Tensions boiled over during a public information session in Richmond Tuesday, with some residents turning their frustration on the city’s mayor.

The meeting was designed to inform certain property owners after the B.C. Supreme Court granted the Quw’utsun Nation, whose members include the Cowichan Tribes, title over a 7.5-square-kilometre parcel along the Fraser River.

Hundreds packed the Sheraton Vancouver Hotel in search of answers. But when affected landowners pressed for clarity — each given a three-minute time limit — many felt Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie dodged most questions.

Several residents were furious that they only found out about the court ruling through a letter the city sent out earlier this month.

“I should not have had to come here and waste my time. To listen to you

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