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Men: |
601 |
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Women: |
637 |
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Within the territory: |
1 105 |
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Outside the territory: |
133 |
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Principal languages spoken:
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Cree, English |
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Economic Activities
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Public
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Community
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Private
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Mixed |
| Primary sector |
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Fishing and trapping
Logging industry
Forestry services
Mining
Service incidental to
minéral extration |
X
0
X
0
0
|
X
X
X
X
X
|
0
0
0
X
X
|
0
0
0
0
0
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| Secondary sector |
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Clothing
Wood
Building, developing
and general
contracting industries
Industries incidental
to construction |
|
X
X
X
X
|
0
0
0
0
|
X
X
0
0
|
| Tertiary sector |
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Transportation
Communications
Petroleum products
industries
Automotive vehicles,
parts and accessories,
sales and service
Retail merchandising
Other retail store
industries, including
non-store retail
Business service
Local government service
Educational service
Health and social service
Accomodation service
Amusement and
recreational service
Personal and
household service
Membership organization |
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
|
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
|
X
X
X
X
X
X
0
0
0
0
X
0
0
0
|
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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| Growing sectors |
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Tourism development
Mineral exploitation
company
Business Development
Greenhouse |
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Education:
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Maquatua Eeyou School
(preschool, elementary, secondary I to V)
WEMINDJI QC J0M 1L0
Telephone: (819) 978-0270
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School attendance 2000-2001
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Band School |
Provincial School |
Private School |
Federal School |
CEGEP University |
| Nursery school: |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Kindergarten: |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Elementary: |
135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Secondary: |
0 |
107 |
0 |
0 |
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| Post-secondary: |
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34 |
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| Total : |
177 |
107 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
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Total student population:
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318 |
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Potential student population aged between
5 and 24: |
476 |
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| Community services: |
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Fire protection: |
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fire station, firefighting equipment.
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Police services: |
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provided by the Cree police force recognized
under an agreement between the Cree Regional Authority, the Government
of Canada and the Quebec government.
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Medical care: |
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dispensary managed by the James Bay
Cree Board of Health and Social Services.
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Waste disposal: |
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landfill site, garbage collection.
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Principal community facilities: |
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church, community radio station, community
hall, arena, health centre, youth centre, community centre, community
accommodation of the reserve police services, social and health services,
fire protection services.
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| Infrastructure: |
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Water supply: |
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household supply, reservoir, water
treatment.
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Sewers: |
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waste water sewer system, biological
disk.
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Access: |
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Wemindji is accessible by a winter
road, passable during February and March, that connects with the road
that runs between Chisasibi and Matagami (Highway 109). An airline connects
Wemindji with Chisasibi and Val-d'Or.
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Road network: |
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gravel road.
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Number of houses: |
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240
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Electricity: |
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supplied by Hydro-Québec.
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