Hudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company (abbreviated HBC and colloquially Hudson's Bay) was a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property. It was the oldest corporation in North America, founded in 1670 and liquidated in 2025. It was headquartered at the Simpson Tower in Toronto. Today, it serves as an Intellectual Property and brand of Canadian Tire for its iconic point stripe blankets and other merchandise within Canadian Tire stores.
Moose River (Ontario)The Moose River is a river in the Hudson Plains ecozone of northern Ontario, Canada. The river flows 100 km northeast from the confluence of the Mattagami and Missinaibi Rivers into James Bay. Its drainage basin is 108,500 square kilometres (41,900 mi2) and it has a mean discharge rate of 1,370 cubic metres (48,000 ft3). Its full length is 547 kilometres (340 mi) if counted from the head of the Mattagami River.
James BayBay on the southern end of the Hudson Bay, Canada James BayA satellite image of James BayJames BayLocation within OntarioLocationSouthern end of Hudson Bay, between the shores of Ontario and Quebec (waters and islands are in Nunavut)Coordinates53°30′N 80°30′W / 53.500°N 80.500°W / 53.500; -80.500 (James Bay)Basin countriesCanadaMax. length443 km (275 mi)Max.
Factory (trading post)Factory was the common name during the medieval and early modern eras for an entrepôt – which was an early form of free-trade zone or transshipment point. At a factory, local inhabitants could interact with foreign merchants, often known as factors. A factory could serve simultaneously as a market, warehouse, customs house, and defense post; it also supported navigation and exploration, often acting as a headquarters or de facto government for local communities.
WaskaganishWaskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/wâskâhîkaniš, Little House; French pronunciation:) is a Cree community of over 2,500 people at the mouth of the Rupert River on the south-east shore of James Bay in Nord-du-Québec, Canada. Waskaganish is part of the territory referred to as "Eeyou Istchee" ("The Land of the People" in Cree) encompassing the traditional territories of Cree people in the James Bay regions of what is now Northern Quebec and Ontario.
North AmericaNorth America is a continent in the Northern and Western hemispheres. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. North America covers an area of around 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), representing approximately 16.5% of Earth's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area.
Moose CreeThe Moose Cree people (Cree: Mōsonī or Ililiw) are also known as Moosonee (Monsoni), and together with the Eastern Swampy Cree also known as Central Cree, West James Bay Cree or West Main Cree. They speak the l-dialect of the Cree language. The Moose Cree were first noted in Jesuit Relations for 1671, along the shores of James Bay and along the Moose River. On the Ochagach map (c. 1728), they (as "Monsonnis") were noted as far inland as the Rainy Lake region.
Indian reserveIn Canada, an Indian reserve (French: réserve indienne) or First Nations reserve (French: réserve des premières nations) is defined by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in His Majesty, that has been set apart by His Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
OntarioProvince of CanadaProvince in CanadaOntario is the southernmost province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to over 14 million people, which is approximately 38.5% of the country's population. Ontario is the second-largest province by total area, after Quebec, and the fourth-largest jurisdiction of all the Canadian provinces and territories.
Weeneebayko Area Health AuthorityWeeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is a health-care network operating hospitals and supporting federal nursing stations in remote communities along the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts in Northern Ontario, Canada.
English languageWest Germanic languageEnglish is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The language is named after the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Britain after the end of Roman rule.
Cochrane DistrictCochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Algoma, Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts. In 2021, the district's population was 77,963, with a land area of 141,268.51 km2 (54,544.08 sq mi), making it slightly smaller than the US state of Michigan and the second largest district in Ontario after Kenora District. The district seat is Cochrane.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.