A B.C. commercial property company is asking the Supreme Court to reopen the Cowichan case after the court’s decision raised questions about personal property rights versus indigenous title rights.
The decision, released in August, said that the Cowichan Nation has rightful aboriginal title to about 7.5 square kilometres of land in the City of Richmond. B.C. Justice Barbara Young said the decision was due to the First Nation’s historical use of the land.
Richmond-based Montrose Properties said it was applying to the court to be named a party in the lawsuit and to ask the court to reopen the case….