K’ómoks First Nation members have overwhelmingly voted to accept a modern treaty with the B.C. and federal governments that has been in the making since 1994. The treaty ratification vote that concluded on Saturday night saw 81 per cent of votes in favour of ratification. K’ómoks also ratified its constitution, with 83 per cent of voters in favour. …The wide-ranging 308-page treaty, with 584 pages of appendices, would give K’ómoks all the powers of a local government, as well as jurisdiction for some services that previously came under the purview of the province. …The agreement would see 3,460 hectares of land become K’ómoks treaty land, with options for the nation to purchase an additional 1,592 hectares of land currently designated as woodlots from the province in the future. Sandy Island, Seal Islets, Wildwood Forest, Wood Mountain and Williams Beach lands set to be transferred will remain publicly accessible.