Should vehicles be allowed on Ipperwash Beach? Indigenous group and property owners square off

Conflict has flared up between property owners and the Indigenous First Nation on a stretch of Ipperwash Beach on Lake Huron in southwestern Ontario, the latest in the decades-old dispute over beach access.

Should vehicles be allowed on Ipperwash Beach? Indigenous group and property owners square off
A sign on Ipperwash Beach tells visitors the property owners also own the beach 'to the water's edge.' Although some property deeds show beach ownership to the water line, members of the Kettle & Stony Point First Nation say the beach must be kept open to shared use.

Conflict has flared up between property owners and the Indigenous First Nation on a stretch of Ipperwash Beach on Lake Huron in southwestern Ontario, the latest in the decades-old dispute over beach access.