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An Ottawa lawyer is promising a “pitched battle” at the Ontario Municipal Board after an Ontario Superior Court judge dismissed an attempt by his client, a First Nation member, to stop the planned $1.2-billion redevelopment of the former Domtar lands along the Ottawa River.

Judge Tom Lederer dismissed Stacy Amikwabi’s civil lawsuit within four hours of the start of Monday’s hearing after the parties swiftly agreed to settle the action without costs.

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Amikwabi filed the wide-ranging lawsuit in April on behalf of the Amikwa Nation and others, seeking a declaration of indigenous title over a broad swath of lands and sacred sites in Ontario.

It named Windmill Development Group Ltd., Domtar Inc., the National Capital Commission, the City of Ottawa, the federal and provincial governments and the Algonquins of Ontario as defendants.

Among other things, the statement of claim asked the court to order that sacred sites, including Chaudière and Albert islands, be placed under the stewardship and control of the Algonquin/Amikwa/Nipissing Nation.