Moosonee

Moosonee is a settlement with more than 1,700 inhabitants in northern Ontario, Canada. The town was founded in 1903 as a base of the French fur trade company Revillon Frères in competition with the Hudson 's Bay Company.

The village hosts a small hospital, a lodge ( hotel), some shops and situated on an island in the Moose River Moose Factory, an old stronghold of English trapper. The Cree make up 80 percent of the population.

Geography

Moosonee is located on the Moose River, a 80 km long river, which is fed by the rivers Mattagami and Missinaibi. The village itself Moosonee is not far from belonging to the Hudson Bay, James Bay, in which the Moose River empties.

Traffic

Moosonee does not have a road link. The last road ends at Otter Rapids, 140 km south of Moosonee.

Moosonee has a small port ( the southern Hudson Bay ), a landing strip for airplanes, as well as the terminus station operated by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission railway line to Moosonee. The train station is important for the supply of the town and is approached from the Polar Bear Express five days a week. The airfield is incorporated into the route network of Air Creebec. The small aircraft fly from Timmins to Moosonee, and there are connecting flights to Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Attawapiskat and Peawanuck in Ontario and Waskaganish ( Rupert 's House ) in Québec.

Attractions

In addition to a branch of the Northern College here are the Canadian Ministry of Nature Protection, which represented Rail Car and Revillon Freres Museum and organizations for canoe trips on surrounding waters.