01 Mar Ontario approves move to put Ipperwash back in aboriginal hands: Legislature takes final step in relinquishing control of provincial park (The Globe and Mail)
A move toward putting Ipperwash Provincial Park in aboriginal hands is a good first step but still leaves many unanswered questions and could be sending the wrong message to those involved in other land disputes, critics said Monday. All three parties approved a motion by Natural Resources Minister Linda Jeffrey to convert the park to Crown land. It’s a move that paves the way for the 40 hectares along the shores of Lake Huron to be transferred to the federal government, which has the power to add it to the existing reserve… go to article