Cheam First Nation buys golf course, but plans for gondola remain in limbo – BC [Video]

A Lower Mainland First Nation is taking another step in its plans to develop a new tourist destination in the Fraser Valley.

But the nation is facing competition from a second, larger proposal — and both are still awaiting word from the provincial government.

The Cheam First Nation has purchased the Bridal Veil Golf Course at the base of Mount Cheam.

It’s part of a bigger dream that could one day see the land used as the base of a sightseeing gondola.

“A lot of our people struggle, so we’re working to build a future that creates in-generational wealth,” Cheam First Nation Chief Darwin Douglas told GLobal News.

While the property sale only went through a few weeks ago, the gondola project has been in the works for years, modeled on the Sea-to-Sky attraction just outside Squamish.

But the nation isn’t the only one vying to build in the same area around Bridal Falls …