The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) is moving full steam ahead with its project to redevelop large swathes of reserve land, with two multidisciplinary design and urban planning teams now selected to take on development plans.

Earlier this year the Nation announced it would be developing 350 acres of its reserve land with a focus on two North Shore locations: the Marine Drive area of Xwmélch’sten Capilano I.R. No. 5 near Capilano Road and the Ch’ich’élx̱wí7 ḵw Seymour Indian Reserve No. 2 near Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.

Development is also penned for the Sunshine Coast at the Ch’ ḵw’elhp Indian Reserve No. 26, and at the Stá7mes Indian Reserve No. 24 in the District of Squamish.

For the North Van locations the Nation has secured Perkins & Will Architects and Liveable City Planning, with subcontractors PWL Partnership Landscape Architects, Cory Douglas Modern Formline Design, Ginger Gosnell-Myers Consulting, and Bunt & Associates Transportation Engineering.

Development at the Sea to Sky and Sunshine Coast sites will be by HCMA Architecture & Design, with the aid of Nation members at the Sky Spirit Studio, and Urbanics Consultants Limited.

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