$10M deal gives Winnipeg developer control of land from First Nation he advised – CBC

Nov 20, 2025

Peguis questions decision to sell 90% of parcel First Nation acquired with cash compensation for lost land

A former golf course north of Winnipeg purchased with money Peguis First Nation received as reparation for broken treaty promises is now mostly in the hands of a property developer who used to advise the band and its real estate trust.

The band’s lawyer said the transfer of ownership is unfair, and an independent legal expert called it unusual — while the former chair of the Peguis First Nation Real Estate Trust said mounting financial pressure left the trust with no other choice but to undertake the transaction.

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