Supreme Court Refusal Ends 35-Year Saugeen Beach (Sauble Beach) Legal Battle
The Supreme Court of Canada has denied leave to appeal rulings confirming SFN owns all of Saugeen Beach (formerly Sauble Beach), ending a 35-year court battle. Compensation issues may follow.
Canada’s top court has dismissed appeal requests from the Town of South Bruce Peninsula and the Province of Ontario after a stretch of land along Sauble Beach was legally affirmed in 2023 — and the decision upheld by Ontario’s Court of Appeal — as belonging to the Saugeen First Nation.
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