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Questions Over Westbank Land Swap

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A view of the 8 acres that the Westbank First Nation traded to the Province in exchange for 700 acres in another location. (Contributed by the Ministry of Transportation.)
The Mayor of West Kelowna, Doug Findlater, wants the Province to reveal more details about its land swap with the Westbank First Nation.  The trade involves First Nations' land that the Province needed for completion of the Westside Road interchange. In exchange for those 8 acres, the Province gave the Westbank First Nation nearly 700 acres at Rose Valley Lake. That riles the District of West Kelowna, who says the trade is out of balance and unfair to Westbank residents.

Chris Walker spoke with the mayor, Doug Findlater.

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