Land Claim Settlement Announced in Fort William

A historic announcement made today (Friday) by Kenora MP Greg Rickford.
The Parliamentary Assistant for Aboriginal Affairs says the Federal and Ontario governments have reached a settlement with Fort William First Nation to settle a 160-year-old land claim.
The settlement includes about $149-million in financial compensation from Canada and approximately $5-million from Ontario.
It also includes the transfer of provincial Crown lands on Lake Superior’s Flatland Island and Pie Island to the Federal Government.
That land will be set apart as reserve land for the Fort William First Nation.
Canada and the First Nation also settled another claim dating back to the late 1850s that includes compensation of $22-million.