First Nation sues Tundra Oil & Gas, province over oil wells near reserve land – CBC
Jul 06, 2015
Gamblers First Nation wants court to quash licences granted to oil company
Leaders of a small First Nation in Western Manitoba say they feel betrayed by an oil company that drilled for oil on land adjacent to a native reserve but did not make the First Nation a partner in any oil well profits.
Gamblers First Nation is suing Tundra Oil & Gas Partnership — which is owned by Winnipeg-based James Richardson & Sons Ltd. — and the Province of Manitoba, which licensed the company’s drilling on land next to the First Nation reserve land.
Gamblers is asking Court of Queen’s Bench for an order to quash the licences for the oil wells and provide compensation for oil that was extracted from the ground near the reserve.
