Patrols of the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group

The Attawapiskat Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 1998 and currently has 20 Canadian Rangers on strength. Attawapiskat has a population of 1300 and falls within the Kenora District of Northern Ontario. It is located at 52° 55' 59" N latitude, 82° 24' 00" W longitude, 7 km west of James Bay on the banks of the Attawapiskat River. Attawapiskat is home to the Mushkego or Omushkego James Bay Cree. The location of the town has been a gathering place for local Native people for centuries. Originally it was a seasonal camp that was visited in the spring and summer to take advantage of the prime fishing on one of the main drainage rivers of James Bay. Access to Attawapiskat for most of the year is mainly limited to flight. During the winter months a "Winter Road" is constructed that connects the community to other coastal towns on the James Bay coast.

The Bearskin Lake Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 1994 and currently has 24 Canadian Rangers on strength. Bearskin Lake has a population of 425 and falls within the Kenora District of Northern Ontario. It is an Oji-Cree First Nation community located 425 km north of Sioux Lookout, ON at 53° 54' 58" N latitude, 90° 58' 19" W longitude. Three settlements make up the Bearskin Lake First Nation. Originally located on Bearskin Lake, their main community moved to its present site, on Michikan Lake, in the 1930s. The main settlement is accessible only by air except for a few months between January and March when a seasonal winter road allows vehicle access to the Northern Ontario highway system. The main village is situated on the west shore of the lake and all three communities are interconnected by gravel roadways.

The Cat Lake Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 2019. Cat Lake is located 415 kilometres north of Thunder Bay and has a population of 500.

The Constance Lake Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 1995 and currently has 25 Canadian Rangers on strength. Constance Lake has a population of 700 and falls within the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario. It is an Oji-Cree community located 35kms west of Hearst, ON just North of Highway 11 at 49° 48' 43" N latitude, 87° 07' 44" W longitude. Constance Lake is a progressive and active community that encourages, supports and promotes local business development, job creation and economic development. Constance Lake is accessible by road year round. Constance Lake reserve lands total 7686 acres. Wild life is abundant and includes moose, rabbit, beaver, muskrat and mink as well as several species of fish within the nearby rivers.

The Eabametoong or Fort Hope Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 2009 and currently has 32 Canadian Rangers on strength. Eabametoong is an Ojibwa First Nation community with a population of 1300 and falls within the Kenora District of Northern Ontario. It is located at 51° 33' 43" N latitude, 87° 54' 28" W longitude, on the shores of Eabamet Lake in the Albany River system. The community is approximately 240 km north of Beardmore and is accessible by air, water or winter roads. Eabametoong came to be during the fur trade era when the Hudson’s Bay Company set up a trading post on Eabamet Lake in 1890. The Fort Hope Band came into existence in 1905 when the treaty was signed. The new community of Eabametoong started in 1982 with the official name of Eabametoong First Nation being adopted in 1985.

The Fort Albany Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 1998 and currently has 33 Canadian Rangers on strength. Fort Albany First Nation has a population of 900 and falls within the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario. It is located at 52° 15' 04" N latitude, 81° 30' 04" W longitude, 10 kms west of James Bay on the Southern Banks of the Albany River. Fort Albany is home to the Mushkego or Omushkego James Bay Cree. Old Fort Albany, located 5kms east of the new location, was originally established in 1670 as a Fur trading post by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Travel to Fort Albany is limited to flight most of the year. During the winter months a “Winter Road” is constructed that connects the community to other coastal towns on the James Bay coast.

The Fort Severn Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 1998 and currently has 27 Canadian Rangers on strength. Fort Severn has a population of 400 people and falls within the Kenora District of Northern Ontario. It has the distinction of being Ontario’s most northern community. Fort Severn is located 8 km south of Hudson Bay along the banks of the Severn River at 56° 00' 37" N latitude, 87° 34' 07" W longitude. Fort Severn was established by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1689. Originally the reserve was placed in the Rocksand area at the junction of the Severn and Sachigo Rivers. In 1973, the reserve was relocated to its current location. Travel to Fort Severn is limited to flight year-round. During the winter months a “Winter Road” is constructed that links the community to Shamattawa, Man to the Southwest and Peawanuck, ON to the Southeast.

The Kasabonika Lake Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 2009 and currently has 48 Canadian Rangers on strength. Kasabonika Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree First Nation community with a population of 900 residents. It is located at 53° 31' 29" N latitude, 88° 38' 35" W Longitude, 517 km north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. There are no roads into the community and the only access is by air. It is part of the Shibogama First Nations Council and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. The Kasabonika Lake reserve is a member of Treaty No 9. The community moved to its present site in 1962 and achieved full reserve status on January 13, 1976. Kasabonika Lake First Nation was a satellite community of the Big Trout Lake Band until formal separation occurred on January 13, 1976.

The Kashechewan Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 2001 and currently has 26 Canadian Rangers on strength. Kashechewan has population of 1200 and falls within the Kenora District of Northern Ontario. It is located at 52° 15' 29" N latitude, 81° 39' 08" W longitude, 10 km west of James Bay on the Northern banks of the Albany River. Kashechewan is home to the Mushkego or Omushkego James Bay Cree. Kashechewan has numerous species of large and small game. The local population utilizes this resource to continue with their traditional hunting and trapping ways. Travel to Kashechewan is limited to flight most of the year. During the winter months a “Winter Road” is constructed that connects the community to other coastal towns on the James Bay coast.

The Kingfisher Lake Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 2010 and currently has 30 Canadian Rangers on strength. Kingfisher Lake, an Oji-Cree community, has a population of 500 and is located at 53° 00' 45" N latitude, 89° 51' 19" W Longitude, north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Travel to Kingfisher Lake is limited to flight year-round except for a few months in the winter. From late January until late March a seasonal “Winter Road” links the community to the Northern, ON highway system. In 1808 the Hudson's Bay Company established an outpost at Big Beaver House, which is located approximately 12 km southwest of the present Kingfisher Lake reserve. Big Beaver House was frequented by Kingfisher Lake people for trading fur and community activities.

The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 2001 and currently has 26 Canadian Rangers on strength. Kitchenuhmaykoosib, also known as Big Trout Lake or KI, has a population of 1325 and falls within the Kenora District of Northern Ontario. Kitchenuhmaykoosib is an Oji-Cree First Nation community located 580 km north of Thunder Bay, ON, on Big Trout Lake. It can be found at 53° 82' 03" N latitude, 89° 70' 03" W longitude. Kitchenuhmaykoosib has numerous species of large and small game. The local population utilizes this resource to continue with their traditional hunting and trapping ways. KI is accessible only by air except for the winter months between late January and late March. During this period a seasonal winter road links the community to the Northern, ON highway system.

The Lac Seul Canadian Ranger Patrol was established in 2011 and currently has 28 Canadian Rangers on strength. Lac Seul, an Ojibway community has a total population of approximately 800 located in three separate settlements; Kejick Bay, Whitefish Bay and Frenchmen’s Head. Frenchmen’s Head, which house’s the main Band Office and the Lac Seul Police Services is located at 50° 14' 42" N 92° 19' 41" W or about 40 km north west of Sioux Lookout. Lac Seul Reserve is the oldest reserve in the Sioux Lookout District of INAC. The lake was the main transportation route and an important source of food. In 1929 Ontario Hydro constructed a dam at Ear Falls to produce Hydro electricity. Lac Seul Lake was flooded and to this day, the Ear Falls Dam controls the lake level. The flooding caused the area known as Kejick Bay to become an island, permanently separated from the mainland and splitting the community into two parts. The community of Whitefish Bay is located on the mainland.