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  Moosonee, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moosonee, Ontario, Canada, is the railhead on James Bay of the Ontario Northland Railway where goods are transferred to barges and aircraft for transport to more northerly communities.
Moosonee is not particularly far north (51°N) but is isolated due to its lack of road communication to the rest of Ontario.
Moosonee was formerly Ontario's only "Development Area" and was governed by a locally elected board subject to formal appointment by the Ontario provincial government It became incorporated as a town in 2000 with an elected mayor and four person council.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moosonee,_Ontario   (387 words)

  
 Cochrane, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cochrane, Ontario, Canada is a northern Ontario town situated on Highway 11.
Cochrane is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls.
The town's railway station is a part of the Ontario Northland Railway which provides frequent service to Toronto, in addition to several other northern Ontario communities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cochrane,_Ontario   (389 words)

  
 Northern Ontario - Moosonee, Ontario - James Bay Frontier
Moosonee is a tiny community situated on the west side of the Moose River and is just 12 miles from James Bay.
Moosonee was first settled by the Revillon Freres fur traders in 1903 and today a museum details their exploits.
The Moosonee waterfront bustles in the summer as giant barges are loaded with everything from staples to modular buildings for shipment to remote communities far to the North.
www.northernontario.org /Towns/Moosonee.htm   (374 words)

  
 Moosonee, Ontario - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Moosonee, Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Township in Cochrane District, northeastern Ontario; population (1990) 1,200.
Moosonee lies 520 km/325 mi north of Sudbury, directly opposite Moose Factory on the west bank of the Moose River near its mouth on James Bay.
Moosonee is Ontario's only saltwater port, and the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland Railway, which arrived here in 1932.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Moosonee,+Ontario   (155 words)

  
 Moosonee
Moosonee is a small town located on the shore of the Moose River a few miles from the south end of James Bay which is the southern portion of Hudson Bay in northern Canada.
Moosonee is at latitude 51 North - not very far north, not even far north in Ontario but it seems remote to many people as it is beyond the end of the road network.
Moosonee was the location of a military base that was part of the Pinetree Air Defence Line.
www.lantz.ca /moosonee.htm   (688 words)

  
 Moosonee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moosonee began in 1903 as a rival post to the one at Moose Factory.
The site was chosen in 1931 as the northern terminus of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (now ONTARIO NORTHLAND Railway), which follows an old native canoe route along the Abitibi and Moose rivers.
Moosonee is Ontario's only saltwater port, but high hopes for its prosperity were never realized.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0005428   (227 words)

  
 Moosonee Community Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moosonee, located in the district of Cochrane is situated at 80 degrees latitude N 35' and Longitude 51 degrees W 07'.
Moosonee is accessible to the north by air, barge in the summer (there is no passenger service) or a temporary road during the winter months.
Ontario Northland Railway carries passengers and freight north from Cochrane to Moosonee on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and returns south on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
www.moosoneepubschool.moosonee.on.ca /communityprofile.htm   (2641 words)

  
 Moosonee Ontario Water Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Canada Goos and Moosonee in Cree syllabics were painted by Leo Etherington, a well known local artist.
The Town of Moosonee is located on the west banks of the Moose River, a short 20 km's from the salt waters of the James Bay.
With the arrival of the railway the name Moosonee was appointed to the community in 1932.
www.eureka4you.com /wtower-on-m/Moosonee.htm   (98 words)

  
 Moosonee Photo Gallery by Paul Lantz at pbase.com
Moosonee is a small town located on the Moose River near the south end of James Bay in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.
It is the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland Railway.
Although the Moose River at Moosonee is relatively shallow, Moosonee is still a port for the shipment of goods further north.
www.pbase.com /paullantz/moosonee   (636 words)

  
 Gilbert Cheechoo, Cree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gilbert and Gitchee Cheechoo, Cree from Moosonee, Ontario
They live in the village of Moosonee, Ontario that is only accessible by riding a train for six hours north of Cochrane, Ontario.
Moosonee was also the birthplace of The Revlon Cosmetic Company and the town boasts a small museum.
www.oyate.com /zartists/cheechoo31/cheechoo.htm   (317 words)

  
 Rail/Bus/Marine - Passenger Service - Ontario Northland: Rail, Coach & Telecommunications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ontario Northland recently introduced a unique railway car designed and built specifically to transport canoes and it is already in operation on the company's Little Bear train.
Even if you're not a river traveller there are lots of reasons to visit the Moosonee region in the spring, fall and winter aboard the Little Bear.
Much of this vital material is trans-shipped from Moosonee to even more remote coastal communities by huge barges towed by ocean-going tugboats.
www.ontc.on.ca /english/04pass/04lbear.html   (524 words)

