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Secondary region in Ontario, Canada
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Northeastern Ontario is a region of remote Northern Ontario.
By train
Via Rail mostly bypasses Northeastern Ontario. Service from Toronto, Parry Sound and Sudbury Junction; and Winnipeg, Saskatoon and points west, stops at Hornepayne and Longlac.
By bus
Ontario Northland operates the following routes in the region as of Dec 2023:
There is a passenger rail service four days a week from Cochrane to Moosonee on the Polar Bear Express.
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mining country, near the Ontario-Quebec border:
once the silver-mining capital of the world, it has some mining heritage sites
a popular retirement and recreational destination
home of the Museum of Northern History
its main attractions are mining tours and outdoor recreation
its Polar Bear Habitat takes care of three polar bears that are unable to survive in the wild
mostly a company town that serves an enormous paper mill
this mostly francophone town boasts a surprising number of amenities
a divisional point on CN's transcontinental railway in the midst of a vast wilderness
a village on the Trans-Canada Highway and The Canadian rail line
it has a pleasant lakeside park where you can picnic to break up your journey
the railhead of the Ontario Northland Railway on James Bay
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