Richmond company wants to be part of litigation to fight Cowichan land claim
Global News
The owner of Montrose Properties is now asking to be included in the litigation, as part of an appeal launched by the City of Richmond, and the B.C. and federal governments.
A vast piece of industrial land in Richmond, B.C., including distribution centres for Canadian Tire, Wayfair and Coca-Cola, is part of the Supreme Court decision granting title to the Cowichan Nation in a landmark ruling in August.
The owner of Montrose Properties is now asking to be included in the litigation, as part of an appeal launched by the City of Richmond, the B.C. government and the federal government.
“The trial went on for more than 500 days and neither our client or other private property owners were involved in the case,” Robin Junger, the lawyer for Montrose Properties told Global News.
“The breadth of the ruling is surprising to the company, and many other British Columbians.”
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