Industries

Local industries include: sawmill, The Bay, corner store, motel, fast food take-out restaurant, the hunting and fishing camps operated by First Nation members.

Educational Facilities

Elementary

• J.R. Nakogee School, JK-8 (federally operated)

Secondary

• students board in North Bay, Timmins, Moosonee and Ottawa

Community Services and Facilities

• fire hall, fire truck, fire chief and 12 volunteers
• on Roman Catholic and one Pentecostal church
• community hall, baseball diamond, outdoor rink, arcades, pool halls, school gymnasium
• health clinic with a nurse and a Community Health Representative; doctors and dentists from the Moose Factory Hospital visit bi-weekly
• fly-in courts are held four to five times per year
• Alternative Justice Project (council of elders participates in sentencing, and in administration of traditional justice measures)
• homemakers program, home support program
• two Child and Family Services workers provided through Payukotayno Child and Family Services in Moosonee
• Ontario First Nations Policing Arrangements - three constables
• O.P.P. South Porcupine Detachment

Communications

• telephone - Bell Canada
• Radio - CBC
• newspapers - Wawatay News, one monthly from Sioux Lookout
• television - CFCL (CBC affiliate - Timmins), TVOntario, part-time television, satellite dish

Utilities

• water - new water system
• sewage - new septic system for school
• other waste - refuse site on reserve
• energy/electricity - diesel generators - Ontario Hydro