Parker lands battle in Court of Appeal

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As the next step in the legal battle against protesters camped out on the Parker lands development site, Manitoba’s Court of Appeal will decide whether to speed up a request for an injunction.

A hearing is set for Nov. 2 to argue whether an injunction should be granted — and if it is, protesters who have set up blockades to prevent clear cutting on the Parker Wetlands would have to clear out.

But lawyers for Gem Equities Inc., the developer that wants the injunction, argues November is too long to wait. Although Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Herbert Rempel decided the matter wasn’t urgent when he set the hearing date, the Court of Appeal will now have to decide whether that was the right decision. The appeal hearing is set for Aug. 30. If the Court of Appeal rules Justice Rempel made a mistake by not considering the injunction hearing urgent, it could order that a new hearing happen sooner than later.