The Cree IELCC Fund is designed to fund projects/activities that foster the education, Cree culture and language, as well as health and wellbeing of children 0 to 6 and their families.
All projects and activities must also ensure that no children are left behind: activities must be accessible to all children, no matter their level of ability or special need.
by
Will Nicholls
Canada is still trying to implement Bill C-92, a law Parliament adopted more than six years ago that was supposed to bring justice to Indigenous children and families. The Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, Métis Children, Youth and Families came into force January 1, 2020. It was intended to address the over representation on Indigenous children in the foster care and welfare system in Canada.
The law affirms the rights of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples to have jurisdiction over child and family services, involve the best interests of the child respecting cultural ways of life and ensure equality with mainstream services. Of course, if some Indigenous peoples didn’t do “the right thing,” existing provincial family services would continue to deal with Indigenous children. Even when Indigenous groups that want to exercise their jurisdiction might have to work with agencies if they can’t fund their own delivery services.
Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. In 2021, 53.8% of the children in foster care were Indigenous even though they
only represented 7.7% of the children in Canada. About 150,000 Indigenous children were taken during the century of residential schools. This number is dwarfed by those placed in foster care and other government programs. Despite Canada’s talk about truth and reconciliation, walking the walk is far more difficult.
Some of the factors attributed to the high rate are the intergenerational trauma and legacy of residential schools, historical and current practices (Sixties Scoop, Buffalo Jump Program and current scoops which continue at high rates), and the loss of sovereignty and colonization. As well, systematic poverty and lack of housing, the cultural bias in child welfare and chronic underfunding of services on reserves.
Many of those factors can be directly attributed to past and current ways the governments, both national and provincial, deal with Indigenous people. It shows that the past can come back to haunt you, but one can question if most Canadians understand the enormity of these statistics. And if they do, whether
they really care. Given some mainstream Canadian attitudes, I would guess the answer is not much.
I have two friends who adopted an Inuit brother and sister. They have gone beyond what they had to do in order to ensure their children have contact with their heritage. On the other side of the coin, I know another person who was adopted in the Sixties Scoop. Her new family was upset at her desire to connect with her culture and the family she was taken from. For an Indigenous child in foster or government care it can be hit and miss as these two examples show.
In the end, the statistics reveal that something is wrong: the fact that more than half the children in foster care are Indigenous is nothing short of racism. If this was the case with Black children in the United States, there would be riots.
Fortunately for Canada, its Indigenous population has a different cultural way of life. But at some point, that may change because the children are our future. So, work that Act with some real action.
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Mistissini businesses seek stronger voice in new prioritization agreement
Calls for clearer rules for Cree-owned companies dominated Mistissini’s Economic Dialogue conference January 28, as nearly 100 community entrepreneurs gathered to discuss local businesses and shared priorities.
According to Andrew Coon, Mistissini’s coordinator of Economic Development, the event was created to strengthen communication between the Economic Development office, local businesses and community leadership.
“Council wanted us to keep a closer relationship with our businesses,” Coon explained. “This dialogue lets us update our entrepreneurs face to face on what’s happening at the regional level, and anything that involves their businesses.”
Coon said three important topics were addressed: capital projects in Mistissini, Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) licencing, and the Cree Economic Prioritization Agreement.
In his opinion, the latter was the most significant as discussions focussed on what the Cree Nation Government’s Department of Commerce and Industry considers a “local business, even though we establish a lot of partnerships.”
“The council wanted to hear the opinion of all the stakeholders regarding the Prioritization Agreement, because it will make a decision either to adopt it or not,” Coon explained.
He added the Prioritization Agreement aims to provide transparency and fairness so that local Cree entrepreneurs can understand their rights and priorities.
The discussion revealed a strong interest in the agreement, and participants requested another session dedicated solely to its review, so everyone can understand the terms and express concerns.
“This agreement affects everyone,” Coon said. “Giving people space to talk, to speak their truth, that’s what helps.”
Tim Matoush, president of Matoush Inc., acknowledges benefits in the agreement, particularly in allowing local development corporations to negotiate directly with contractors. However, he raised concerns about how the current business agreement defines Creeowned companies, particularly in the construction sector.
His main issue is the connecting factors test, which determines whether a company qualifies as a Cree business. While it lists requirements like a local office, bank account and permit, it ignores a key element for construction firms which is the RBQ license, Matoush explained.
“It doesn’t mention the RBQ license,” he said. “Who should be favoured more? A Cree partner working with a non-Cree company, or a fully Cree-owned company that holds its own RBQ license?”
Matoush believes the agreement risks favouring partnerships in which Cree ownership is nominal, while overlooking fully Cree-licensed contractors. “This is where improvement is needed,” he said.
Starting in 2007 with providing electrical services in Mistissini, Matoush expanded his company into industrial and mining projects through partnerships and two years ago obtained his own RBQ license.
Despite collaborating with non-Indigenous partners, Matoush said his priority is building Cree capacity, because Cree communities can become more self-sufficient by helping Cree workers.
