"Canada's supreme court said on Thursday that it would not hear a challenge from the town of South Bruce Peninsula, which is contesting a lower court's ruling that the Saugeen First Nation's reserve was erroneously smaller than promised. In its application to the country's highest court, the town warned that a victory for the Saugeens would risk sowing uncertainty and unpredictability at the core of Canada's system of private landholding."
"Lawyers for the First Nation instead said the case was simply about the correct interpretation of a treaty and the boundaries of the First Nations reserve under that agreement. Central to the fight is stretch of beach 140km from Toronto, popular with tourists the summer months who trek 140 miles from Toronto to enjoy pristine blue waters of Lake Huron."
A 1.5-mile stretch of beach omitted from the Saugeen First Nation reserve under an 1854 treaty will be returned after courts found the reserve was erroneously smaller than promised. The sandy sliver measures less than two miles and sparked a dispute with the nearby resort town of South Bruce Peninsula, which warned of a precedent threatening private landholding. Lawyers for the First Nation framed the issue as treaty interpretation and reserve boundaries. The beach, 140km from Toronto on Lake Huron, attracts tourists in summer. A 2014 agreement proposed Saugeen title, co-management, and C$5m to the municipality but was later scrapped amid election promises, driving the dispute into costly litigation.
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