Moose Factory, Ontario

Описание: We purchased a trip on the WKAR auction to Moose Factory, which is an island in northern Ontario. We drove to the middle of Ontario and then took a four hour train trip up to northern Ontario where we boarded a boat which took us to the island.

Moose Factory is a community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Moose Factory Island, near the mouth of the Moose River, which is at the southern end of James Bay. It was the first English-speaking settlement in lands now making up Ontario[2] and the second Hudson's Bay Company post to be set up in North America after Fort Rupert. On the mainland, across the Moose River, is the nearby community of Moosonee, which is accessible by water taxi in the summer, ice road in the winter, and chartered helicopter in the off-season (break-up or freeze-up).[3]

A private company also offers freighter-canoe ferry service across the Moose River.[4] As of 2020, the MV Niska 1 ferry was operating between Moosonee and Moose Factory, carrying passengers and vehicles.[5]

The settlement is mainly inhabited by the Cree, but the hospital that provides healthcare services to the people of the island and surrounding area (collectively known as the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority)[6] employs a diverse group of people.