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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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