“We have to make sure that more Cree are becoming certified within our communities,” he said. “This is the
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objective that I always follow within the partnerships.”
For him, the goal is not only fairness within the agreement, but the future where more Cree-licensed companies thrive throughout Eeyou Istchee.
Kevin Neeposh, president of KESI Construction, believes the proposed agreement has potential but Cree business owners must have input, ask questions, and make sure the rules meet their needs.
“For sure it’s going to help us,” Neeposh said. “But the part I don’t like is that more input is needed from the companies that will be impacted by this agreement.”
For Neeposh, the main issue is a new “point system” that Cree companies must meet to be approved under the agreement. He said, some of the criteria, like the banking requirement, were added without proper consultation.
“It asks, if you’re doing your banking locally, but in Mistissini we don’t own a bank,” he said, “Desjardins is in the community, but I don’t deal with Desjardins business-wise.”
Neeposh sees potential benefits in the agreement, such as prioritizing local companies. Currently, he points out major Cree institutions, including the Cree School Board, put their contracts on the public tender market, open to all in the province.
“Anybody in Quebec can bid on contracts that come into the communities,” he said. “The new agreement would change that, that’s where we benefit.”
Stressing that more consultation is needed, Neeposh hopes that “our leadership sits down with us before agreeing.”
Community in Shock
As police continue their investigation into the January 28 shooting in Mistissini that claimed two lives, many questions remain for community members. The two 17-year-old boys arrested January 30 in connection with the incident are both local residents.
“We want to reassure the public that we are taking every step necessary to maintain safety in Mistissini,” said Chief Michael Petawabano following the arrests. “We are asking everyone to check in on their families, friends and neighbours. Now is the time to stand together and support one another.”
Chief Petawabano and Council members met with public safety officers and frontline workers, stating their priority is “to ensure that all community members feel safe, supported and calm.” The community is seeking additional mental health resources and encourage anyone feeling overwhelmed to connect with family, friends and support resources.
The double murder happened around 9pm January 28. With initial reports of “an active gun shooter who remains at large,” a lockdown order closed all schools, community buildings and facilities, and restricted travel in and out of the community. The lockdown was lifted the next morning.
Two male victims, 30-year-old Bedabin Neeposh and 29-year-old Daniel Benac, were found in a bullet-riddled car following multiple reports of gunshots. As the two teens arrested by a tactical unit two days later are minors, no identifying information can be disclosed under Canadian law.
The suspects appeared in court on January 31 to face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. They were remanded in custody and the investigation is ongoing. SQ spokesperson Hugues Beaulieu said the shootings were targeted and suggest a connection to organized crime.
Some community members criticized perceived insensitivity in media coverage. For example, a Reuters article added generalized commentary suggesting increased violence and poverty in First Nations.
“When assumptions are made or a narrative is pushed to make a story sound more exciting in order to gain attention, the families living this tragedy are deeply hurt,” shared Tiffany Benac. “Our loved ones, regardless of any life choices they made, were loved unconditionally. I would have given my last breath for my nephew, whom I loved with all my heart and soul.”
A candlelight vigil for Neeposh and Benac was held February 1 to support the families who lost their loved ones. Youth Pastor Gordon Iserhoff led the gathering in prayer. In partnership with local churches, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team also offered emotional and spiritual support.
On behalf of the recently established Men’s Eeyou-Eenou Istchee Regional Association (MEEIRA), Albert St-Pierre acknowledged the pain, shock and disruption across the Cree Nation. Asserting that “violence is not who we are,” MEEIRA extended “its deepest compassion, prayers and unwavering support” to the people of Mistissini.
Adding to the tension, the community issued an alert February 9 about a social media post that allegedly targeted Mistissini’s Voyageur Memorial School. After confirming that the post originated in western Canada and had no relation to Mistissini, police reminded people to “exercise exceptional care” when sharing on social media.
Two weeks after the shooting, Eeyou Eenou Police Force (EEPF) director Shannon Nakogee said the motive remains unclear. Officers arriving on the crime scene found a challenging situa-
tion, with initial reports suggesting gunshots occurring in different locations.
“We didn’t know what we were facing,” Nakogee told the Nation. “We were canvassing the crime scene but also responding to other gunshot calls coming in. It was good information from the community that led us to make arrests.”
With nobody apprehended in the shooting’s immediate aftermath, all EEPF investigators were deployed, in addition to the SQ homicide team. As law enforcement examined all leads, community members were asked for patience and to not interfere with search efforts.
“We had a delicate situation, so we had to be careful what information we were putting out there,” explained Nakogee. “We didn’t want to let anybody who was implicated to know where we were at. Once arrests needed to be made, we called in the SQ’s SWAT team to ensure the arrests could be made safely. Nobody was harmed.”
As normalcy gradually returned to Mistissini, the Cree Nation Government shared in the relief that the suspects are now in custody and affirmed that “the people of Eeyou Istchee are courageous, they are built to lend a helping hand, and they are resilient.”
