Squamish Nation

Seaichem Reserve Fact Sheet

Seaichem Reserve

Squamish Nation has a reserve in Squamish known as Seaichem Reserve

IR No. 16; it was originally comprised of 68 acres, as of today it is
comprised of 9.54 acres.
Seaichem IR No. 16 was allotted by the Joint Reserve Commission on
November 27, 1876.
By Provincial Order In Council 1036 dated July 29, 1938, title to the
Seaichem Reserve was passed by the Province of British Columbia to His
Majesty the King in trust for the Squamish Nation.

Riverside Trailer Park

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The Riverside Trailer Park has been operating since the late 1960s (the
exact opening date is not known with certainty).
The Riverside Trailer Park is located on Lots 1, 2, 6 & 7 of Seaichem
Reserve.
The Williams Family was granted a Certificate of Possession (CP) under
the Indian Act for Lots 1 & 2 on June 4, 1998 (previously held by Simon
Baker via CP dated July 27, 1961).
Squamish Nation controls Lots 6 & 7.
Lots 6 & 7 are situated on Squamish Nation custom land this is not
currently designated.
Squamish Nation took over active management and assumed control of
the portion of the Riverside Trailer Park that is situated on Lots 6 & 7 from
the Williams Family in December 2012; the tenants of Lots 6 & 7 were
provided with notice of the same in December, 2012.
There are 19 units located on Lots 6 & 7 that Squamish Nation actively
manages and collects rents from; monthly pad rental for mobile homes is
currently $400.
The residents of these 19 units do not have permits issued by Squamish
Nation to reside on Seaichem Reserve; no rental or lease period exists,
the rents they pay provides for a monthly right to use their rental pad.
Rent payments cover expenses maintenance, office administration,
property management costs and utilities, along with a reasonable
expectation of profit.
Squamish Nation has no documentation regarding the arrangements
made between these tenants and the Williams Family for use of the
Seaichem lands on Lots 6 & 7.

Squamish Nation informed the tenants of Lots 6 & 7 in December, 2012

that any such agreements would be of no force or effect.

Reasons for closure

Squamish Nation has elected to close the operation of the Riverside

Trailer Park that is situated on Lots 6 & 7 of Seaichem Reserve for
business reasons, which are driven in part by health and safety concerns.
Squamish Nation is losing money every month in trying to maintain
outdated park infrastructure.
Water and septic systems are beyond their useful life and ongoing repair
and maintenance costs are substantial.
Sewer and water infrastructure needs to be completely replaced and
modernized. The cost of doing so is prohibitively high (approx. $500,000).
Any new system would need to be connected to the Districts sewer and
water system at a further cost, in addition to costs for park upgrades.
All of these factors mean continuing to operate the park as a business in a
manner that is not viable.
Effective closure date of the portion of the trailer park controlled by
Squamish Nation is September 30, 2017.

Assistance for tenants

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Squamish Nation is dedicated to treating all tenants fairly and respectfully

by providing one full years notice and allowing tenants to remain for that
period rent free.
Existing tenants are eligible to receive a payment of $9,600 if they vacate
by December 31, 2016.
Tenants who vacate between January 1, 2017 and March 31, 2017 will
receive a $4,800 payment.
Tenants are welcome to take their mobile homes with them at the tenants
own expense.
Seaichem Indian Reserve No. 16 is land that is not covered by BC laws
governing mobile home parks.