Ontario provincial park closed ‘until further notice’ due to land claim demonstration
A southwestern Ontario provincial park has been closed to the public after demonstrators set up a trailer at the front gate in support of what police said was a land claim.
The trailer was parked at the entrance to Pinery Provincial Park, located on the shores of Lake Huron, and a few people were peacefully demonstrating, provincial police said Friday morning.
OPP Sgt. Dave Rektor said the demonstration was related to a “land claims issue that is before the courts.”
The park has been the site of land claim protests in the past. It is also not far from Camp Ipperwash, where a land claim demonstration turned deadly in 1995.