A New Democratic Party politician and his family are suing their former insurance company and broker after their cottage in Nopiming Provincial Park burned in this year’s wildfires.

Michel, Richard and Robert Loiselle filed a lawsuit in Court of King’s Bench late last month, naming Westland Insurance Group and SGI Canada Insurance Services as defendants.

Robert Loiselle is the NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Boniface.

The Loiselle cabin on Beresford Lake burned in May amid the massive wildfire that swept through large swaths of Nopiming and elsewhere in the province’s east.

“As a result of the fire, the cottage and its contents were destroyed,” reads the court filing.

The lawsuit accuses insurance company SGI and broker Westland of failing to inform the family that thei

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