Province, SaskPower apply to advance argument that reserve was never a reserve

The provincial government and SaskPower are seeking the right to argue in court that a Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation reserve near Southend, Sask. was never designated as a reserve and is in fact provincial Crown land.
The argument, if allowed, would likely be used with the aim of eliminating an appeal court judgment that found the government and SaskPower were trespassing when they allowed a dam to flood parts of the land.
That position is “vehemently” opposed by lawyers representing