FMCBC Report on Recent Court Decision: No Public Right to Cross Private Land to Access Recreational Assets

In the recent decision, Douglas Lake Cattle Company v Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club (2021 BCCA 99), the BC Court of Appeal determined that the Douglas Lake Ranch could block the public from crossing its property to fish in the Crown owned Minnie and Stoney Lakes. The outcome is very disappointing not only for the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club, but for all who had hoped [...]

Court rules 2 B.C. lakes cannot be publicly accessed, siding with Canada’s largest cattle ranch

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/public-private-access-minnie-stoney-lake-%20ranch-appeal-court-merritt-1.5938741

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