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Ancient burial grounds found on Blind River golf course

Part of the grounds of the Blind River golf course is being cordoned off to the public after ancient burial mounds were identified.

Mississauga First Nation Chief Brent Niganobe informed the municipality earlier this week that 16 burial mounds have been identified on the Huron Pines Golf Course.

He says when the archeological surveys were originally done, the sites were supposed to be preserved, but they were not adding some of the spots were also destroyed.

Blind River Mayor Sally Hagman says council must move forward on correcting the mistakes of the past and the municipality will respect the findings.

She adds temporary fencing has been erected on the site with working group between the municipality and First Nation looking into more permanent protections.

Both Niganobe and Hagman have also agreed to provide a joint education process for the history to be recorded and respected.

Rosalind Russell
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Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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