Forest fires have isolated nearly 5,000 residents of Chisasibi and others in the Cree Nation due to the closure of the Billy Diamond Highway described as the "life vein" of the region.
A Cree-owned airline in northern Quebec with a long history of trailblazing, has appointed a woman as its president for the first time in its 40-year history.
The airline founded by Quebec Cree Nation today has 350 employees and 18 aircraft. It carries an average of 100,000 people each year between northern Quebec and northern Ontario Cree communities, and centres like Montreal, Val d'Or and Chibougamau, Que.