US EditionBiggest landowner in Cowichan area wants Aboriginal title case reopened, in rare move
Montrose Properties, owning 120 hectares in the 300-hectare Cowichan Tribes’ Aboriginal title area, seeks court reopening to address impacts on projects and financing.
- On Thursday, Richmond-based Montrose Properties announced it will ask the British Columbia Supreme Court to reopen the landmark title case and apply to be named a party, Ken Low said.
- Justice Barbara Young's ruling found that the Cowichan Tribes hold Aboriginal title and designated 40 per cent of 1,846 acres as such, ruling Crown and City of Richmond titles invalid.
- Montrose said it owns about 120 hectares within the 300-hectare claim and described disruption at the Richmond Industrial Centre, where four buildings totaling 1 million sq. ft. are leased to tenants like Wayfair and Coca-Cola.
- Montrose Properties warns its projects, jobs and financing are being affected right now, while private landowners and developers plan to appeal tax bills with the BC Assessment authority over the next couple of months.
- The claim area's total assessed value is $2.5 billion, Paul Sullivan said, with properties ranging from one million to a billion dollars, raising valuation risks and community anxiety in Cowichan Tribes.
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Real Estate Company Asks Court to Reopen BC’s Cowichan Aboriginal Title Case, Citing Lack of Consultation
A B.C. commercial property company is asking the Supreme Court to reopen the Cowichan case after the court’s decision raised questions about personal property rights versus indigenous title rights. The decision, released in August, said that the Cowichan Nation has rightful aboriginal title to about 7.5 square kilometres of land in the City of Richmond. B.C. Justice Barbara Young said the decision was due to the First Nation’s historical use of …
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Biggest landowner in Cowichan area wants Aboriginal title case reopened, in rare move – Energeticcity.ca
A company that says it is the biggest private landowner in the Cowichan Tribes’ Aboriginal title area in Richmond, B.C., says it will ask the British Columbia Supreme Court to take the rare step of reopening the landmark case. Montrose Properties says it should be party to the litigation that resulted in a judgment that critics say casts doubt over private land ownership in the title area and beyond. Montrose says it owns about 120 hectares of l…
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