The Pacheedaht First Nation has signed a deal with the Government of Canada to build a new multipurpose marine facility as part of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The Canadian Coast Guard has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pacheedaht First Nation to construct the new marine search and rescue and environmental response centre in Port Renfrew. The centre is planned as part of the federal government’s Co-Developing Community Response initiative with Indigenous groups to manage natural resource projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The new centre will also strengthen marine safety in the Juan de Fuca Strait.
