Opposition calling for changes in Crown Lands owenership

    Tuesday, 29 August 2023 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    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.

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