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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)

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

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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)

Tensions rise over First Nation’s use of beach near scene of Ipperwash crisis Cooler heads should prevail and upper levels of government must step in after a First Nation in southwestern Ontario tore down barriers and began driving along a …

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LINDA HILLMAN-RAPLEY | LAKESHORE ADVANCE Lambton Shores mayor Bill Weber is disappointed that Kettle and Stony Point chief Tom Bressette did not come to the municipality before taking down the barricades from West Ipperwash to the Ipperwash Provincial Park. Residents …

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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)

IPPERWASH – Members of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation tore down barriers on Ipperwash Beach in a surprise move Friday that was criticized by municipal politicians and cottagers. Chief Tom Bressette said the band removed the barriers to …

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“Access to the historical trail along the beach between the two communities of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation have been opened to the public once again,” said Bressette. He said improved accessibility to all sections of the Ipperwash beach …

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CHIPPEWAS OF KETTLE AND STONY POINT FIRST NATION (December 5, 2014) – Residents and visitors in the vicinity of Ipperwash Beach will notice significant changes to the beach accessibility. On December 5, 2014, the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point …

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