Anyone with information to share is asked to contact EEPF’s Mistissini detachment at 418-923-3317 or report anonymously at 1-833-343-7847. The Wichihíwâuwin team is also available to provide mental health support with Cree speakers available upon request, tollfree at 1-833-632-4357.
“I’d like to express gratitude to the people who provided crucial information and the teams from both police organizations,” said Nakogee. “I feel for the families impacted. Mistissini was once my home and the people impacted were ones I knew so it was a difficult one.”
Mistissini recovers after double murder
by Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
AFNQL rejects Quebec’s ‘colonial’ constitution process
The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador is calling on the provincial government to withdraw Bill 1, Quebec’s attempt to establish a constitution that would enshrine so-called “fundamental values” into law.
AFNQL Regional Chief Francis Verreault-Paul said the proposed constitution is rooted in colonial ideology and incompatible with the rights and political status of First Nations. The AFNQL has been “systematically excluded from all discussions” through an approach that they claim marginalizes First Nations by reinforcing a unilateral conception of political legitimacy.
“We are faced with a text that consolidates a Quebec state through a clear domination-driven endeavour, at the cost of erasing and rendering legally and politically invisible the First Nations, hallmarks of colonialism,” Verreault-Paul stated.
Bill 1 further erodes linguistic, social and cultural rights, particularly for First Nations girls and women, said the AFNQL. The concept of the “territorial integrity of Quebec” in the legislative text is said to undermine Indigenous self-determination.
“Although the idea of a constitution for Québec is understandable, accepting this bill as presented would mean renouncing our rights, our tra-
ditions and our cultures, and accepting our own assimilation for the benefit of the Québec state,” Verreault-Paul said.
Indigenous leaders invited to address those concerns at the National Assembly were frustrated by the lack of respect they received.
Sipi Flamand, Chief of the Atikamekw Council of Manawan, was denied access to public consultations because he was carrying a sacred eagle staff. “They treat us as subhuman,” said Flamand.
National Gallery names Indigenous Scholar in Residence
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) announced Sherry Farrell Racette as the inaugural Audain Indigenous Curatorial Scholar in Residence, a new three-year, researchbased residency in historical Indigenous art that will begin later this year.
Farrell Racette (Métis/ Anishinaabe-Algonquin/ Irish) is an arts professor at the University of Regina and a member of Quebec’s Timiskaming First Nation. Known as a cultural historian, artist and curator, beadwork and stitch-based practices are central to her artistic and scholarly work, including 10 illustrated books and major curatorial projects.
In 2021, she was awarded the University Art Association of Canada Lifetime Achievement Award. She curated Kwaata-
nihtaawakihk – A Hard Birth and Radical Stitch at the NGC in 2024.
“My goal over the next three years is to explore the best ways of repatriating knowledge, both in my own work and with artists and knowledge keepers who are leading the way,” said Farrell Racette. “And, importantly, to critically examine what that means for institutions and those entrusted with their care.”
During her residency, Farrell Racette will undertake a research project examining how extended engagement with historical Indigenous artworks can help recover and share knowledge held within museum collections. The project will culminate in a public symposium and a publication.
Inuit delegation brings message of solidarity to Greenland
More than 90 Inuit delegates travelled to the Greenland capital of Nuuk as a show of solidarity when Canada’s new consulate was officially opened February 6. Coming mostly from Nunavik, the group came to take part in the ceremony and support Greenland in the face of US President Donald Trump’s threats to annex its territory.
“We were just wanting to show how much in solidarity we are with Inuit in Greenland and Greenland generally,” said Natan Obed, president of national Inuit organization Inuit
Tapiriit Kanatami and vice-president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada. “For Inuit, we are one people.”
Governor General Mary Simon was making her first official visit to Greenland, meeting with Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen ahead of the flag-raising ceremony. Simon stayed in the region to visit the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Jean Goodwill, Inuit Circumpolar Council Greenland members and Denmark’s Arctic Council team.
Along with Makivvik and Kativik leaders were Virginia Mearns, Canada’s new Arctic ambassador, and Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s ambassador to Denmark, under whose leadership the new consulate in Nuuk will operate. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada also has plans to open a new consulate in Anchorage, Alaska.
Olayuk Akesuk, president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, believes the new consulate will simplify collaboration for Inuit on both sides of the Davis Strait, a relationship growing since the mid-1970s.
“We’ve been working very closely with Greenland on issues that relate to us, fisheries or other Inuit rights, to ensure that we are respected throughout the world,” Akesuk said.
The Inuit Circumpolar Council will host its general assembly in Iqaluit later this year. Susie-Ann Kudluk, vice-president of the Qarjuit Youth Council, shared a simple message for Trump – “Back off.”
TrainTracking
Cree railway consultations rolling ahead
by Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Cree Development Corporation (CDC) is consulting with land users about a proposed railway through the territory that would be Cree owned and operated. With concerns about the Billy Diamond Highway’s deterioration, initial discussions have focused on safety.
