A letter from the City of Richmond sent to a group of 150 property owners is raising alarm bells in the city.

The notice follows a groundbreaking B.C. Supreme Court decisions on a First Nations land claim .

The ruling gives the Cowichan Nation title to 7.5 square kilometres of land in South Richmond , including city and port lands, farms, golf courses and commercial properties.

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie is now warning property owners that the case could compromise the validity of their ownership and he has invited them to an information session later this month.

The Musqueam Indian Band has also joined the City of Richmond and the B.C. government in appealing the case.

“So the question is … will anybody want to ever buy a property that is affected?” Brodie said.

B.C. Conserva

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