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.
A 53-year-old woman is dead after an overnight moose-vehicle collision near the Chapel Arm exit
Young boy struck by an impaired driver in St. John's last week has died from injuries
Weekend car accident in Corner Brook leads to search of the woods for a possible occupant
Premier Tony Wakeham focused on healthcare funding and Canada's defense strategy at last week's Premiers meetings
St. Anthony RCMP seizes a vehicle from unlicensed, uninsured driver for second time this week
