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The red sign on the shore of Lake Huron in South Bruce Peninsula that previously read \u201cWelcome to Sauble Beach\u201d now reads \u201cWelcome to Saugeen Beach.\u201d Saugeen First Nation band councillor Sonya Roote says the name change was a \u201clong time coming,&#8221; and follows a 2023 court ruling that a two-kilometre stretch of Sauble Beach belongs to the community. The court found that the stretch of land had been improperly surveyed 170 years ago and returned its ownership to Saugeen First Nation. 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The red sign on the shore of Lake Huron in South Bruce Peninsula that previously read \u201cWelcome to Sauble Beach\u201d now reads \u201cWelcome to Saugeen Beach.\u201d Saugeen First Nation band councillor Sonya Roote says the name change was a \u201clong time coming,&#8221; and follows a 2023 court ruling that a two-kilometre stretch of Sauble Beach belongs to the community. The court found that the stretch of land had been improperly surveyed 170 years ago and returned its ownership to Saugeen First Nation. 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