Biggest landowner in Cowichan area wants Aboriginal title case reopened, in rare move

A company that says it is the biggest private landowner in the Cowichan Tribes' Aboriginal title area in Richmond, B.C., says it will ask the British Columbia Supreme Court to take the rare step of reopening the landmark case.

Montrose Properties says it should be party to the litigation that resulted in a judgment that critics say casts doubt over private land ownership in the title area and beyond.