The federal government awarded the Kenora area to Ontario in 1889. At the same time, the Albany River became the province's northern boundary.
Map scanned from the
Economic Atlas of Ontario / Atlas Économique de l'Ontario
W. G. Dean, Editor/ Directeur; G. J. Mathews, Cartographer/ Cartographe
Printed 1969 by University of Toronto Press for the Government of Ontario
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