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40-467: Aboriginal institutes partner with colleges and universities to offer students degree programs, apprenticeships, certificate programs and diploma programs. Seven Generations was founded to provide greater access to post-secondary education for Aboriginal peoples. It delivers post-secondary programs approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The educational curriculum was adapted to meet

80-832: A canoe ; a white pine tree; and the motto "Industry and Perseverance." The only local television channel serving Fort Frances is the Shaw TV community channel on Shaw Cable channel 10. There are no local broadcast outlets or repeaters serving Fort Frances; Shaw Cable carries CBWT-DT ( CBC ), CBWFT-DT ( Ici Radio-Canada Télé ) and CKY-DT ( CTV ) from Winnipeg , CITV-DT ( Global ) from Edmonton , and TVO, plus CITY-DT ( Citytv ), CHCH-DT (independent), CFTM-DT ( TVA , live feed) and TFO . CJBN-TV from Kenora used to be available on cable until it permanently signed off on January 27, 2017. United States network programming on Shaw TV comes from Detroit ( WDIV-TV , WXYZ-TV , WWJ-TV , and WTVS ) and Rochester ( WUHF ); stations from

120-662: A River", probably referring to the many islands found in the northern half of the lake. The other name (2) Lac des Bois, or Lake of the Woods, seems to have been a mistranslation of the Indian [sic] name (Anishinaabe) by which the Lake was known. One of the names currently used in Anishinaabe for this lake is Babiikwaawangaa-zaagaʼigan meaning "Lake with Uneven Sand" referring to the lake's sand dunes. The construction of dams at

160-502: A beach. Minnesota and Ontario both offer state-sanctioned parks and campsites, which can be located through the respective governments. Backcountry campers can locate a prospective campsite on Lake of the Woods by boat, landing and examine the site in person. There is abundant wildlife even on the small islands on the lake. Numerous marinas and resorts on the lake provide accommodation and dining, houseboat rentals, nautical charts, camping and fishing advice, and knowledge on how to most enjoy

200-520: A canal (Turtle Portage 49°11′50″N 94°07′26″W  /  49.1972528°N 94.1239568°W  / 49.1972528; -94.1239568 ) was cut through at this point, effectively making the Aulneau an island. The canal has now been filled back in. A manually run portage for small- to medium-sized boats is in its place. The Aulneau is approximately twenty miles long (32 km) and ten miles (16 km) wide. It contains within it over eighty lakes,

240-441: A population of 7,470 living in 3,451 of its 3,779 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 7,739 . With a land area of 25.55 km (9.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 292.2/km (756.8/sq mi) in 2021. Fort Frances had a population of 7,739 people in 2016, which represents a decrease of 2.7% from the 2011 census count. The median household income in 2015 for Fort Frances

280-637: A secondary school graduation diploma in preparation for Post-Secondary Education. Seven Generations offers programs and courses of study in partnership with all levels of government; commissions; industries; commerce and other education and training institutions. As of 2013, Seven Generations has partnered with the Rainy River District School Board , the Ministry of Education , and local First Nations’ communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of

320-553: Is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario , Canada. The population as of the 2021 census was 7,466 Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship . Located on the international border with the United States where Rainy Lake narrows to become Rainy River , it is connected to International Falls, Minnesota by

360-630: Is adjacent to the Lake of the Woods and is the source for the City of Winnipeg drinking water via the Greater Winnipeg Water District Aqueduct , so the administration of the lake is of continuing interest to the governments of Winnipeg and Manitoba. The largest land feature in Lake of the Woods is the Aulneau Peninsula. It is connected to the mainland with a tiny neck of land at its southeast corner, but

400-522: Is home to the following amateur sports teams: Fort Frances was the home of the former amateur sports teams: Sporting facilities include : Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods ( French : Lac des Bois ; Ojibwe : Pikwedina Sagainan , lit.   '"inland lake of the sand hills"') is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and

440-475: Is the northernmost part of the contiguous United States . Its " northwesternmost point " served as a problematic landmark in treaties defining the international border. The lake's islands provide nesting habitats for the piping plover and large numbers of American white pelicans and as recently as the early 20th century also provided calving habitat to boreal woodland caribou . There are also several hundred nesting pairs of bald eagles in this area. Lake of

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480-762: The Duluth television market are not available on cable, though they are available over-the-air from repeaters in International Falls. Another radio station, CKWO FM 92.3 The Wolf, was licensed to the neighbouring Couchiching First Nation in 2003 and launched in 2004. Its unknown when the station left the air; the CRTC renewed CKWO-FM's licence from 1 September 2012 to 28 February 2013, with no known license renewals since that date. Rainy River District School Board Northwest Catholic District School Board Rainy River District School Board Northwest Catholic District School Board Fort Frances

520-928: The Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge , over the Rainy River, into the US. Train, truck and car traffic to and from the United States traverses the International Bridge. Fort Frances Transit operated until 1996, and Fort Frances Handi-Van Transit is a provincially-funded service run by the Town of Fort Frances. Caribou Coach Transportation Company Incorporated cancelled its bus route to and from Thunder Bay in October 2017. The route

