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Lake of the Woods Provincial Park is a provincial park in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It protects several islands in Lake of the Woods, in both Kenora and Rainy River Districts. [2] It was established in 1967 and expanded with 11,800 hectares (29,000 acres) in 1985. [4] It provides backcountry camping opportunities. [3]
The construction of dams at the Lake of the Woods outlets in present-day Kenora in the late 19th century led to concerns over high and low water levels on the lake early in the 20th century. The federal governments of Canada and the United States referred the matter to the International Joint Commission (IJC) in 1912. In 1917 the IJC ...
Kenora (/ k ə ˈ n ɔːr ə /), previously named Rat Portage (French: Portage-aux-Rats), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about 210 km (130 mi) east of Winnipeg by road. [5] It is the seat of Kenora District.
Lake of the Woods is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Rainy River District.The township is located on the eponymous Lake of the Woods, consisting of mainland in the south-east part of the lake, the southern shores of Aulneau Peninsula, along with several islands in the lake, including Big Island and Bigsby Island.
Whitefish Bay 32A is a First Nations reserve on Lake of the Woods near Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls in northwestern Ontario. It is the main reserve of the Naotkamegwanning First Nation . References
In Ontario, dams were built on the Winnipeg River at Kenora, exiting Lake of the Woods, and at Whitedog Falls. Power from the dams have supplied Kenora and a local pulp and paper mill, while local Anishinaabe populations have been negatively impacted by consequent environmental degradation . [ 3 ]
Lake of the Woods 37 is a First Nations reserve consisting of four islands within Lake of the Woods. It is one of the reserves of the Northwest Angle 37 First Nation. It includes Burnt Rock Island, Windfall Island, Cyclone Island and Windigo Islands.
Naotkamegwanning First Nation, formerly known as Whitefish Bay First Nation and known in the Ojibwe language as Ne-adikamegwaning (Of the Whitefish Point), is an Ojibwe Nation in the Treaty 3 territory, 90.4 km (56 mi) from Kenora, Ontario and is near Sioux Narrows, Ontario of Lake of the Woods.