The Cree Development Corporation (CDC) is consulting with land users about a proposed railway through the territory that would be Cree owned and operated. With concerns about the Billy Diamond Highway’s deterioration, initial discussions have focused on safety.
“Cree will have the final say on what goes on with the railway,” said CDC president Clarke Shecapio. “It will reduce travel and transportation costs up north 30% to 50%. We’re targeting Cree workers for operations, capacity building 80% to 90% Crees. It will be a huge project maximizing Cree opportunities in construction, lowering the risks of accidents.”
With three new bulk mining operations authorized to open in the territory’s north, alleviating safety issues associated with truck traffic is urgent. When in full operation, the mines are expected to add 282 trucks to the highway each day, accounting for 75% of traffic.
The problem is exacerbated because of the heavy loads involved in moving bulk ore from separated rock, resulting in about 1.7 million tons annually from just these three mines. The highway’s foundation is inadequate to handle this quantity, which would inevitably lead to the deterioration found in areas inundated by forestry trucks.
“Roadbeds are tricky because there’s weight but also frequency, like springs on a suspension system,” explained CDC technical advisor Marc Dunn. “When you have a high frequency of trucks, the ability to bounce back goes down and sooner or later it starts to sink. That’s why we see all these waves in the southern part of the territory.”
The Billy Diamond Highway isn’t held to the same monitoring standards as Quebec’s numbered
highways, and Dunn said fixing it would cost more than building a railway. Running parallel to the highway, never more than 1 km away, a railway could potentially take most heavy truck traffic off the road.
Dunn has studied this initiative’s feasibility since the beginning of the Grande Alliance, a controversial understanding signed with Quebec in 2020 to study sustainable infrastructure development. He believes resistance to the process stems from a mistaken impression that it will impose further development on the region.
“It’s not that it will encourage more mining,” Dunn emphasized. “It will bring down the costs of potential mining projects in the future. Lots of barriers, including the JBNQA, still apply. Let’s look at the infrastructure’s alignment and how we can modify it to better co-exist with your land use plans – that’s key to do at the design phase.”
Completed in March 2024, the Grande Alliance’s final report analyzed several initiatives, including a deep-water port in Whapmagoostui, but only the first phase of the railway is currently considered economically viable.
“CDC is looking at upgrading and paving the community access roads – with a railway,” Shecapio added. “We don’t have the final end point just yet. For the business case, we only focused on Matagami to Km 257. We’re exploring potentially to [Km] 381.”
After discussions with land users and experts, the railway’s suggested alignment was moved closer to the Billy Diamond Highway to avoid disturbing caribou. In some areas, it’s set further back to avoid camps, hunting spots, wetlands and protected areas.
Land users expressed interest in a passenger train. The Grande Alliance report proposes stations in Matagami, Waskaganish, Waswanipi and Chapais. Phase two would add Radisson, Wemindji and Eastmain, with Whapmagoostui following in phase three.
“The cost of a passenger train is pretty small compared to a bulk
transport train,” said Dunn. “The only problem is once you get off the network in the region you get on the CN network to Montreal and it’s a long ride. But people do this with the bus now.”
In November 2023, the CDC invited Cree post-secondary students for an all-expenses-paid trip on the First Nations-owned Tshiuetin Railway from Schefferville to Emeril Junction to better understand the opportunities and challenges of train travel. These trains have significant automation and safety standards with a much narrower right of way than the highway.
“We had a good mix of youth and land users, who spent a lot of time just looking for tracks, wanting to see if wildlife was still around,” Dunn recalled. “They saw moose tracks, rabbit tracks – that was comforting for them.”
Railway transportation is charged by ton/kilometre, a rate that’s generally 30% to 50% cheaper than alternatives. While a Creeowned railway would earn income from mining companies, which would still save substantially on truck transport, the Crees would also benefit from cheaper goods heading north.
According to CDC modelling, one train could carry the equivalent of 292 trucks, not only making roads safer but emitting far less pollution. Emerging hybrid models could deliver more economic and environmental savings.
While some of the Grande Alliance’s more ambitious projects aren’t presently considered feasible, the North’s growing geopolitical importance could change things rapidly. For now, the CDC is focused on community engagement and plans to release further updates.
“Our priorities are understanding their concerns and how we can work together in balancing this development with the Cree way of life,” said Shecapio. “Construction would roughly begin in 2030, and operations would begin in 2035. We’re doing things step by step, making sure we don’t disrupt land users’ traditional activities.”
