... with the link to Sun Times Online and the story as far as they are telling, the story goes like this ...

A mediation meeting in Toronto today is expected to confirm the Saugeen First Nation owns a large chunk of North Sauble Beach.
The pending land claim agreement between the band and the provincial and federal governments will acknowledge Saugeen First Nation as the original owners of part of the popular beach.
Meetings so far have confirmed the band owns from the main beach entrance north to a Rankin survey marker showing the original northeast boundary of the reserve. It's near Seventh Avenue, about one-third of the distance from downtown to the mouth of the Sauble River at Chief's Point.
The band, which already owns South Sauble Beach, would also receive $12 million -- with the federal government and the province each paying half -- Dan Murphy, the Town of South Bruce Peninsula's lawyer, confirmed Tuesday.
The band will guarantee perpetual public access and will permit a long list of existing uses. It has also agreed to follow current zoning regulations and other bylaws, Murphy said.
The agreement affects only the beach from Lakeshore Boulevard to the water and will not have an impact on cottage and home owners, he said.
"The significance is the beach remains a public beach. That's really important to the township. The reason for the payment is the Indian band forever has been prevented from using that beach.
We've said they didn't own it," Murphy said.
South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Carl Noble said Tuesday he resents the municipality being left out of negotiations which could have a major impact on residents. He said he also resents that kind of government money going to the land claim when Sauble has repeatedly been denied federal-provincial grants for sewer ...
[ Osprey Media. - Owen Sound Sun Times ]

Ah yes, that's our mayor: never miss an opportunity to grandstand his pet obsession in front of the media ... and clearly the 'higher taxes' spouted in London was complete disinformation? So all this really means is we admit we stole the land, and offer to pay a penalty, yet the landowner is going to let us squat anyway?

Well that's dull. I thought it was news!

So what does this mean for Nobles pet project parking..since the first nations own the beach, and probably over the dunes to the edge of the road..so WHO gets the parking money now..and WHO gets to say what is here what is not and what is funky about the new walkways..
look out pocketbooks, he has to find a new way to pay the pipeline lawyers....

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Having slept on it, you know what dissappoints me most about all this? How from among our community leaders, there is not one display of Good Sportsmanship among them. Now it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the Sun-Times only chose to print what might inflame, but to rectify the omission of our political and media 'leadership' and speaking only for myself, I'd like to use my little nobody webvoice and say just this:

"My congratulations to the Saugeen Nation on this milestone towards the resolution of what has been a too long and too arduous journey. Justice now served, I would like to express my thanks for your kind words of reassurance regarding the future public access of this beach; this is a very thoughtful and selfless gesture on your part, and being above and beyond your responsibility makes this gift that much more precious. I can only hope our people would have done the same had the tables been turned. I want to thank you for this gift of your friendship and your welcome of our residents to enjoying your beach, and I look forward to a future abundant in good will and harmony between our peoples."

There. I said it, and I'm glad. It wasn't that hard to do, y'know, but aren't we taught to end every game by lining up and touching gloves? And what did coach say if you rode the bus home whining about unfair unfair oh poor me me me me me? There was a reason for that y'know. Coach was trying to teach Sportsmanship, long seen among our peoples as a mark of elegance and maturity. "Jolly good show, old bean, you trounced us fair and square." and not "Mommmmeeeee, I wannnaaa land treatie toooooo". Dig, Carl, there's two laws because they are two different issues. They'll get damages as repayment for being forced from their property (same property they now invite us to use) and you don't get any free money for your investment schemesewer plan because, well, the whole plan already smells kinda funny and piling on more BS doesn't really improve it.

But back at the Beach and fair-play and all, if Council takes any moments out for a Word of the Day here's one to wrest with: Harambe is a zwahili word, it means "working together in peace for the good of everyone". There doesn't appear to be an English equivalent.