Gull Bay | Gull Bay First Nation

Gull Bay First Nation is an Ojibway community located on the northwest shore of Lake Nipigon in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

POPULATION

1,638

Rank #220 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

39.4 KM²

Rank #247 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/21/2025

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-11 00:32:17 UTC

Name

Gull Bay (ISC Code: 188)

Former Names

Flying Post First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Northwestern Ontario

Indigenous Language

Ojibway

Number of Registered Members

1638

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(807) 982-0006

Fax Number

(807) 982-0009

Address

1186 MEMORIAL AVENUE, PO BOX 29100, MCINTYRE CENTRE, THUNDER BAY, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

WILFRED NORMAN KING

Term Expires

11/21/2025

Number of Council Members

WILFRED NORMAN KING

Chief

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HUGH SAMSON KING

Councillor

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LEOLA MARIE PENAGIN

Councillor

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KEVIN WILFRED KING

Councillor

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KENNETH MARTIN KING

Councillor

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GERALDINE MICHELLE KING

Councillor

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LAWRENCE JOHN SHONIAS

Councillor

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HECTOR MICHAEL MURCHISON

Councillor

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ANTHONY EUGENE ESQUEGA

Councillor

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HUBERT PAUL WIGWAS

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2012 - Gull Bay20122013.pdf

2011 - Gull Bay20112012.pdf

2010 - Gull Bay20102011.pdf

2009 - Gull Bay20092010.pdf

2008 - Gull Bay20082009.pdf

2007 - Gull Bay20072008.pdf

2006 - Gull Bay20062007.pdf

2005 - Gull Bay20052006.pdf

2003 - Gull Bay20032004.pdf

2002 - Gull Bay20022003.pdf

2001 - Gull Bay20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

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2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Gull Bay Development Corp. v. The Queen

King v. Shuniah Financial Services Ltd.

Local Service District of Burnt Point - Gull Island - Northern Bay

Wigwas v. Gull Bay First Nation

Gull c. Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay

Meeting of the Householders of the Local Service District of Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay Order

Local Service District of Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay Disestablishment Order

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6301
GULL RIVER 55
3940.0 Hectares
SOUTH SHORE/RIVE SUD OF/DE LAKE NIPIGON
[49.8003913, -89.1422573]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Native reserves harbour dirty secrets

Bad water sickens First Nations, but government doesn’t track the toll

Court hears arguments in historic treaty annuity case

Tribal-Federal Collaboration on Gull Egg Harvest

Cree Nation sues over 48,000 square kms of northeastern Ont., seeks $495M damages

NAN calls for more accountability on First Nations drinking water advisories

Gull Bay micro-grid project a joint-effort success

Rita King Obituary (2012) - Thunder Bay, ON - The Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal

Gull Bay's only school closed, reserve 'basically broke' after former leader mismanaged band's finances, new chief says

Cyber Crime investigation leads to arrest, child pornography charges

Gull Bay votes for $8 million settlement

Geraldine King

Gull Bay First Nation Leadership Seeking Legal Costs in Wigwas et al v Gull Bay

Provincial Minister says Lac des Iles Mine is critical infrastructure amid pandemic

First Nations don’t live in a harmony hut | Rob Louie

Anthony Samuel KING, 58, faces charges for accessing and possessing child pornography

Christie-Ann Bernard Obituary (1967 - 2021) - Thunder Bay, ON - The Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal

Gull Bay FN Applies to Join Robinson Superior Annuities Litigation

Feature: Developing an Indigenous police service

COVID-19 reopening may bring more blockades of roads and highways that are gateways to fearful First Nations communities

Chiefs in Ontario rushing to get child welfare deal done before possible change in government

Many Indigenous communities seeing success during vaccine rollout despite unique challenges

Opinion: How natural resources form the core of Thunder Bay’s Indigenous-settler power imbalance

A Squabble of Gulls -

Concordia’s Aphrodite Salas challenges journalistic practices to ethically share Indigenous stories

'175 years in the making': First Nation gets financial settlement with Canada

Gull Bay First Nations accounts drained while Chief King was away

Gull Bay First Nation reports 6 cases of COVID-19

Gull Bay First Nation demands meeting with OPP head after sergeant allegedly left a man on remote highway

First Nations Ready For Court To Obtain Unpaid Treaty Annuities

Historic Indigenous litigation returning to court

Some First Nations leaders criticize probe into national chief's workplace conduct

UPDATE: Gull Bay First Nation carries on with land claim lawsuit

What role can journalism schools play in reconciliation?

‘Big voices’: Indigenous youth drafting responses to Canada’s UNDRIP plan

Summer camp emphasizes science for Indigenous students

First Nations Canadians challenge multibillion dollar treaty settlement

First Nations that have gone years without clean drinking water hope compensation signals a 'new dawn'

Robinson Superior Treaty annuities case heads back to court after settlement talks fail

New water plant in Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek will not deliver water to all homes in community

Robinson Superior Treaty Settlement was doomed to fail, suggests Gull Bay chief

The sun shines on Gull Bay

Lake Superior First Nations reject multibillion-dollar settlement with government over treaty neglect

First Nations reject $3.6B treaty settlement offer

First Nations to fight for billions in treaty payments in Canadian court

Indigenous man a longtime Giant Tiger customer — until he says he was falsely accused of stealing

COVID-19 and food security at the heart of disagreement on Gull Bay First Nation

Lake Nipigon-area First Nation calls for halt to exploration claimstaking

First Nations chiefs ask for cease and desist order on houseboat operations around Lake Nipigon

Visit highlights mining investments, and tensions

Tlingit Gull Egg Harvest

Thunder Bay police step up efforts to recruit Indigenous officers

Thunder Bay unveils memorial for students of former residential school

Indigenous artist assists in new disc golf course

Grassy Narrows First Nation taking Ontario to court over Mining Act, lack of consultation on land claims

Unresolved: Jamie Nora McGuire

Public Health Trailblazer receives President’s Award for the Outstanding Native Student of the Year

‘The mining rush for green energy’: Why Ontario chiefs are asking for a moratorium on claims

As PEI First Nations get own regional chief, composition of AFN brought into question

Dolores Wawia, an 'ogiimaakwe' in Indigenous education, mourned across Ontario

Agency for women suffering abuse, addictions opens fourth location in Thunder Bay, Ont.

