Major Richmond landowner joins calls to have Cowichan Tribes ruling reopened

One of the biggest private property owners on the Richmond land granted to the Cowichan Tribes is joining calls for the BC Supreme Court to make the rare decision to reopen the decision.

Montrose Properties owns a 179-acre industrial property, home to warehouses for several major companies including Coca-Cola and Canadian Tire, on the land in question.

Ken Low, president of Montrose, said the firm is surprised by the impact of the court case that it was not even a party to, and has no choice but to seek the reopening of the case.

In August, the court ruled that the Cowichan Tribes have Aboriginal title over the land, that Crown and city titles on it are defective and invalid, and the granting of private titles by the government unjustifiably infringed on the Cowichan title.

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