Vancouver to consider transferring Marpole Midden land to Musqueam First Nation

A motion before Vancouver council this week represents the latest step in the Musqueam First Nation’s decades-long efforts to regain control of an ancient village site in what is now south Vancouver.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is expected to introduce a motion at Tuesday’s council meeting to direct staff to investigate and report back on how a city-owned parcel of land in Marpole can be transferred to the Musqueam First Nation for $1.00, “to provide for its ongoing h