MST Development Corporation Named Top 3 in Vancouver Magazine’s 22nd Annual Power 50 List

MST Development Corporation Named Top 3 in Vancouver Magazine’s 22nd Annual Power 50 List

News & UpdatesMST Development Corporation Named Top 3 in Vancouver Magazine's 22nd Annual Power 50 List

MST Development Corporation Named Top 3 in Vancouver Magazine’s 22nd Annual Power 50 List

MST Development, featuring Chief Jen Thomas of Tsleil-Waututh Nation, alongside Chief Wayne Sparrow of Musqueam Band, and Council Chairperson Khelsilem of Squamish Nation, has been named top 3 in Vancouver Magazine’s 22nd Annual Power 50 for 2023.

The MST Development Corporation is a proud partnership of the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and currently oversees six properties totaling 160 acres of prime developable lands throughout Metro Vancouver, valued at over $1 billion.

Congratulations to everyone named in the top 50!

Learn more about MST’s continued influence on development and decolonization efforts across the city:

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