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Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
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La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à
de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
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(RDG1 SITE)
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Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 52,370260 -76,814452
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
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For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG3) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 10km au sud-est de l’Île Misiministiku. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,370260 -76,814452
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,760921 -76,569948
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG3) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
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PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDG3 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG3 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 10km south-east of Misiministiku Islands. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG3 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 52,760921 -76,569948
AVIS ET NOTIFICATION PUBLIQUES (SITE
(SITE
RDG1)
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG4) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 17km au nord-ouest du Camp Wildcat. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,752581
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour :
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG4) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à
de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
(RDG4 SITE)
(RDG1 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG4 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 17km north-west of Wildcat Camp. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 52,752581 -76,214323
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
The location of the new tower (RDG4 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN0) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 8km de la jonction de la Rte 167. tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,370260 -76,814452
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 50,049369 -74,254225
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN0) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN0 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 8km from the junction of Rte 167.The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 50,049369 -74,254225
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDN0 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 36km de la jonction de la Rte 167. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour :
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 50,274249 -74,315269
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN1) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à
de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN2 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 56km from the junction of Rte 167. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 50,274249 -74,315269
The location of the new tower (RDN1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN2) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 56km de la jonction de la Rte 167. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,370260 -76,814452
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 50,434518 -74,388423
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN2) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDG1 SITE)
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDN2 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN2 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 56km from the junction of Rte 167. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 50,434518 -74,388423
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
The location of the new tower (RDN2 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN3) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 73km de la jonction de la Rte 167. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant. AVIS ET
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION
(RDN3 SITE)
(RDG1 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN3 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 73km from the junction of Rte 167. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour :
Coordonnées
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN3) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à
de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 50,541188 -74,561561
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
The location of the new tower (RDN3 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN4) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 108km de la jonction de la Rte 167. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,370260 -76,814452
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 50,765200 -74,845466
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN4) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN4 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 108km from the junction of Rte 167. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 50,765200 -74,845466
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDN4 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN5) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 127km de la jonction de la Rte 167. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant. AVIS ET
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDN5 SITE)
(RDG1 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN5 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 127km from the junction of Rte 167.The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Coordonnées
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour :
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN5) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à
de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 50,726440 -75,102005
The location of the new tower (RDN5 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a largescale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN6) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 1.5km au sud-ouest du Lac Monbaudry. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant. AVIS ET NOTIFICATION PUBLIQUES (SITE RDN6)
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,370260 -76,814452
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 50,916788 -75,222534
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN6) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDG1 SITE)
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDN6 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN6 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 1.5km south-west from Lac Monbaudry. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
coordinates of the tower: 50,916788 -75,222534
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDN6 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN7) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 106km au sud-est de l’Aéroport de Nemiscau. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 51,220320 -75,333681
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN7) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à
de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN7 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 106km south-east from Nemiscau Airport. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDN7 SITE)
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
Geographic coordinates
The location of the new tower (RDN7 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN9) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 71km au sud-est de l’Aéroport de Nemiscau. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant. AVIS ET NOTIFICATION PUBLIQUES (SITE RDN9)
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,370260 -76,814452
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 51,442399 -75,395037
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN9) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDG1 SITE)
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDN9 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN9 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 71km south-east from Nemiscau Airport. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDN9 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN10) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 45km au sud-est de l’Aéroport de Nemiscau. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant.
Coordonnées
Coordonnées
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à
de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN10) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN10 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 45km south-east from Nemiscau Airport. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDN10 SITE)
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 51,627895 -75,572420
The location of the new tower (RDN10 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDG1) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route de la Sarcelle, environ 20km à l’est de la Rte Billy-Diamond. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route de la Sarcelle dans le secteur avoisinant.
Eeyou Mobilité Inc. (EMI) souhaite informer les résidents de la région de son projet de construction d’une nouvelle tour de télécommunication (site RDN11) qui sera localisée en bordure de la Route du Nord, environ 21km au sud-est de l’Aéroport de Nemiscau. La tour haubanée d’une hauteur de 91m, répondant à la norme canadienne CSA S37-18, permettra de fournir un service LTE très nécessaire et recherché par les communautés, le long de la Route du Nord dans le secteur avoisinant. AVIS ET NOTIFICATION PUBLIQUES (SITE RDN11)
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 52,370260 -76,814452
Coordonnées géographiques de la tour : 51,702861 -75,980007
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDG1) a été choisie de façon à de la Sarcelle et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
La position de la nouvelle tour (site RDN11) a été choisie de façon à offrir un service cellulaire (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) le long de la Route du Nord et ainsi, minimiser les trous sans signal. La nouvelle tour fait partie d’un projet de grande envergure visant à améliorer la couverture cellulaire le long des routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle et la Route Billy-Diamond et ainsi, à combler l’écart de couverture.
22 mars, 2026
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 2 octobre, 2025 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Nous vous invitons à nous faire parvenir vos questions ou commentaires dans les 30 prochains jours, au plus tard le 22 mars, 2026 par courriel à info.emi@eeyou.ca. Merci.
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Pour plus d’informations sur le processus fédéral relatif à ces installations, veuillez contacter le bureau local d’ISDE à : spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDG1 SITE)
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION (RDN11 SITE)
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDN11 site) which will be located along Route du Nord, approximately 21km south-east from Nemiscau Airport. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route du Nord and in the surrounding area.
