Schreiber is a municipal township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the northernmost point of Lake Superior along Highway 17. The town, with a population of approximately 1100 people, is almost completely located inside the geographic township of Priske, with a small western portion of the town in the southeast of Killraine Township. The town was named after Sir Collingwood Schreiber, a railway engineer, founding member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and deputy minister of Railways and Canals from 1892 to 1905. The town is near the main exposure of the Gunflint chert, which contains rare single-celled Proterozoic fossils. Passing close to the town is the Casques Isles Trail, a dream of Schreiber-born outdoorsman Tom McGrath. This scenic pathway along Lake Superior now forms part of the Voyageur Hiking Trail. Topography Northwestern Ontario, including Schreiber, is part of the large rocky area defined as the Canadian Shield. Schreiber sits in the midst of these very hard rocks. Schreiber could be described as residing in the bottom of a three sided bowl. The town is surrounded by higher terrain on the west, north and east sides while the south is open and shows the descent to Lake Superior. There is a break on the north side of this rocky crown which opens to reveal an expanse of flat land. This break also acts as a channel for northerly winds, allowing these winds to be funnelled into the town proper, creating very blustery conditions especially in winter. Schreiber, despite being in a bowl, sits higher than the surrounding area. The village of Rossport, sitting on Lake Superior, to the west, has an elevation of above sea level. Jackfish, the historic townsite to the east, also sits at above sea level. Terrace Bay, situated between Schreiber and Jackfish, is located at feet above sea level. Schreiber itself, at its centre, is shown as being at above sea level. Climate Schreiber's weather is influenced by the flow of cooler air from the northwest and the presence of Lake Superior. The Lake acts as a temperature moderator, providing milder winters but cooler summers. Climate Ontario describes Schreiber's climate, according to the Koppen classification, as the humid microthermal climate, Dfb (humid continental, cool summer, no dry season). History The settlement was founded in 1883 as a construction camp for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Steamships loaded with supplies for building the railway