  
 Polar Bear Lodge - Moosonee, Ontario, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The 27 room Lodge is located on the shore of the Moose River a few miles from James Bay.
On the southern shore of the great inland sea known as James Bay sits the small town of Moosonee.
Moosonee is accessible by Ontario Northland Railway from Toronto or Cochrane, or by Air with Air Creebec from Timmins to Moosonee..
www.polarbearlodge.com   (59 words)

  
 boldts.net - Moosonee
Moosonee is the northernmost community in Ontario that can be reached by rail.
Moose Factory is the oldest community in Ontario, founded by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1673.
Moosonee was established in 1903 by the Revillon Freres (now known as Revlon) in competition with the Hudson's Bay Company.
www.boldts.net /Moose1.shtml   (181 words)

  
 A90H0002 - FRONTIER AIR LTD. BEECHCRAFT C99 AIRLINER C-GFAW MOOSONEE, ONTARIO - 30 APRIL 1990   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The aircraft, a Beechcraft C99 Airliner, was on a scheduled domestic flight from Timmins, Ontario, to Moosonee, Ontario, with two pilots and two passengers on board.
The aircraft crashed seven miles east-northeast of the Moosonee Airport while the crew was conducting a visual approach to land on runway 24.
Contributing to the occurrence were the absence of approach lighting, the lack of company crew pairing policy, the captain's unfamiliarity with fl-hole illusion and the seating position of the captain.
www.tc.gc.ca /tcss/SI/TSBLiaison/air/1993-recs/A90H0002/A90H0002_Synopsis.htm   (177 words)

  
 Moosonee Trains
Moosonee is the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland railway which begins at North Bay, Ontario.
The railway is owned by the Government of the Province of Ontario and operated by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission.
In Moosonee the tracks run past the station out to the airport and also along the river (beside Revillon Road North) for bringing freight to the barges.
www.lantz.ca /moosoneetrains.htm   (480 words)

  
 Northern Ontario - Moosonee
Once in Moosonee and Moose Factory, travelers can experience real life on James Bay.
Highlights of a visit to Moosonee include the Interpretive Centers, the Rail Car and Revillon Freres Museum, tours provided by Two Bay Enterprises and freighter canoe rides to historic Moose Factory or Shipsands Island Waterfowl Sanctuary.
Snowmobilers have hired guides to lead them from Moosonee to the edge of the Artic.
www.northernontario.org /Town_Moosonee.htm   (386 words)

  
 Moosonee
Moosonee is a community of 2000 on the west side of Moose River just a short distance from James Bay.
Highlights of a visit to Moosonee included the Interpretive Centres of both the Northern College (the James Bay Education Centre) and the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Rail Car and Revillon Freres Museum, tours provided by Two Bay Enterprises and freighter canoe rides to historic Moose Factory or Shipsands Island Waterfowl Sanctuary.
The small community of Moose Factory was founded in 1673 and Moosonee was an active fur trade depot at the turn of the century.
www.jamesbayfrontier.com /community/moosonee.html   (1113 words)

  
 Corporate Services - Ontario Northland: Rail, Coach & Telecommunications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ontario Northland’s Polar Bear Express is a popular tourist rail excursion which is set to embark on its summer season, which runs daily, except Mondays, from June 24 to September 4, 2005.
Once in Moosonee, guests have an opportunity to explore our history, as the town is Ontario’s only salt-water port and was established by the Révillon Frères Company of Paris in 1903.
Guests may choose to tour Moosonee and Moose Factory on their own, or may participate in single and multi-day package tours, which offer a variety of activity options, including: guided tours, by land and by water, of Moosonee, Moose Factory and Fossil Island; a hike out onto the Muskeg; traditional lunches and wild game dinners.
www.ontc.on.ca /english/01corp/23062005english.html   (290 words)

  
 A90H0002 - FRONTIER AIR LTD. BEECHCRAFT C99 AIRLINER C-GFAW MOOSONEE, ONTARIO - 30 APRIL 1990   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
TC subsequently recommended that the Moosonee Airport authorities install ASIs and indicated that TC was prepared to render any assistance necessary to obtain the ASIs.
The captain and co-pilot had been in their respective crew positions for less than one month, and the accident flight was the co-pilot's first night flight in the C99, his first trip into Moosonee, and his first flight with the captain.
In view of the frequency and severity of such accidents, and the improved safety that has resulted from the use of GPWS in larger aircraft, the Board may conduct a study of CFIT accidents in small commercial aircraft.
www.tc.gc.ca /tcss/SI/TSBLiaison/air/1993-recs/A90H0002/A90H0002_p2.htm   (2080 words)

