by Trevor Koot | Jul 2, 2026 | Columnists
BCREA leaders regularly share their insights in an exclusive column for Real Estate Magazine. Interested in contributing? Send us an email. The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author. I have written a lot recently about the evolving...
by Brett Surbey | Dec 4, 2025 | News
A map that shows part of the claim area from the City of Richmond (City of Richmond) Almost four months after Justice Barbara Young confirmed the Cowichan Tribes hold Aboriginal title to 750 hectares in Richmond, B.C., the shock waves haven’t settled. Her...
by Brett Surbey | Aug 29, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Legal Issues, News
On Aug. 7, a five-year-long legal battle between the Cowichan Tribes and the Attorney General, the City of Richmond, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and other First Nations groups ended in a monumental decision handed down from the B.C. Supreme Court. For the first...
by Courtney Zwicker | Aug 14, 2025 | Legal Issues, News
A recent B.C. Supreme Court decision stacks Indigenous land claims against private property rights, and Vancouver lawyer Thomas Isaac lawyer says the ruling could have real implications for private property owners in that province. A decision was delivered on Aug. 7...
by Courtney Zwicker | Aug 13, 2025 | Legal Issues, News
A decision has been delivered following the longest trial in Canadian history, awarding title of a piece of land in Richmond, B.C. to the Cowichan Nation, but the saga over Aboriginal land claims may not be over yet. On Aug. 7, the B.C. Supreme Court released a...