Eeyou Mobility (EMI) wishes to inform residents of the region of its project to build a new telecommunications tower (RDG1 site) which will be located along Route de la Sarcelle, approximately 20km east of Rte Billy-Diamond. The 91m high guyed tower, meeting Canadian standard CSA S37-18, will provide LTE service along Route de la Sarcelle and in the surrounding area.
Geographic coordinates of the tower:52,370260 -76,814452
The location of the new tower (RDG1 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route de la Sarcelle, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route du Nord and Route Billy-Diamond.
The location of the new tower (RDN11 site) was chosen to provide cellular service (LTE-Eeyou Mobility) along Route du Nord, to cover areas where there is no cellular signal. The new tower is part of a large-scale project to improve cellular coverage along Routes 113, 167, 1055 (1005), 109, Route de la Sarcelle and Route Billy-Diamond.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than October 2, 2025, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca Thank you.
We invite you to send us your questions or comments within the next 30 days, no later than March 22, 2026, by email to info.emi@eeyou.ca. Thank you.
For more information on the federal process pertaining to spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
For more information on the federal process pertaining to these installations please contact the local ISED office at: spectrequebec-spectrumquebec@ised-isde.gc.ca
Geographic coordinates of the tower: 51,702861 -75,980007
Tee T hing Period
by Patrick
As the Cree Health Board strives to secure sufficient dental services throughout the region, new facilities are expanding the quality and availability of care within communities. In January, Waskaganish became the latest Cree community to open a state-of-the-art Community Miyupimaatisiiun Centre (CMC).
Waskaganish’s new health clinic is about four times the size of the former one with a much wider range of services and equipment. It features two treatment rooms for dentists, one for a dental hygienist and one for specialists. As the community is positioned as a third regional hub, along with Chisasibi and Mistissini, patients from Wemindji and Eastmain will have greater access to its specialized services. New CMC clinics have also opened in Mistissini, Waswanipi, Eastmain and Nemaska, but the CHB faces difficulties in meeting the growing demand for dental professionals. In Waskaganish, there’s currently one full-time dentist and a
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Cree dentistry working to expand community care
part-time dental hygienist with hopes to add another permanent dentist and specialized services. Root canals (endodontics) should come later this year.
“Unfortunately, a reality we’re facing right now is that because of a lack of access people use services only when an emergency occurs,” said Lucie Papineau, head of dentistry. “No one likes this. We’re looking at education solutions, bringing in extra resources, improving working conditions.”
As department head since 2008, Papineau explained that coordinated efforts with Quebec’s Health Ministry largely succeeded in keeping regional clinics fully staffed until the pandemic. After services finally resumed, a backlog of dental emergencies created a “shock wave” for clinics.
The Canadian Dental Care Plan began offering dental benefits to millions of low- and middle-income people in May 2024, closely modelled on the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program for Indigenous people. However, dental clinics in the south became so busy as a result that professionals who formerly came to Eeyou Istchee were no longer availabile.
“We’re working with different partners to make sure services come back to the territory,” said Papineau. “To alleviate that crisis, the CHB started an autonomous program that allows patients to seek dental care by themselves while they are travelling for business, visiting family or even going to a hockey tournament.”
The temporary measure launched last June encourages eligible clients to book appointments at their preferred clinic outside the territory and receive reimbursement according to Cree NIHB
rates for travel, lodging and service fees. Cree beneficiaries can consult a list of clinics in Quebec and Ontario whose service fees go straight to the CHB.
“On the website, we have 25 or 30 clinics that are well informed about how the health board works and are willing to see our patients,” Papineau said. “There were about 2,000 [appointments] last year, so people do use it. It’s a small way for us to make sure people have access.”
While specialists may visit Waswanipi and Whapmagoostui, Cree patients must travel to Chisasibi or Mistissini for specialized services, such as prosthetic crowns, orthodontics and complex surgeries like biopsies to test for cancer. Often leaving behind their private practice for these brief visits, specialists have appointments tightly planned so they’re booked solid for up to 12-hour days.
Cree clinics are now impressively equipped, becoming fully digital in recent years. Instead of the x-rays and gooey molds of patient mouths that were once the norm, there are faster, easier and transferrable digital imaging machines and 3D scanners. There’s also a clinical microscope for performing root canals.
“Instead of sending people out for services, they can receive excellent care in their own community,” asserted Papineau. “In the new hospital, hopefully we’ll have a general anaesthesia space to treat children who need to be put to sleep to have their teeth fixed.”
The regional hospital planned to open in Chisasibi in 2029 will feature a comprehensive dental department – just as more Cree students are looking at careers in dentistry. While some are currently enrolled in dentist or hygienist programs down south, many dental assistants have
graduated from the CHB’s 10-week training program over the years.
In September, Charlene Weapenicappo became the first to graduate as a dental hygienist. Returning to practice in her home community of Eastmain, she envisions expanding her knowledge to eventually lead more Cree dental professionals or perhaps even studying further to become a dentist.
