Useful information
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Tourist information bureaus
The tourist information bureaus, located along the main roads, are there to guide you and answer your questions.
Municipalité de Baie-James Tourist Office (Permanent office) Km 6, route de la Baie-James, Matagami, J0Y 2A0 Tel. : 819 739-4473 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Chibougamau Tourist Office (Seasonal office) 512, route 167 Sud, Chibougamau Tel. : 418 748-4441 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Lebel-sur-Quévillon Tourist Office (Seasonnal) 900, boul. Quévillon, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, J0Y 1X0 Tel. : 819 755-3363 / Off season : 819 755-4826 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Radisson Tourist Office (Seasonal office) 98, rue Joliet, Radisson, J0Y 2X0 Tel. : 819 638-8687 / Off season : 819 638-7777 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Retail business, rental and mechanic
Centre 2MRC Chibougamau, 191, 3e Rue, 418 748-8137 Hardware, sports article, fishing equipment, etc.
Distribution Radis-Nord Radisson, 57, avenue Desgroseilliers / 819 638-7255 Gas, grocery, permits and fishing equipment, topographical maps.
Location Sauvageau Chibougamau, 173, 3e Rue / 1-888-728-8243 Matagami, 101, boul. Matagami / 1-888-728-8243 Car rental.
Sports plein air Chibougamau Chibougamau, 870, 3e Rue / 418 748-3134 Rentals, mechanics and sale of snowmobiles, ATV, engines and boats for fishing.
TrakMaps Dorval, 9675, Côte de Liesse, 1 877 861-8725 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / www.trakmaps.com Maps: bathymetric, topographic, trail VTT and snowmobile. Printed and digital maps for GPS Garmin and Lowrance.
Petronor Val d'Or, 1401, chemin Sullivan, 819 824-5505 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / www.petronor.ca Gas.
Dépanneur Super Sonic Chibougamau, 990, 3e Rue, 418 748-2369 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Convenience store, gas, topographical maps, permits and fishing equipment, etc.
Garage A. Chamberland Chibougamau, 581, 3e Rue, 418 748-4841 Gas and general mechanics.
Emergency services
Each of the cities dans communities in the region is served by a health care centre and social services.
Chapais : 418 745-2591 Chibougamau : 418 748-6435 Chisasibi : 819 855-2844 Eastmain : 819 977-0241 Lebel-sur-Quévillon : 819 755-4881 Matagami : 819 739-2515 Mistissini : 418 923-3376 Nemaska : 819 673-2511 Oujé-Bougoumou : 418 745-3901 Radisson : 819 638-8991 Villebois-Valcanton : 819 941-3007 Waskaganish : 819 895-8833 Waswanipi : 819 753-2511 Wemindji : 819 978-0225
Health services may be provided by Hydro-Québec at Brisay, LA1, LG3 and LG4 on the Transtaîga Highway. However, these services aren't covered by the Régie de l'assurance-maladie du Québec. Make sure you take out complementary insurance before leaving.
Brisay : 819 853-7300 #7311 La Forge 1 : 819 853-7300 #7212 La Grande 3 : 819 638-2950 #2815 La Grande 4 : 819 854-6100 #6119
Emergency numbers
Emergency telephone : 418 310-4141 ou 911
Emergency cell : *4141
Poison control : 1 800 463-5060
Info-Santé : 811
SOPFEU : 1 800 463-3389 / www.sopfeu.qc.ca
On the Route du Nord, cell phones work almost everywhere up to km 40. Further along, there are two higher spots where most phones get a signal. Parking areas have been set up there to enable you to safely leave your car to make a call. (Km 72 and Km 86)
Some emergency phones are installed on the Route de la Baie-James, but there are none on the Route du Nord and the Route Transtaïga.
If you use a satellite phone, know that 911 and 310-4141 aren't working. You must dial 418 549-5393 to reach the Sûreté du Québec of Chicoutimi or 819 764-6604 for that of Rouyn-Noranda.
Teaching Institutions
Commission scolaire de la Baie-James Chibougamau, 596, 4e Rue / 418 748-7621
Service aux entreprises et aux collectivités Chibougamau, 162, avenue Lafontaine / 418 748-3903
Centre de formation professionnelle de la Baie-James Chibougamau, 265, rue Lanctôt / 418 748-7621
Local and regional Development Centre
Centre d'entrepreneurship nordique 418-748-3847 / www.entrepreneurshipnordique.ca
Conférence régionale des élus de la Baie-James 1 800 516-4111 / www.crebj.ca
Corporation de développement économique de Chapais 418 745-2355 / www.villedechapais.com
Développement Chibougamau 418 748-6060 / www.developpementchibougamau.org
819-755-2584 / www.galsq.com
S.A.D.C de Chibougamau-Chapais 418 748-6477 / www.reseau-sadc.qc.ca/chibchap
S.A.D.C. de Matagami 819 739-2155 / www.sadcdematagami.qc.ca
Corporation de développement économique de Villebois-Valcanton 819 941-2180 / www.tourismeturgeon.com
Société de développement économique de Lebel-sur-Quévillon 819 755-4225
Société de développement commercial de Matagami 819 739-2770
Société de développement de la Baie-James 418 748-7777 / www.sdbj.gouv.qc.ca
Memory Jogger
« An ounce of prevention is worth a pound or cure». This expression makes a lot of sense when travelling over immense unfamiliar territories. Every adventure requires serious preparation, especially if you plan travelling on the Route du Nord and the Route Transtaïga. To ensure the success of your stay and avoid unexpected mishaps, we suggest you put into pratice the following advice :
• Have your vehicle inspected. Make sure it is in good condition. • When leaving a town, fill up on gas. • Inform a relative or a friend of your schedule and itinerary. • Make sure you have in your possession: road maps and other necessary maps of your activities, such as topographical maps and your tourist guide. • Obtain travel insurance. • Have in your possession all the official papers needed to pratice your activity (permits, fishing and hunting permits, registrations, etc.). • Complete your documentation by contacting the various permanent ou seasonal Tourist Information Bureaus of the region.
At any time during your stay, have with you:
• Matches, flashlights, sweaters • Basic tool box • Spare wheel (with « a real one» if you take gravel roads) • Water, beverages and snack • Cash • Sunglasses • First aid kit • Windshield washer fluid, motor oil • Spare clothes and blanket • Hazard warning lights • Rope and string • Territory maps • knife or small axe • Compass • Garbage bags • Driving, hunting and fishing license • Medicine (if necessary) • Camera
In summer, add to this list :
• Sun protection • Cap or hat • Repellent for stinging insects
In winter, add to this list :
• Traction aid • Car lock de-icer • Antifreeze for gas • Antifreeze for radiator • Shovel • Really warm clothes, bobble hat, mittens, wool socks, etc.
Other members
Graph Cat 418-770-8152 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tourisme Amos-Harricana 819-727-1242 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / www.ville.amos.qc.ca/tourisme
Tourisme Autochtone Québec 418-843-5030
Table touristique de la Vallée de la Turgeon 819-941-2034
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