Jessica George
Local Métis senator Gordon Calder, left, watched as Alvina Cimon, president of the Northwest Métis Nation of Ontario in Dryden, Gary Lipinski, president of the Métis Nation of Ontario, Clint Calder, president of the Sunset Country Métis in Fort Frances, and Joel Henley, president of the Kenora Métis Community Council, as they signed the long-awaited historic protocol which outlines the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate Métis land and harvesting rights. The signing ceremony was held yesterday evening at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here before more than 30 witnesses.