“What I enjoy most about being a dental hygienist is seeing all the kids I work with,” said Tina Cheechoo, who has returned to practice in her hometown Waskaganish after many years working in Ontario. “Their excitement to be here always makes my day.”
Dental hygienist Faith Gilpin recently transferred to the public health department after seven years at Mistissini’s clinic. She organizes activities and promotions to support oral health at school, daycare, maternal programs and in the community. Following post-pandemic setbacks, the region’s dental prevention program is ramping up.
CHB management is working with partners to expand services and personnel, aiming for 12 full-time dentists and 6 full-time dental hygienists. In partnership with McGill University, a mentorship program could soon bring more dentist graduates into the territory for an extra year of supervised clinical work to further their learning.
“There’s a lot to look forward to despite the difficulties we’re facing,” Papineau said. “We’re fortunate the administration recognizes the importance of dental care for the population’s overall health. Yes, a dentist can fix a problem, but you have the power to prevent it.”
STRUGGLING WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD?
HAVE YOU COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR SENTENCE AND PROBATION?
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PARDON THAT SEALS YOUR RECORD
If you are a Cree beneficiary, the Cree Nation Government (CNG) can help you to fill out the record suspension application and if you qualify for financial assistance, the CNG may pay the costs associated with the application.
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REINTEGRATION OFFICER ON HOW TO APPLY: Chisasibi: Eastmain: Mistissini: Nemaska: Ouje-bougoumou: Waskaganish: Waswanipi: Wemindji: Whapmagoostui: WE CAN HELP YOU!
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The Fall of a Feather
Inuk filmmaker recreates successful fracking standoff in NFB film
by Avanti Nambiar
In 2013, Labrador Inuk journalist Ossie Michelin photographed Indigenous activist Amanda Polchies kneeling in prayer, eagle feather in hand, before a line of Royal Canadian Mounted Police in riot gear.
A decade later, Michelin returned to New Brunswick to film a documentary on the clash that generated this iconic image of Indigenous resistance. This National Film Board of Canada production, titled Feather Fall, centres on the women and warriors who stood on the frontlines of a historic standoff.
The film opens to grainy documentary footage of the anti-fracking protests near Elsipogtog First Nation. The circumstances are these: Texas-based petroleum company SWN Resources sought to expand the shale gas industry into New Brunswick. The local Mi’kmaq community feared that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, would contaminate their land and groundwater. First Nations community members erected blockades and encampments to prevent SWN trucks from entering the area.
After repeated confrontations with community members, SWN parked all their vehicles in a large lot with only one exit and entrance. Predictably, protestors built a barricade around the parking lot. On October 17, 2013, police raided the peaceful protest, armed with tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets. Amid this turbulence, Polchies got on her knees and held out an eagle feather to a row of armed officers.
Michelin, a TV reporter, took a photograph of this stand-off, which went viral around the world. The image has been
featured in textbooks, magazines, newspapers, memes, artwork, and even on Halloween pumpkin carvings. Polchies has said that to her, the image is a “whisp of hope.” A reminder that people can stand up for what is right, despite the odds.
Michelin explained in an interview that a central focus of his documentary was the “quiet power of Indigenous women.” He went on to say that women featured “front and centre” in the movement’s leadership.
The filmmaker recalls grandmothers strategizing about keeping the peace and preventing people from getting hurt. Female activists sustained the protests, prepared food, barred guns and alcohol from the camps, and maintained safe environments for families. Though Michelin qualified that the protestors were “not passive,” he spoke highly of their commitment to peaceful methods, in contrast to the approach by the RCMP.
This theme of peaceful resistance is exemplified in the photo of Polchies, which lacks the machismo of the famous stand-off image from the 1990 Oka Crisis. While images of aggressive clashes
typically attract media attention, the anti-fracking protest photo highlights the contrast between the officers and the Elsipogtog activists. Michelin observed that while the female leadership discouraged violence, “they’re the glue and they’re the backbone that holds this all together.”
In the film, Michelin’s narration recounts how the Aboriginal People’s Television Network sent him to report on an initial confrontation that ballooned into a six-month-long battle. With such extensive exposure to the protestors, Michelin was able to get to know people, win trust, “sit around the fire,” and report from a uniquely Indigenous perspective.
Michelin recalled that in the evenings, when the police left, people were “reconnecting to their culture, forming community, and thinking about their ancestors.” He credits this period for helping him forge relationships with people he remained in contact with for the following 10 years – many of whom featured in Feather Fall. As for Polchiesà, Michelin said they are “connected for life through this photo.”
Compared to the present day, the internet of 2013 was a different era, where virality was a new phenomenon. Michelin says that Indigenous activists of the time were taking to social media. He mentioned getting 15,000 followers on Twitter while covering the protests. Common practices of today, such as using live posting to keep the authorities accountable, were in part popularized by the Elsipogtog activists. Michelin recalls that while the RCMP had no social media strategy at the time, First Nations supporters used social media to save the anti-fracking movement from going “out of sight, out of mind.”