560-733: The Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge . The town is the fourth-largest community in Northwestern Ontario after Thunder Bay , Kenora and Dryden . The Fort Frances Paper Mill was formerly the main employer and industry in the town until its closure in January 2014. New Gold , a Canadian mining company, acquired mineral rights to the area in 2013. The Rainy River mine commenced processing ore on September 14, 2017 and completed its first gold pour on October 5, 2017. Fort Frances

600-557: The Los Angeles Basin coastline in California , whereas winter lows on average resemble southern Siberia and polar subarctic inland Scandinavia . Fort Frances, along with Atikokan hold the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the province of Ontario. On 13 July 1936 the mercury climbed to 42.2 °C (108.0 °F). In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Fort Frances had

640-516: The Ojibwe language . The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation. Seven Generations scholarships for Aboriginal , First Nations and Métis students include: Sandra Kakeeway Memorial Bursary; Biskaabiyang Bursaries. Fort Frances, Ontario Fort Frances

680-614: The U.S. state of Minnesota . Lake of the Woods is over 70 miles (110 km) long and wide, containing more than 14,552 islands and 65,000 miles (105,000 km) of shoreline. It is fed by the Rainy River , Shoal Lake , Kakagi Lake and other smaller rivers. The lake drains into the Winnipeg River and then into Lake Winnipeg . Ultimately, its outflow goes north through the Nelson River to Hudson Bay . Lake of

720-510: The Hudson's Bay Company, who would visit the fort many times. In 1841 she became Lady Simpson after George Simpson was knighted, and she died in 1853 at Lachine, Quebec . Incorporated in 1903, the town held a big centennial celebration in 2003. The main employer was a pulp and paper mill established in the early 1900s. It had numerous owners over the years, notably Edward Wellington Backus . Most recently owned by Resolute Forest Products ,

760-632: The LWCB now has one member appointed by Canada, two appointed by Ontario, and one appointed by Manitoba. Following the IJC recommendations of 1917, discussions between the federal governments of Canada and the United States resulted in the 1925 Canada/USA Convention and Protocol regarding Lake of the Woods. This treaty established the water level operating range on Lake of the Woods, defined the purpose and general mode of operation, and provided for two boards to control regulation. The previously established Canadian LWCB

800-738: The Lake of the Woods Control Board (LWCB), was established by Canadian Order-in-Council in 1919. Two additional acts provided statutory establishment of the LWCB, defined its jurisdiction and powers, and provided for board members appointed by Canada and Ontario: the Lake of the Woods Control Board Act , Canada, 1921, the Lake of the Woods Control Board Act , Ontario, 1922. In 1922, the Canada-Ontario-Manitoba Tripartite Agreement

840-535: 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 recommended the creation of control boards and the operating conditions they would apply to lake level management. The first of these boards,

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880-549: The United States. The two city airports are for general aviation and the other is a privately owned floatplane base. Fort Frances Municipal Airport does not have regularly scheduled commercial airline service. It was previously served by only one company, Bearskin Airlines , with flights to and from Kenora, Winnipeg , Thunder Bay, and Dryden . Falls International Airport has flights to Minneapolis–Saint Paul by Delta Connection . Ontario Highway 11 and Ontario Highway 71 ,

920-606: The Woods . After some time, Fort Saint Pierre fell out of use. In 1817, following the War of 1812 and the redefinition of borders between Canada and the United States, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) built a fort here. In 1830 HBC Chief Factor John Dugald Cameron named the fur trading post after Frances Ramsay Simpson , the 18-year-old daughter of a London merchant, who had married earlier that year in London, George Simpson , Governor of

960-468: The Woods Control Board, however, is not a board created by the IJC. The board's members (one American and one Canadian) are appointed by the respective federal governments. Notably, at no point in this process were local Indigenous populations consulted, despite the environmental impacts of the dams on nearby communities on the Winnipeg River, such as Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation . Shoal Lake

1000-446: The Woods is also the sixth largest freshwater lake located (at least partially) in the United States, after the five Great Lakes , and the 36th largest lake in the world by area . It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States . The Northwest Angle and the town of Angle Township can be reached from the rest of Minnesota only by crossing the lake or by traveling through Canada . The Northwest Angle

1040-521: The Woods, a translation of the original French name Lac des Bois , was so named from its wooded setting. However, it may have been a mistranslation of the Anishinaabe name. The earliest name we find the lake known by is that given by Verendrye in his journey in 1731. He says it was called Lake Minitic ( Cree : ministik ; Ojibwe : minitig ) or Des Bois. (1) The former of these names, Minitic, seems to be Anishinaabe, and to mean "Islands in

