Town of Fort Frances acknowledges Point Park ruling, will not appeal

Town's park litigation statement appreciated: Couchiching chief - The Turtle Island News

By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source COUCHICHING – A media statement from the Town of Fort Frances on Point Park litigation was appreciated, says the chief of the municipality’s First Nation neighbour. “I appreciated them putting that out,” Couchiching Chief Richard Bruyere said Wednesday in a phone interview with Newswatch. “No problems with it at all.” The town’s written statement on Tuesday came one week …

Town's park litigation statement appreciated: Couchiching chief

Town of Fort Frances says it is 'committed to listening and understanding the history of the Indigenous people in this country, and how best we might move towards reconciliation.'

Town of Fort Frances acknowledges Point Park ruling, will not appeal

At the conclusion of a legal case that has spanned nearly three decades and eight terms of council, the Town of Fort Frances has acknowledged a recent ruling from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice regarding ownership of the lands making up Point Park and announced it will not be […]