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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.

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Miranda Miller
Aug 29, 2025
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Swimmers at the North end of Sauble Beach. Photo credit: Bruce Cheadle

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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