Railstop and HBC store in Gogama, Ontario, Canada.

Gogama is a small community located in the heart of Northeastern Ontario, situated on Lake Minisinakwa, it is 580km N of Toronto, 191km N of Sudbury and 114km S of Timmins. With a population of 596 people, it boasts recreation, hunting and fishing that is unrivaled in this part of Ontario. The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC. TSX: HBC) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of the Great Lakes. ... Greater Sudbury (2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. ... Timmins, Ontario, Canada Timmins, with a population of 43,686 (2001), is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty...

It lies on Highway 661 near the junction of Highway 144. Its accesible by car, rail and charter flight, in many cases area lodges provide chartered seaplane transport. Highway 144 is a long provincial highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, linking the cities of Greater Sudbury and Timmins in the Northern Ontario region. ...

History

Gogama is an Ojibway word meaning "jumping fish" likely in reference to the many fish that abound the waters of Lake Miniskawa. A native trading post was established in the area in the early 1700's. From 1911 to 1914, the Canadian Northern Railway, was under construction through this area, now the CNR. Gogama was first settled in 1917 by Arthur L'Abbé. The post office was opened shortly after in 1919 and since, Gogama has relied heavily on the forestry industry although tourism is starting to benefit the hamlet as well. For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) is a historic Canadian railway. ... CNR might be an acronym or abbreviation for: Canadian National Railway Carrier-to-noise ratio (C/N) Canadian Natural Resources Charles Nelson Reilly China National Radio Communications and Networking Riser Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italian National Research Institution) Linspires Click-N-Run Service C.N.R. Rao, a scientist...

During the era of raiway construction, Gogama was likely a place of importance for the manufacture of Axe ties, however, following that period, maintaining and upgrading the railway required a constant supply of ties. The hand made axe ties were phased out and replaced with creosote treated ties. For the most part throughout Northern Ontario, this development followed World War I, at that same time, returned soldiers came to this area looking for work. Ferroconcrete sleepers A variant fastening of rails to wooden sleepers A railroad tie, cross tie, or sleeper is a rectangular object used as a base for railroad tracks. ... Creosote is the name used for a variety of products: wood creosote, coal tar creosote, coal tar, coal tar pitch, and coal tar pitch volatiles. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von...

The first mill at Gogama was established in 1919, when W.H. Poupore contracted with the Harris Tie and Timber Co. to supply the CNR with sawn ties. The mill produced all types of merchantable timber, but specialized in tie blocks. This mill was later taken over by Poupore's brother M.J.(Joe) Poupore. As orders for ties declined contracts were secured to supply mining timber for Falconbridge. Although the original mill burned in 1936, a new mill was erected at the mouth of the Nabakwasi River, in Togo Township, north of Gogama. Falconbridge is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ...

Another mill at Gogama was owned by Cochrane and Laforest and operated 1919 to 1932. It was sold to Acme timber Co. in 1932, but not re-opened. See Pineland Timber, Foleyet, Ontario. Foleyet is a small isolated community midway between Chapleau and Timmins on Ontarios highway 101. ...