Richmond, B.C., Coun. Alexa Loo says she has heard from a Richmond manufacturing company that has been refused financing for a $100 million project due to the Cowichan Nation’s land ruling case.

“They’ve been doing business here for over 40 years,” Loo told Global News.

“They had a shovel-ready project that was worth about $100 million. It represented a lot of jobs and more sort of tech medical industry-type jobs, so good jobs. Their bank basically said financing’s off for this project. We’re not ready to support a new project in that area in the Cowichan Tribes’ land dispute area.”

In August, B.C.’s Supreme Court granted the Quw’utsun Nation (Cowichan Nation) Aboriginal title over 5.7 km of land in Richmond.

Last week, the City of Richmond sent a letter to a group of 150 prope

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