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A resident walks along Ipperwash Beach on the shore of Lake Huron. Band members from the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation removed a barricade from Ipperwash Beach last week to allow cars to use the beach as a road to connect Kettle Point to Stony Point native communities, a move that has some residents up in arms. (CRAIG GLOVER, The London Free Press)

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A line in the sand

admin Dec 13, 2014 Tagged with Beach Safety, Beach Vehicle Barriers Removed

Friends become foes as Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point turn Ipperwash beach into a shortcut…

Charlotte Showne Olivia Cloud, and Catheryn Mandocka, left to right, who participated in ceremonies walk on Ipperwash beach after the signing the transfer agreement for Ipperwash Provincial Park to be transferred to the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, on May 28, 2009, at Ipperwash, near Forest, Ont. (DAVE CHIDLEY/The Canadian Press)

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Tensions rise

admin Dec 10, 2014 Tagged with Beach Safety, Beach Vehicle Barriers Removed

Tensions rise over First Nation’s use of beach near scene of Ipperwash crisis Cooler heads should …

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Residents being threatened at Ipperwash beach, says council member

admin Dec 10, 2014 Tagged with Beach Safety, Beach Vehicle Barriers Removed

LINDA HILLMAN-RAPLEY | LAKESHORE ADVANCE Lambton Shores mayor Bill Weber is disappointed that Kettle and Stony …

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First Nation members remove beach barriers in a surprise move Friday

A barrier between Ipperwash Beach and the boundary of the former Ipperwash Provincial Park was removed Friday by members of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, igniting tension between the band and the local municipality, and attracting OPP. Chief Tom Bressette said the band is exercising jurisdiction over the historical trail by removing the barrier. (LINDA HILLMAN-RAPLEY, QMI Agency)

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