Lake access win against billionaire

[kickingfrog]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/anglers-win-supreme-court-battle-against-u-s-billionaire-over-access-to-lakes-roads-1.4937132

 

A precedent-setting B.C. Supreme Court decision has ruled that the public should be able to access fishing lakes near Merritt, B.C., after years of what has been described as a "David and Goliath" legal battle.

For years, the Douglas Lake Cattle Company (DLCC), the largest working ranch in Canada, owned by U.S. billionaire Stan Kroenke, and a group of determined anglers have been going head to head.

Their dispute centred primarily on access to two fishing lakes and a road.

[Fisherman]

RCMP useless bunch of donut eaters.  If they're bona fide public roads, then they must stay open.  He can take his ranch and buzz off.

[Old Ironmaker]

It would be interesting to know how much e-coli are in those lakes/ponds with all them Cows grazing, you can see them in the photo. I don't think I would be keeping any for the table regardless. If they are indeed small lakes that aren't restocked I don't think it would take too long to fish them out. Designating them catch and release only would be prudent in my mind because I know some will keep everything they catch.