Peawanuck is an isolated Cree community in Northern Ontario near the confluence of the Winisk and Shamattawa rivers. The current community is about 35 kilometres from the mouth of the Winisk River in Hudson Bay, where residents once lived in the community of Winisk. This also used to be a Mid-Canada Line Radar site. Winisk was permanently evacuated in 1986 after a disastrous flood, relocating on higher ground at its current site. The new settlement was dubbed Peawanuck, meaning “flintstone” in the Cree language. It only took seven months for the community to be rebuilt, with much credit going to community members determined to have their new homes ready by the following winter.
Purpose of Travel
Applicable in quebec only
for personal travelling purposes (solely)
Regional air access program (RAAP)
If you meet the following conditions, you may be entitled to this program that is supported by the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility as part of the Regional Air Access Program (RAAP).
The passenger:
- Certifies (i) that the trip is made solely for personal purposes and not for business or work, unless they work for a non-profit organization and are traveling in this context, (ii) that the price of the ticket is not reimbursed by an employer or a legal entity, unless it is a non-profit organization or the travel is for school, extracurricular, sports, or cultural activities for students, and (iii) that they have not obtained, during the fiscal year (April 1 to March 31), more than six one-way tickets (or three round trips) under the PAAR, unless their primary residence is located in the regions of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles–de–la-Madeleine, Saguenay–Lac Saint-Jean, or Nord-du-Québec.
- Consents to the transmission of any personal information by the carrier to the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility for the purpose of verifying compliance with the above statements.