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Mining has played a formative role in the history of Northern Ontario.

Mrs. Charles Cowman knew well about life’s dark valleys. She knew, too, about God’s living waters that bubble up in their midst, bringing refreshment and joy to the thirsty traveler.

Over the past two decades, the question of who owns the land of Temagami and how the land should be used has caused a debate of unparalleled intensity.For the native people, it is their lands under