The Yukon government will continue its push for the removal of four buildings built by Bonnet Plume Outfitters, says the manager of the territorial lands branch.

Lyle Henderson said last week the government still contends the cooking lodge and three sleep cabins next to the Bonnet Plume River were put up without any permits or authority over the last two years and must come down.

The government, however, is back to square one with its case following a ruling late last month by Justice Leigh Gower of the Yukon Supreme Court.

Gower set aside a summons issued last December against the outfitting company and its owners requiring them to notify the court within 30 days with proof of permission to be there.

Gower found the process of issuing a summons under the Territorial Lands Act goes against the Rules of Court, as was argued by Bonnet Plume's lawyer earlier in March.

'We do not view it as a big change,' Henderson said. 'We view it as a procedural item.

'We have full intention of proceeding with the Bonnet Plume case.'

Henderson said the government will be seeking a court date as soon as possible.

In the meantime, he added, it remains the government's position that Bonnet Plume Outfitters has no authority to occupy the site.

Chris and Sharron McKinnon, the Alberta-based owners of Bonnet Plume, maintain they were led to believe by government officials that they had permission to construct the buildings.

Their Vancouver-based lawyer also told the court the McKinnons will be making a full defence when the time comes, as the government's case is full of holes.

Henderson said he'll now be meeting with the legal people to discuss what needs to be done to fix the procedural matter in light of Gower's decision.

They'll also be reviewing their case against Mervyn's Yukon Outfitting, another big game hunting company the government has accused of putting up a building without a permit, Henderson said.