Duncan Village

BDC partnered with Peace Hills Trust, Canada's first and largest First Nations trust company, to provide financing for a $12-million retail project in Duncan, British Columbia. Spearheading this venture is Property Development Group, a company that has developed commercial real estate throughout B.C. and has partnered successfully with numerous First Nations bands to create and support businesses on reserve lands. The project is located on the lands of the Cowichan Tribes, the single largest First Nation in B.C. with more than 3,800 members. The Duncan Village project is the most important corporate financing deal BDC has ever made with a First Nations financial institution and will contribute to the development and well-being of the local economy.