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Near Port Alberni, Anger Over Planned Pot Facility Near Indigenous Healing Centre

‘Exhausting’ dispute involves a local MP, the regional district, mad residents, lawyers, ministries, the land commission and more. From The Tyee by Katie Hyslop May 25 2021 A 10-minute drive north of Port Alberni and along the banks of Beaver Creek lies the unincorporated community known as Beaver Creek. Despite…

‘How are they going to feel safe?’: Kackaamin healing centre rallies against cannabis facility

From APTNNews.ca by Odette Auger April 21 2021 Port Alberni community members are protesting the Beaver Creek location of a 57,000 square foot medical marijuana. Those running a healing centre for Indigenous families are concerned that a huge cannabis production facility set to be built across the street will threaten…