By Wolfgang Depner British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their financing. He said the fund could include $100 million in guaranteed financing for Montrose Properties, the biggest private owner in the Aboriginal title area, and a further $54 million for smaller owners. Eby also said the final cost could be higher. “There’s a significant amount of additional commercial activity (in the area), and we don’t have a total number about that,” he said in an interview Friday. “It could be significantly larger than that.” But Eby, who mentioned the possible financing guarantees in a speech Wednesday, without providing…
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