WINTER ROAD UPDATE:
We are reopening the James Bay Winter Road effective 12:30 pm on February 19 2025. Please use caution as there are still narrow areas that have yet to be fully cleared. There is equipment out on the road so please use extreme caution when approaching them.
Effective February 13 at 8 am we are opening the entire James Bay Winter Road to heavy traffic up to 80 250 lbs.
Please be aware that some of the crossings in Section 3 are one lane only, so please use extreme caution when approaching the snow bridges at the following KMs: 163 km (north of the Kashechewan intersection), 165 km, 194 km and the 90 degree corner at km 196.
There are still workers flooding and heavy equipment working on the road, so please use caution when approaching them.
Please do not litter and carry your garbage out with you.
As a reminder, here are the usage guidelines for the JBWR (borrowed from the Wetum road guidelines):
- The James Bay Winter Road is Use at your own risk
- Check the weather and the tides before driving on the road
- Drive with caution and obey posted speed limits
- Respect the environment – please do not litter while on the road
- Obey all posted signs
- Be mindful of heavy equipment working on the road
- No parking of vehicles along the road
- Vehicles that break down must be removed within 48 hours
The James Bay Winter Road connects the communities of Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Kashechewan to Moosonee through the annual construction and maintenance of an ice road. From Moosonee there is a rail link to the main Ontario provincial highway system at Cochrane.
The James Bay Winter Road is operated and managed by Kimesskanemenow LP, a limited partnership between the four communities it connects, Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Moose Cree First Nations. The word kimesskanemenow is a Cree word which means our road.
This website provides road users with up to date road status and conditions, and provides access to the past newsletters, employment opportunities with Kimesskanemenow LP, and contact information.
Staff:
Road Manager: Nancy Wood
Sections One and Two Road Foreman: Gordon Etherington Sr.
Sections Three and Four Road Foreman: Steve Hookimaw
Board of Directors
President: Nancy Wood
Vice President: Guy Ginter
Secretary/Treasurer: Randy Chase
Directors from Attawapiskat: Mike Okimaw
Director from Fort Albany: Agathe Nakogee
Director from Kashechewan: Wilie Friday Jr.
Director from Moose Cree: Elliott Schimmens
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The James Bay Winter Road is operated and managed by First Logistics, a division of Kimesskanemenow LP, a limited partnership between the four First Nations of Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Moose Cree and Kashechewan. The word kimesskanemenow is a Cree word which means ‘our road’.
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