BY STEPHANIE FRADETTE
WARNING: Read Before Signing What smart landowners need to think about before signing a company's offer
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here is a pipeline project being proposed across your land. You’re a smart landowner and an engaged citizen. You want to see development
happen. You know you can deal with a pipeline on your land. The landman tells you he’ll write down any concerns you have. You don’t want to stand in the way of progress. You don’t want your neighbours to talk trash about you. The money seems fine to you. You
should sign, right? Maybe not. We’re going to take a comparative look at Saskatchewan’s recent Surface Rights Board of Arbitration order for immediate right-of-entry (RoE) and the offer that was presented to the
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