Moose Factory | |
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| Nickname: Moose Antlers | |
  Moose Factory | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′20″N 80°36′18″W / 51.25556°N 80.60500°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Settled | 1673 |
| Renamed | 1686 |
| Government | |
| • Type | multiple governments |
| • Federal riding | Timmins-James Bay |
| • Prov. riding | Mushkegowuk—James Bay |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,458 |
| • Density | 473.3/km2 (1,226/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0L 1W0 |
| Area code | 705 |
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[3] 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).[4]
A private company also offers freighter-canoe ferry service across the Moose River.[5] As of 2020, the MV Niska 1 ferry was operating between Moosonee and Moose Factory, carrying passengers and vehicles.[6]
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)[7] employs a diverse group of people.
The term "Factory" refers to the jurisdiction of a factor (a business agent or merchant in charge of buying or selling) of the Hudson's Bay Company.
- ^ "Moose Factory". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b Wakenagun Community Futures Development Corporation – Moose Factory Community Profile Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Changing Shape of Ontario: The Evolution of Ontario's Boundaries 1774-1912".
- ^ "Visiting Moose Factory", Moose Cree First Nation, nd, archived from the original on 3 December 2018, retrieved 3 January 2014
- ^ "Top 5 Kid-Approved Vacations in Ontario That Won't Break the Bank". 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "MV Niska". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, nd, retrieved 3 January 2014