UPDATED: Lake Nipigon-area First Nations demand say on resource management (2 photos)

Dolores Wawia Obituary (1944 - 2020) - Thunder Bay, ON - The Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal

Lessons learned during H1N1 guide Ottawa's response to COVID-19 in First Nations

How smudging at work turned into a human-rights case for one First Nations man

The trouble behind Canada’s failed First Nations water plants

Partially paralyzed Indigenous man left in wheelchair he can't operate outside Toronto ER files complaint

Indigenous athletes hit the court in North American Indigenous Games tryouts

The growing movement of Indigenous leaders across Northern Ontario opposing nuclear waste dump

Study aims to change the narrative around Indigenous economic contributions to Thunder Bay

Power grid connection for First Nations to save millions, report says

Gull Bay First Nation gets apology from Ontario Power Generation

Power to the People: A path forward out of the climate crisis

Aki Kikinomakaywin 'learning on the land' camp in Thunder Bay gets Indigenous youth excited about science

How this Indigenous activist is working to share the stories behind the statistics

First Nations need AFN to be strong, not divided: Concerns over leadership, corruption distract from vital work at hand

Owners of Lac Des Iles mine say they have initial agreement with nearby First Nation

Gull Bay First Nation Seeks Meaningful Consultations on Mining

Kill the bill, say First Nations as they unite in opposition to Métis self-governance legislation

Patricia Elaine Nawagesic - Obituary - Thunder Bay

Glaucous-winged Gull Monitoring and Egg Harvest in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Canada must provide equitable funding for on-reserve policing, says First Nation lawsuit

Forensic audit not about casting blame, but addressing concerns, says committee chair

MEET THE CHIEF: Gull Bay First Nation Chief...the community wouldn’t let COVID-19 stop progress

First Nation chief sues AFN, national chief over corruption allegations

The Crown promised riches to First Nations in Canada – over 150 years on, they could finally get billions

First Nation launches legal challenge for equitable police funding, citing lack of resources, control over budgets

Gull Bay First Nation launches lawsuit against Canada over policing

How Whitesand First Nation tackles food insecurity through its community market

Gull Bay First Nation chief demands OPP investigate officer for starlight tour, other allegations

First Nation calls mining stakes 'unlawful, invalid' as it challenges Ontario's free-entry system

Gull Bay First Nation demands meeting with OPP head after sergeant allegedly left a man on remote highway

First Nation demands OPP officer fired after allegedly leaving man on remote northern Ontario highway

Gull Bay First Nation files claim to fix 166-year-old error in size of reserve

Gull Bay First Nation confirms 6 positive COVID-19 cases

A First Nations man reported a police officer abandoned him in a remote location. First Nations leaders want answers — and accountability

Gull Bay First Nation COVID-19 facility to be operational by Monday

Microgrid Helps Indigenous Canadians Use Less Diesel, Have More Energy Independence

First Nations and allies resist proposed radioactive waste repository

Canada’s takeover of First Nations finances left a legacy of substandard homes and contaminated water

Gull Bay First Nation Opposes Unlawful Mining Claim Registrations Near Its Reserve

Power to the People: How solar panels replaced diesel in Gull Bay First Nation

For Immediate Release: Gull Bay First Nation Complaints of Anti-Indigenous Racism by the OPP – Armstrong Detachment Go Unanswered By OPP Commissioner

The Crown broke a promise to First Nations. It could now owe billions.

Gull Bay First Nation on Funding of Indigenous Police Services

The challenges and success of Gull Bay’s microgrid project

Northern Ontario First Nations collectively say no to nuclear waste project

First Nations that have gone years without clean drinking water hope compensation signals a 'new dawn'

First Nations oppose potential arrival of nuclear waste

Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules

Academic Research

Canada's Indian health transfer policy: the Gull Bay Band experience

Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens monitoring in preparation for resuming native egg harvest in a national park

The significance of rubbish tips as an additional food source for the kelp gull and the Pacific gull in Tasmania

Ocean cultures: Northwest Coast ecosystems and indigenous management systems

Disturbing Synergy between Inspector and Inspected: The Gull Bay Case, 1916-1932

Comparing Historical and Contemporary Observations of Avian Fauna on the Yáláƛi (Goose Island) Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada

Prey selection, size, and breakage differences in Turbo undulatus opercula found within Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) middens compared to Aboriginal middens and …

Local ecological knowledge of ivory gull declines in Arctic Canada

Huna Tlingit Gull Egg Harvests in Glacier Bay National Park

GULLible: Our addiction to plastic Consumption rate of anthropogenic debris in Tasmanian gulls exceeds 90%

Linking two ways of knowing to understand climate change impacts on geese and First Nations in the Hudson Bay Lowland

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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