The Snuneymuxw First Nation has been granted a 212-hectare parcel of land west of Nanaimo as part of a larger land transfer aimed at creating forestry jobs. “Economically, it is going to help generate revenue for our community and our future ­generations,” said Chief Mike Wyse. “It’s going to be a win-win for the mid-Island region overall.” A total of 3,094 hectares will eventually be transferred to the nation, which Wyse expects to be completed within a year. Some members of the nation, which hires contractors to log and haul wood, are already employed in forestry, said Wyse, whose son is in his fourth year of university studying for a forestry degree. The heavily forested parcel … is called Te’tuxwtun and is also known as Mount Benson East. …The nation’s Petroglyph Development Group has ­business interests that include forestry, tourism, ownership in the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Nanaimo and Miller’s Pub.

Additional coverage in the Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle: Snuneymuxw receives 212 hectares on Mount Benson as part of land transfer