  
 The Diocese of Moosonee, Anglican Church of Canada
The Diocese of Moosonee, Anglican Church of Canada
The Diocese of Moosonee -- Anglican Church of Canada
Cycle of Prayer for the Partner Dioceses of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and Moosonee, Ontario.
moosonee.anglican.org   (121 words)

  
 Restaurants in Moosonee Ontario Canada Restaurant Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Regional Police K-9, NAPS and members of the Cochrane Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police executed a general search warrant on the train to Moosonee.
The closest mainland village to the 1,300-acre island is the town of Moosonee, about three miles from Moose Factory.
Negotiations are ongoing with residents of Kashechewan as well as Moosonee, Moose Factory and Fort Albany.
www.diningguide411.com /restaurants/Canada/ON/Moosonee   (333 words)

  
 Moosonee Photo Essay Photo Gallery by Linda Lantz at pbase.com
A photo essay about Moosonee, Ontario by Grade Three and Four students at Bishop Belleau Separate School.
These are the Ontario Government Service Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Porcupine Health Unit and a court room that is used once a month.
I lived in the Moosonee area from 1989 - 2000 and was a teacher at Moosonee Public School and a Curriculum Coordinator for Mushkegowuk Council.
www.pbase.com /belleau/moosonee   (644 words)

  
 Moosonee on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
MOOSONEE [Moosonee], village, NE Ont., Canada, on the Moose River near James Bay.
It is the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland RR and Ontario's only saltwater port.
Transport Canada: $10.2 Million in Safety Improvements at Eight Ontario Airports.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Moosonee.asp   (153 words)

  
 Trip Journal for Lunatic Adventures Inc.
The Ontario Provincial Police Station is near the Train Station, you can leave a trip report with them if you wish.
The Moose River is wide and shallow, Ontario Hydro controls the level at this point and your water level depends on what the boozos are doing up stream.
Moosonee is a little different then most towns, for somewhere isolated by roads they sure drive a lot!
www.lunaticadventures.com /Journal.html   (3073 words)

  
 boldts.net - Polar Bear Express
Since the train leaves early in the morning and returns late in the evening, it is important to book a hotel room in Cochrane well in advance, for both the night before departure and the night after return.
If you return from Moosonee the same day, which many tourists do, you have about five hours of sight-seeing in Moosonee.
The Polar Bear Express is misnamed for two reasons: First, the 300km trip takes about four and a half hours, which means that the train moves leisurely with an average speed of less than 70 km/h.
www.boldts.net /PolarBearExpress.shtml   (254 words)

  
 Canada's youth volunteer-service program - Katimavik
Moosonee is a small community located northeast of Ontario near James Bay.
Furthermore, Moosonee became well known territory to Cree Indians who used to call it Moosoneek, meaning ‘’to the Moose’’ in Cree language.
The English-speaking population of Moosonee now numbers 1,000 residents.
www.katimavik.org /ListePartenaire.asp?sMode=2&NumListe=269   (149 words)

  
 Canada Gazette
The Corporation of the Town of Moosonee hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under the Navigable Waters Protection Act for approval of the plans and site of the work described herein.
The Ministry of Natural Resources of Ontario hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under the Navigable Waters Protection Act for approval of the plans and site of the work described herein.
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of Ontario hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under the Navigable Waters Protection Act for approval of the plans and site of the work described herein.
canadagazette.gc.ca /partI/2003/20030531/html/miscel-e.html   (1864 words)

  
 Moosonee, Ontario - TheBestLinks.com - Aircraft, Area, Barge, Canada, ...
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 Northern Ontario's Premier Aircraft Charter and Fly-In Fishing Company, Serving the Airplane Charter and Fly-In Fishing ...
Wabusk Air is Moosonee's premier aircraft charter company serving Moosonee, Northern Ontario, the entire James Bay and Hudson's Bay region and beyond.
Located in Moosonee Ontario at the end of the ONR rail line, Wabusk Air is ideally situated to help expedited freight customers reduce their shipping costs.
Not only does our Moosonee location make us ideally situated for your expedited freight orders, but our abilities to operate out of unimproved gravel and ice strips as short as 1800ft make us a natural choice for expedited freight or crew change requirements.
www.wabuskair.com   (1006 words)

  
 CanSeek.CA » Ontario » Localities » M » Moosonee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moosonee Native Friendship Centre - Includes history and hours for the Centre.
Moosonee, Ontario - Official site of the town with information about its administration, demographics, a photo album and business directory.
Photographs of Moosonee, Ontario - A collection of miscellaneous pictures of Moosonee's buildings and scenery.
www.canseek.ca /Ontario/Localities/M/Moosonee   (248 words)

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