Cowichan court decision could ‘negatively affect’ Richmond landowners, mayor says in letter
- Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie sent letters warning affected property owners their ownership could be compromised and the municipality hand-delivered between 125 and 150 notices with briefing material.
- On Aug. 7 Justice Barbara Young ruled the Crown's fee-simple grants unjustifiably infringed Cowichan Aboriginal title to roughly 800 acres and suspended the declaration for 18 months.
- The plaintiff nations say they do not seek to invalidate private landowners' interests, while Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said buyers and sellers lack information and face serious issues.
- The City of Richmond, the Province of British Columbia and the Musqueam First Nation have announced appeals, while Attorney-General Niki Sharma urged reconsideration by a higher court due to property rights concerns.
- Brodie called the ruling one of the most consequential with potential to set precedent for court challenges to privately owned lands worth more than $1.3-billion.
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After mocking private property concerns, Eby now worried about Cowichan decision
Source: FacebookAuthor: Alex ZoltanB.C. Premier David Eby is now “sharing the concerns” over the Cowichan Aboriginal title court decision that could impact private property rights, a decision he largely influenced as the former attorney general by abandoning a key legal defense.The admission came Monday morning during a Victoria, B.C., media conference to announce a new “First Nations-led clean industrial development,” where the premier was join…
City of Richmond to hold information session with landowners on Cowichan Tribes case
The City of Richmond has invited registered owners of certain properties on Lulu Island to a meeting next week to help them better understand what's at stake in regards to a B.C. Supreme Court decision from earlier this year that granted Aboriginal title to Quw’utsun (Cowichan) Nation.
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