can be translated as ‘guarding the land’.
Nation Updates
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw History Book For Sale
We are excited to announce that tiná7 cht ti temíxw (We Come From This Land) will be published in early January 2024! The book is intended to be a snapshot – a collection of some of the multi-faceted stories and histories that are held by the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh People and a starting point for future conversations.
Squamish Strong Protocol Agreements Signed
As a part of the celebrations of the 100-year anniversary of the Amalgamation of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, we are pleased to announce the Nation is signing a Wa Iyí̓m ta Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Protocol Agreement with the City of North Vancouver, District of Squamish, and the City of Vancouver respectively.
New Squamish Nation Residential Tenancy Regulations for Sen̓áḵw
Today, the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw announces that the protections in the British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act (BCRTA) will be in place for the Sen̓áḵw development and for future on-reserve housing developments.