Lower Similkameen Indian Band [Victoria, Vancouver and Eastern Railway right of way]

In April 2003, the Commission accepted the Band’s request to conduct an inquiry into its rejected claim regarding the taking of a railway right of way through its reserves by the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway and Navigation Company in 1905. A planning conference was held in September 2003 and a community session in April 2004. Written legal submissions were completed by the end of 2004, and an oral session was held in January 2005. The panel is currently completing its report.