By Dave Flawse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Discourse At the end of May, the B.C. government gave a third and final reading of the K’ómoks Treaty Act, which will now go to the federal legislature to be ratified, a moment that has been over thirty years in the making. If passed, the treaty will give K’ómoks First Nation the ability to self-govern and bring economic development to newly acquired lands in the Comox Valley. “The economic opportunities are huge,” says K’ómoks First Nation Chief Nicole Rempel in an interview with The Discourse, adding that “it’s all about working together.” What are the potential economic benefits for the First Nation and wider Comox Valley community? And how does the Nation’s economic development plan compare to other nations with treaties in…
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