Ottawa, First Nations agree to work jointly on former army base land in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — The federal government and Treaty 1 First Nations have agreed to work together on a deal over a southwest Winnipeg military base that has been idle for 14 years.
A news release says the agreement in principle on the Kapyong Barracks will help develop a final settlement, which is to include a sale price and land-use plans.
A lawsuit over entitlement to the site put business development of the valuable real estate on hold for much of a decade.
The two sides have been negotiating since 2015 when the former Conservative government said it would not appeal the latest Federal Court ruling siding with First Nations.