B.C. First Nation Wins Rights, Title Along Fraser River in Lower Mainland
CITY OF RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUG 8 – The court recognized Cowichan Tribes' historic occupation and granted title to 40% of their 1,850-acre claim, including fishing rights on the Fraser River, setting legal precedent.
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BC First Nation Wins Lawsuit Over Land Title Rights in Lower Mainland, Fraser River
A B.C. court has granted title land rights to a First Nations group that includes parts of the Lower Mainland and the Fraser River, following a long court battle. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young issued the written decision on Aug. 7, calling land title grants issued by the federal and provincial governments to others “defective and invalid.” The lawsuit was originally filed by the Cowichan Tribes in 2019. The claims were opposed by the …
B.C. First Nation wins rights, title along Fraser River’s south arm in Richmond
VICTORIA — A Vancouver Island First Nation has won back fishing rights and title for part of the land its ancestors used as a summer home in the Lower Mainland, despite opposition by two other Indigenous communities.
Vancouver Island First Nation wins rights, title along Fraser River's south arm in Lower Mainland
A Vancouver Island First Nation has won back fishing rights and title for part of the land its ancestors used as a summer home in the Lower Mainland, despite opposition by two other Indigenous communities. A B.C. Supreme Court judge says in a written decision posted Friday that the Cowichan Tribes have established fishing rights on the Fraser River and title to a portion of almost 7 1/2 square kilometres of land they claimed on Lulu Island in R…
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