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Minister Rejects Appeals, Games Authority Seizes Victoria Park

5/31/2026

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Minister Murray Watt rejected two First Nations appeals, allowing the Games Authority to take Victoria Park and begin stadium work Monday.
The appeals under section 9 of the Heritage Protection Act failed the legal test.
Over 1,000 people protested at Victoria Park on Sunday, the last day before it closed to the public.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie warned anyone remaining after the transfer would be removed, after police arrested five protesters Friday.

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Minister Murray Watt rejected two First Nations appeals, allowing the Games Authority to take Victoria Park and begin stadium work Monday.
The appeals under section 9 of the Heritage Protection Act failed the legal test.
Over 1,000 people protested at Victoria Park on Sunday, the last day before it closed to the public.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie warned anyone remaining after the transfer would be removed, after police arrested five protesters Friday.