Editing Moosonee (section)

===Roads===
Moosonee is inaccessible by road. The nearest road outside of Moosonee ends at [[Otter Rapids, Ontario|Otter Rapids]], {{cvt|148.9|km}} south of Moosonee. During the early months of 2008, a winter road was open between Moosonee and the [[Ontario Provincial Highway Network|provincial road system]] at Otter Rapids. This road was built to support the twinning of the electric transmission lines that run from Otter Rapids to Moosonee. Local residents report it taking five or six hours to get to [[Timmins]] from Moosonee via Otter Rapids and [[Smooth Rock Falls]]. This road was not in service in 2009. In late 2009, members of the [[Moose Cree First Nation]] voted for the construction of a seasonal [[winter road]] south to Otter Rapids.

During the winter, [[ice road]]s are plowed and maintained on the ice across the [[Moose River (Ontario)|Moose River]] to [[Moose Factory]] and winter roads are maintained to the coastal First Nations communities of [[Fort Albany First Nation|Fort Albany]], [[Kashechewan First Nation|Kashechewan]] and [[Attawapiskat First Nation|Attawapiskat]]. In recent years, much of the traffic heading up north has been destined for the [[Victor Diamond Mine]] operated by [[De Beers]] Canada to the west of Attawapiskat.

In January 2021, the {{convert|311|km|abbr=on}} James Bay Winter Ice Road was under construction, to connect Attawapiskat, Kashechewan, Fort Albany and Moosonee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/industry-news/design-build/construction-of-the-james-bay-winter-road-underway-3253316|title=Construction of the James Bay Winter Road underway|date=13 January 2021 |accessdate=15 March 2021}}</ref> It opened some time in winter 2021 and was said to accept loads up to 50,000 kilograms in weight. The road was operated by Kimesskanemenow LP, "a limited partnership between the four communities it connects".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winterroadcompany.ca/|title=The James Bay Winter Road is Open to Heavy Loads up io 50 000 kgs.|accessdate=14 March 2021}}</ref>

Feasibility studies have been undertaken on the construction of a permanent all-season road to the communities of Moosonee, Fort Albany, Kashechewan and [[Attawapiskat River]].<ref name=allseasonroad>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/james-bay-coast-all-season-road-feasibility-study-1.4292818 "Ontario's far north one step closer to building all-season road"]. [[CBCS-FM|CBC Sudbury]], September 17, 2017.</ref> The project, if undertaken, will entail a "coastal road" connecting the four communities with each other, as well as a road to link the coastal road to the provincial highway system at [[Fraserdale, Ontario|Fraserdale]], [[Kapuskasing]] or [[Hearst, Ontario|Hearst]].<ref>[https://www.mushkegowuk.com/?page_id=3577 "All Season Road"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180819/https://www.mushkegowuk.com/?page_id=3577 |date=2018-11-26 }}. [[Mushkegowuk Council]].</ref>