Angell Woods is an

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, Canada. It is bordered by

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to the south,

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to the north, an

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to the west, and a

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to the east. The Angell Woods are the only remaining old-growth forest as well as the largest

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on the

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. On March 12, 2019 the Quebec Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by Yale Properties Inc. of the decision of Aug. 7, 2017. Aug. 7, 2017, Quebec Superior Court judge Johanne Mainville ruled that Yale Properties had not been able to demonstrate that the bylaw put in place by the Beaconsfield administration had stepped over the line as to be called disguised expropriation."Quebec Court of appeal upholds 2017 Angell Woods ruling"
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Ownership

The woods cover approximately of land. Less than half of the woods are owned by the City of Beaconsfield, the

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and the City of

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, while the majority has been privately owned since the 1950s, and is currently owned by a

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References

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