Fort William First Nation calls $99M settlement offer ‘historic’ – CP

Offer is for the 1905 expropriation of land for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

Apr 04, 2016

Officials with the Fort William First Nation say an almost $99 million settlement offer from the Canadian government is a historic one.

The offer is in relation to a land claim, of about 650 hectares, started almost 20 years ago for territory expropriated in 1905 to build a terminus for the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.

Chief Peter Collins told reporters Friday morning that the First Nation never gave up its rights to the land that lies along the bank of the Kaministiquia River, and that the forced relocation created hardships for the community and its members.