Pleaman Forsey says many people are finding out they don’t own the land they’ve lived on for decades.
Forestry opposition shadow Pleaman Forsey says he’s been getting hundreds of calls from seniors who want to sell their homes but find themselves in a lengthy battle with Crown Lands trying to prove ownership. Forsey says this will lead to an expensive and long legal battle this fall as government takes its own residents to court over outstanding Crown Lands issue. He says this can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Forsey says many people are finding out they don’t own the land they’ve lived on for decades. Sometimes these cases, referred to as squatters rights, can date back hundreds of years.
Corner Brook was one of three Canadian communities to take part in a national wildfire plan
RCMP suspend two drivers licenses for excessive speeding on the Northern Peninsula this past weekend
200,000 tree seedlings being planted in remote areas of Gros Morne National Park
Explosives Disposal Unit called to the Deer Lake Airport on Monday after an unattended bag was left in the terminal
Uninsured driver in Corner Brook facing intimate partner violence charges as a result of traffic stop
