Where Vancouver’s ridgeline meets the Pacific, the ʔəy̓alməxʷ / Iy̓álmexw / Jericho Lands are quietly shaping one of the most significant urban transformations in Canada, led not by trend or transaction, but by tradition.

Spanning 90 acres in West Point Grey, this land holds deep cultural and spiritual meaning for the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Once a place of gathering, generosity, and shared ceremony, the site is now being reimagined through a landmark partnership between the MST Development Corporation and the Canada Lands Company.

Here, planning is not imposed, it is inherited. In collaboration with elders, cultural liaisons, and urban designers from Urban Strategies Inc., the masterplan honours traditional knowledge systems while anticipating the needs of a contemporary city. Historic water systems will be restored. Ecological corridors will lead the design. Future homes, amenities, and gathering places will be shaped with the land, not against it.

Anchored by meaningful public spaces such as Weave Walk, a ceremonial path of arrival, and Energy Oval, inspired by the architectural spirit of the longhouse, this emerging community is designed to be walkable, transit-oriented, and grounded in Indigenous values.

With over 13,000 new homes planned, including a mix of market and affordable housing, Jericho Lands presents a new paradigm: a city-building model where environmental stewardship, cultural continuity, and urban resilience are not competing priorities, but shared commitments.

This is not just a redevelopment. It is a return to place. A story of reconnection—told not in monuments, but in the daily rhythm of life lived in harmony with land, water, and community.