Heron Bay, Ontario
| Pic River 50 | |
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| Indian reserve | |
| Pic River Indian Reserve No. 50 | |
 Pic River 50
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| Coordinates: 48°38′N 86°16′W / 48.633°N 86.267°WCoordinates: 48°38′N 86°16′W / 48.633°N 86.267°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Thunder Bay |
| First Nation | Ojibways of the Pic River |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 395 |
| • Density | 108.3/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Website | www.picriver.com |
Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation (or "Pic River" for short) is an Ojibway (Anishinaabe) First Nation reserve on the northern shore of Lake Superior at the mouth of the Pic River. Pic River is not a signatory to the Robinson Superior treaty; however, they did petition, starting in 1879, for a reserve and the request was subsequently granted. The community is located on the 316.6-hectare (782-acre) Pic River 50 Indian reserve. In November 2007, their total registered population was 964 people, of which their on-reserve population was 480.
The mouth of the Pic River has been a center of native trade and settlement for thousands of years. It was a strategic location in the region's water transportation network because it offered access to northern lands and a canoe route to James Bay. The halfway point for canoers travelling the north shore of Lake Superior, "the Pic" first appeared on European maps in the mid-seventeenth century.
Local First Nations peoples traded furs with the French as early as the 1770s. A French fur trader set up a permanent post around 1792. The Hudson's Bay Company set up a permanent post in 1821 until encroaching settlement let to its relocation in 1888. In 1914, their Pic River 50 became a treaty-established reserve.
Pic River 50 is an Indian reserve on the north shore of Lake Superior at the mouth of the Pic River, near Marathon, Ontario, Canada. The reserve is 316.6 ha within its exterior boundaries. The reserve contains the community of Heron Bay, Ontario and serves as the land-base for the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation. In November, 2007, the First Nation reported their total registered population was 964 people, of which their on-reserve population was 480.
Pic River 50 is known for the role it has played in developing "run of the river" hydroelectric projects in Northern Ontario. It is partner to three projects: the 13.5 MW Black River generating station (GS), the 5.0 MW Twin Falls GS and the 23.0 MW Umbata Falls GS. In all, these projects produce enough electricity to meet the needs of some 30,000 homes in Ontario.
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