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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source COUCHICHING \u2013 A media statement from the Town of Fort Frances on Point Park litigation was appreciated, says the chief of the municipality\u2019s First Nation neighbour. \u201cI appreciated them putting that out,\u201d Couchiching Chief Richard Bruyere said Wednesday in a phone interview with Newswatch. \u201cNo problems with it at all.\u201d The town\u2019s written statement on Tuesday came one week after a Superior Court judge rejected its bid to establish legal title to land along Highway 11 that Fort Frances residents know as Point Park. The judge\u2019s decision ended more than 25 years of legal wrangling between the municipality and the Agency One group of four First Nations including Couchiching. The First Nations claimed ownership of the land while the town… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source COUCHICHING \u2013 A media statement from the Town of Fort Frances on Point Park litigation was appreciated, says the chief of the municipality\u2019s First Nation neighbour. \u201cI appreciated them putting that out,\u201d Couchiching Chief Richard Bruyere said Wednesday in a phone interview with Newswatch. \u201cNo problems with it at all.\u201d The town\u2019s written statement on Tuesday came one week after a Superior Court judge rejected its bid to establish legal title to land along Highway 11 that Fort Frances residents know as Point Park. The judge\u2019s decision ended more than 25 years of legal wrangling between the municipality and the Agency One group of four First Nations including Couchiching. The First Nations claimed ownership of the land while the town... <\/p>\n

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