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==History== [[File:Moosonee Revillon Freres.JPG|thumb|left|[[Revillon Frères]] store in Moosonee]] In 1900, Annie Hardisty and her two daughters were the first settlers on the site.<ref name=mcp>{{cite web |url=http://www.wakenagun.ca/Adobe/moosonee.pdf |title=Moosonee Community Profile |publisher=Wakenagun Community Futures Development Corporation |access-date=2010-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706212605/http://www.wakenagun.ca/Adobe/moosonee.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-06 }}</ref> Significant development began on June 6, 1903, four canoes and a crew of 21 persons of the [[Revillon Frères]] company arrived on the banks of the Moose River near the much older Moose Factory to establish the '''Moose River Post'''. This Parisian [[Fur clothing#Processing of fur|furrier]] had ambitious plans to set up a chain of fur [[trading post]]s in direct competition with the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], including five on [[James Bay]]. But it suffered a setback when their supply ship that carried all the provisions shipwrecked near [[Chisasibi|Fort George]] (Chisasibi).<ref name=mdab>{{Citation |title=Revillon Frères |year=2002 |publisher=The Moosonee Development Area Board}}</ref> The Revillon Frères Museum is located on First Street. Moose River Post became the most important location for Revillon Frères and was quickly expanded with a staff house, carpenter's shop, warehouse, and sawmill. The buildings were spaced far apart as a preventive measure to minimize the spread of fire. By 1912, it was reported that "the whole line of good substantial buildings, built principally for their [[French Canadians|French Canadian]] employees, stretches along the river front for nearly a mile northward from the residence of the inspector."<ref name=mdab/> Moose River Post (and Moose Factory) were prosperous but isolated. It was supplied only once per year by ship coming from [[Montreal]] around the [[Labrador Peninsula]]. Mail arrived only four times per year, twice by canoe and twice by toboggan. During [[World War I]], Revillon Frères' chartered supply ship was requisitioned for war service. So from then on until 1932, the post was supplied by [[scow]]s from [[Pagwa River|Pagwa]] on the [[National Transcontinental Railway]] coming down the Pagwachuan, [[Kenogami River|Kenogami]], and [[Albany River]]s.<ref name=mdab/> In 1932, the [[Ontario Northland Railway|Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway]] was extended from [[Cochrane, Ontario|Cochrane]] to Moose River Post, that was renamed at that time to Moosonee, derived from the [[Cree language|Cree word]] {{lang|cr-Latn|môsonihk}} meaning "at the Moose [River]". In 1936, Revillon Frères sold its Canadian operations to the Hudson's Bay Company and the Moosonee post closed.<ref name=ont/><ref name=mdab/> The HBC also exited the fur trade and opened a retail store in Moosonee (now Northern Store, part of [[The North West Company]]). With the end of the fur trade business, Moosonee's economy became centred on transportation.<ref name="TOM">{{cite web|url= http://www.moosonee.ca |title= Main Page|publisher= Town of Moosonee|access-date= 2009-08-20}}</ref> In 1962, Moosonee became the site of [[CFS Moosonee|RCAF Station Moosonee]] that was part of [[NORAD]]'s [[Pinetree Line]] chain of radar stations. It closed in 1975 and some of its buildings were used by the Town after the closure, including the base swimming pool and recreation centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/moosonee |title=Moosonee |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |author=James Marsh |access-date=2010-12-22}}</ref> In 1968, the town was classified as a development area board. In November 2000, it was incorporated as the Town of Moosonee.<ref name=ont/> The town is governed by a mayor and four councillors. As of 2023, the mayor is Wayne Taipale and the councillors are Theresa Chavez, Sheldon Ross, Diane Ryder, and Carman Tozer<ref name=council>{{cite web|url=http://www.moosonee.ca/council/ |title=2022 – 2024 Town Council|access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>
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