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 Musqueam and Tsawwassen First Nations, the federal and provincial governments, the City of Richmond, and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in a case that included a 513-day trial….