For a decade, Michelin’s photos and records of this time sat on a hard drive. He explained that neither he nor the subjects felt ready to speak about the protests. Though the community ultimately won the fight and even established a moratorium against fracking, the trauma of the conflict lingered.
In the film, interviewees referenced losing their innocence or experiencing panic attacks around RCMP vehicles. However, by the time of the 10th anniversary of the protests, Michelin felt that circumstances had “settled.” In his words, the “healing journey” had progressed to the point where he and the subjects were prepared to reflect on the past and celebrate their victories.
Opening with archival footage of the protests, fuzzy television video switches into crisp, present-day B-roll of freshwater springs. Meditative music interlaces with ambient noises of trees and streams, as the camera swoops and pans across the idyllic landscape. Human subjects appear, speaking about their intimate relationship with this land: how it provides them with sustenance, water, and medicine. How it evokes memories of family gatherings, or childhoods spent playing in the wild. How they aspire to share their connection with the land with their own children.
The multigenerational nature of this struggle is a theme in Feather Fall. During the protests, parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren fought together to preserve their land, community and culture. Adults led by example; children learned activism through watching the previous generation. In turn, Elders showed pride and support for their children who carried on with the fight. Michelin says that “nobody wants their children to have to fight something like this,” but nonetheless credits the protests for forging a deep sense of connection between family members.
After presenting an overview of the impact of fracking, the film returns to romantic B-roll of New Brunswick in the autumn. These drone shots take on an ominous undertone, with the uneasy feeling that this nature is at risk of being lost.
Michelin recalled how the trees carried gorgeous fall foliage. He instructed his crew, “Film every leaf! Get all the beauty shots of every leaf!” The day after filming, the wind stripped the trees bare.
Feather Fall is free to watch on the NFB website, which also offers a French version. Viewers outside of Canada can view it on the NFB YouTube channel.
Under the Northern Sky
Ice roads of winter freedom
by Xavier Kataquapit
Winter road season has finally started on the James Bay coast. This seasonal ice road is an important transportation route because it allows people to travel away from their home communities for all kinds of activities. This is the time of year when major bingo events take place in the communities and families from nearby First Nations can travel to visit their relatives. There are also major hockey tournaments that bring people together.
The winter ice road is an opportunity for many families to access southern communities and the railway network in Moosonee to purchase food, household goods and other necessities at affordable prices. Individuals can search for their next vehicle, snowmachine or ATV and more easily and affordably transport them north.
This seasonal road is the only overland route for transporting heavy items to northern communities. The only other way is by air which is prohibitively expensive for heavy items. There is also the seasonal barge that travels from Moosonee over the waters of James Bay but that is an expensive option, and it takes a great deal of time and effort to organize.
Originally, the winter ice road connected the communities of Moosonee and the First Nations of Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Attawapiskat. But over the past decade, a newer southern section of the ice road connects these
highway system. The route between Moosonee and Attawapiskat is known as the James Bay Winter Road and it is managed by the Kimesskanemenow LP, a limited partnership between Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Moose Cree. Kimesskanemenow is a James Bay Cree word that translates as “our road”.
The newer southern 170 km winter ice route between Moosonee and Otter Rapids is known as Wetum Road. The word “Wetum” was created using the names of two Moose Cree council members who were instrumental in the continued development of the seasonal road. “We” is taken from Councillor Peter Wesley’s last name and “Tum” is for Councillor Robert Echum, who was called Bobby Tum in his younger days. “Wetum" is also translated to Cree as “we told them”, which the original road project leaders explained is a phrase they used to tell everyone that the road was being developed.
Individuals who want to use these roads should be aware of the dangers involved. These are unstable ice and snow-packed road surfaces that can change from day to day. Not only does solid ice pose a slippery driving hazard but there is also the constant danger of newly formed holes and rough terrain. At the northern James Bay river crossings, daily tides can affect ice landings along the shoreline and leave giant ridges of
system and could take road crews days to clear.
Driving on winter ice road should not be taken lightly. It’s not like driving down a modern all-season highway. There are no services, gas stops or service stations along the route.
Although there may be regular traffic on the road, there is always the risk of being stranded without a running vehicle on your own for many hours during extreme weather events.
For these reasons, everyone who uses these ice roads should prepare to be out on the land on their own. Everyone should carry cold-weather gear and be prepared to stay warm with emergency equipment or to build a campfire. It is not recommended for inexperienced drivers. Instead, individuals should do their best to travel on this road with experienced travellers who have used the road before.
Go to the Moose Cree FN and Kimesskanemenow websites and social media pages for a full list of tips, recommendations and instructions that drivers and passengers should consider before heading out on these winter ice roads.
As great as these seasonal ice roads can be for northern residents, as well as southern travellers who want to venture north, these routes should be used with caution and awareness of the dangers. I