1080-516: The final paper machine and close out its operations in Fort Frances by the end of the month. On December 13, 2014, Tim Hortons filmed a commercial in Fort Frances. The commercial, which dubs Fort Frances "one of the coldest places in Canada", was shot at the local Tim Hortons. In the days leading up to the filming, yarn was seen covering trees, benches, etc. Workers had spent the night covering

1120-678: The interior of the restaurant with yarn and building a giant toque on the roof. For the day, the coffee was free. In August 2015 the Seven Generations Education Institute hosted the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium's (WINHEC) Annual General Meeting at the Nanicost Grounds for members attending from all over the world. There are three airports in the area, one of which is in

1160-475: The lake and in the surrounding countryside. Much of the lake is fairly remote, but resorts and equipment outfitters offer options for those who do not have access to their own boats and equipment. Several parks are located in and on the lake, including: Minnesota's Zippel Bay State Park offers a wide variety of services including campsites, toilet facilities, a marina with access to the Zippel River, and

1200-408: The lake. Lake of the Woods is home to walleye , northern pike , perch , sauger , crappie , panfish, smallmouth bass , largemouth bass , lake trout , lake sturgeon , and muskellunge . Lake of the Woods is nicknamed the "Walleye capital of the world". The lake is the host of year-round fishing, with ice fishing being a popular recreation activity on the lake. Lake of the Woods is also home to

1240-610: The largest of which is Arrow Lake, with thirteen islands in it. The Aulneau Peninsula was named after the Jesuit Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau , a French Catholic priest , who was killed by natives on 8 June 1736 on Lake of the Woods. The Catholic Church in Warroad, Minnesota , is named Father Aulneau Memorial Church in his honour. Tourism is a large part of the local economy of Lake of the Woods, and there are many recreational opportunities available on

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1280-488: The latter of which ends in Fort Frances, are the two major highways in the community. Both are part of the Trans-Canada Highway . The town is connected to Kenora via Highway 71, while Highway 11 provides connections to Devlin , Emo , and Rainy River to the west, and Atikokan and Thunder Bay to the east. Canadian National Railway travels into Fort Frances with freight traffic only and travels across

1320-509: The mill employed about 700 persons until its closure in 2014. On June 25, 1946, the town was struck by a tornado , which caused major damage and struck a week after the deadly Windsor tornado . On August 25, 2013, the town hosted the final pitstop in the Kraft Celebration Tour by receiving the most votes out of all 20 communities On January 14, 2014, Resolute Forest Products announced that it planned to stop operations of

1360-521: The needs of Aboriginal learners to ensure it reflects community needs, cultural heritage and identity. Fort Frances Main Campus is 1455 Idylwild Drive Nanicost Complex P.O. Box 297 Fort Frances, ON P9A 3M6. The Thunder Bay Office is 409 George St., Main Floor Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5Y9. The Kenora Office is 240 Veteran's Drive Kenora, ON P9N 3X7. The Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority

1400-498: Was $ 62,928, which was below the Ontario provincial average of $ 74,287. In 2021, Statistics Canada reported that the age demographic broke down as follows for Fort Frances: Under 14 — 14.9% 15 to 24 — 11.2% 25 to 34 — 12.1% 35 to 44 — 10.4% 45 to 54 — 12.0% 55 to 64 — 16.0% Over 65 — 23.4% The city coat of arms features a bull moose ; maple leaves; a "Magneto", representative of electricity (industry); two men in

1440-550: Was founded in 1985; Its initial role was one of an advisory capacity since college and university programs were offered through agreements with public colleges and universities. The Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority officially changed its name to Seven Generations Education Institute effective July 1, 1999. Seven Generations provides educational instruction at the secondary, post-secondary and vocational levels. Students consist of adults seeking skill training and adult returnees who wish to gain knowledge in specific course content or

1480-458: Was once served by Greyhound Canada . North Air operates a taxi service from Fort Frances whose service area includes the International Falls, Minnesota area and airport. Fort Frances experiences a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ), with cold winters and warm summers. Temperatures beyond 34 °C (93.2 °F) have been measured in all five late-spring and summer months. Summer highs are comparable to Paris and

1520-484: Was signed by the respective governments. Initially, only Canada and Ontario appointed members to the board as, at that time, natural resources in Manitoba were administered by Canada. In 1958, having gained control over its natural resources, Manitoba passed its own Lake of the Woods Control Board Act . That same year, Canada and Ontario amended their original versions of the acts. As a result of these legislative changes,

1560-399: Was the first European settlement west of Lake Superior and was established by French Canadian Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye , first commander of the western district. In 1731, he built Fort Saint Pierre near that spot as support for the fur trade with native peoples. In 1732, his expedition built Fort Saint Charles on Magnuson's Island on the west side of Lake of

1600-427: Was to regulate the lake on an ongoing basis, but its decisions were to be subject to approval by an International Lake of the Woods Control Board (ILWCB) whenever lake levels rose above or fell below certain limits. In cases where agreement could not be reached between Canadian and American members of the international board, the disputed matter would be referred to the IJC for the final decision. The International Lake of

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