The Department of Defense’s announcement Tuesday afternoon that it would transfer its land in Quebec’s Sainte-Foy sector is not well received. The Huron-Wendat Nation and three Innu communities will be able to use these lands, but this is not what has been proposed for all First Nations.
The minister’s recommendation is disappointing to the entire Huron-Wendat nation because it does not take into account current facts and data, Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat nation Mr Rémy Vincent said in a statement.
The federal government surrenders 80% of the land on what was once a military district to the Huron Wendat of Wendake. The remaining 20% is divided between the Innu communities of Mashteuiatsh, Pessamit and Essipit.
The affected lots are located within a quadrilateral bounded by Boulevard Hochelaga to the south, Avenue Wolfe to the west, Rue de la Picardie and Rue des Forges to the north, and Grenoble Street to the east.
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However, in the spring of 2022, the Huron-Wendat Nation Council and the City of Quebec had submitted to the National Defense Department a joint development project involving the construction of residential and commercial housing.
Models of the April 2022 Huron-Wendat Nation submission, showing the 20% portion reserved for all First Nations.
Photo: Huron-Wendat Nation
Grand boss Rémi Vincent is disappointed that the defense minister did not keep the entire project presented.
Quebec Mayor Bruno Marchand fears further delays in the development of the La Défense site. Bruno Marchand fears that this division between Huron-Wendat and Innus will delay the start of construction.
The Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat Nation, Rémy Vincent, and the Mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand
Photo: Radio Canada / Guylaine Bussières
territorial dispute
It is a territorial dispute between the Mashteuiatsh Gang Council and the Huron-Wendat Nation Council, specifically over lands in the Laurentides Game Reserve between the Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay-Lac regions. -Saint-Jean.
Louis-Hébert MP Joël Lightbound understands the disappointment of having to cede 20% to the Innu but hopes that this will not be an obstacle to the harmonious development of the sector.
In collaboration with Guylaine Bussière and Audrey Paris