Chris Kornacki - Special to Wawatay News

Aroland has given the green light to Toronto-based Debut Diamonds for the preparation for an exploration team to launch the first phase of a drill program that hopes to identify kimberlite pipes near the First Nation.
Scheduled to get under way mid-August, the drilling program will help determine if these high priority targets are diamond-bearing kimberlites.
The company said drilling has been designed to test distinct magnetic features that have been interpreted as potential kimberlite pipes, based on analysis of 2010 airborne survey data.

The fourth annual Biindigaate Indigenous Film Festival not only showcased over 35 Aboriginal films from filmmakers both regionally and internationally, but also featured an art show and concerts at various venues in downtown Thunder Bay.
The festival held Sept. 27-30 at the Paramount Theatre also differed from previous years as having four days of programming instead of three.
“This year is really important,” said the festival’s media coordinator Jamie Monastyrski. “We’re taking over the whole downtown and promoting Indigenous arts.”

Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School recently added golf to the list of extracurricular activities offered to students.
A golf clinic has been being held at Whitewater Golf Club throughout the fall for interested students of the sport to try to swing a club for the first time. Whitewater had golf teachers on hand for the students, along with other golf enthusiasts from the Thunder Bay community to practice at the range, putting green and even play a few rounds on the course.

First Nations people rarely end up on juries. Some blame jury rolls, others, systematic problems such as racism. Regardless, the issue raises troubling questions about the meaning of justice in Canada.