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This article was published 29/1/2014 (1854 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Winnipeg city hall is getting tired of waiting for the ownership issue of the former Kapyong Barracks land to be settled.

The administration will be instructed to negotiate an agreement with Ottawa and affected First Nations to acquire enough of the property to accommodate a two-lane widening of Kenaston Boulevard and other amenities.

The Kapyong property has been tied in court for several years, in a fight between the federal government and several First Nations over who controls the land. The First Nations claim Ottawa had to turn over the former army property to them, as settlement for outstanding treaty claims, but Ottawa counters it was only required to consult with the First Nations.

Both Ottawa and the First Nations want to be involved in developing the property.