By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com COUCHICHING — Members of Couchiching First Nation will soon know more about a settlement over historical flooding. The First Nation just north of Fort Frances has been dealing with a compensation claim with the provincial and federal governments for over 15 years and now has an agreement on the table, Chief Richard Bruyere told Newswatch. The issue dates back over 100 years to when the CN Rail line was built through the area, with the construction effectively damming up area watercourses, flooding the First Nation and submerging land that was being used, he said. “What it did was it stopped the water flow, it kind of restricted it,” Bruyere said. “A lot of the water started backing up and then it was…
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