Ottawa pays First Nation in B.C. $147M for loss of water rights

The Esk'etemc First Nation filed with Specific Claims in 2003, raising issues arising from being prevented from completing an irrigation ditch in the 1890s. 

Ottawa pays First Nation in B.C. $147M for loss of water rights
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The Esk'etemc First Nation filed with Specific Claims in 2003, raising issues arising from being prevented from completing an irrigation ditch in the 1890s.