Grassy Narrows Court

The Ontario Superior Court in Toronto will start hearing evidence today in the Grassy Narrows First Nation's fight against logging.

The northwestern Ontario First Nation is challenging the province's right to give industrial logging the green light when Grassy Narrows says the logging interferes with its treaty rights.

Last year, forest industry giant AbitibiBowater pulled out of theWhiskey Jack Forest north of Kenora.

The company said it couldn't wait four more years for theprovince and the Grassy Narrows First Nation to agree on logging practices.