Cash-strapped Peguis First Nation takes companies to court over failed motel project, Zamboni repairs – CBC

Nov 12, 2024

2 separate lawsuits filed in September, including 1 over $1.4M motel project

Peguis First Nation and one of its economic development companies are suing a contractor who never built a proposed motel, casino and gas bar, as well as a mechanic who is accused of failing to deliver pricey Zamboni batteries, according to court documents.

According to a statement of claim filed in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench at the end of September in connection with the motel project, Waasa Indigenous Services has not returned or provided an accounting for $1.4 million it received from Peguis Development Corporation in the spring of 2019.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peguis-first-nation-lawsuits-motel-project-1.7340307