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By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A First Nation chief says a major landowner waited too long to challenge the Cowichan Aboriginal title case after a BC court rejected the company\u2019s bid to reopen the trial this week. BC Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young rejected Montrose Properties’ attempt to reopen the case, calling it an \u201cabuse of process\u201d after a 513-day trial over Cowichan title in part of Richmond, a Metro Vancouver city where homes, businesses and public land already exist. Montrose is the area\u2019s largest landowner, with about 120 hectares of industrial land in the title area, including properties used for distribution centres for Canadian Tire, Wayfair and Coca-Cola. The company went to court after the August 2025 decision, saying it should have been included… <\/p>\n

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By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A First Nation chief says a major landowner waited too long to challenge the Cowichan Aboriginal title case after a BC court rejected the company\u2019s bid to reopen the trial this week. BC Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young rejected Montrose Properties’ attempt to reopen the case, calling it an \u201cabuse of process\u201d after a 513-day trial over Cowichan title in part of Richmond, a Metro Vancouver city where homes, businesses and public land already exist. Montrose is the area\u2019s largest landowner, with about 120 hectares of industrial land in the title area, including properties used for distribution centres for Canadian Tire, Wayfair and Coca-Cola. The company went to court after the August 2025 decision, saying it should have been included... <\/p>\n

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