Northern Roads
Winter Roads Update: February 20, 2026
Conditions/status could change at any moment for various reasons. This is not an official road notice and should not be used to determine whether road conditions are safe for travel.
We strongly encourage all travelers to contact the First Nation for the most up to date information on the winter road status prior to traveling, including whether roads are open for travel as temporary closures do take place on the roads, even when at full load capacity. When roads are identified as closed it could be for various reasons. Please contact communities for possible reopening dates.
Where new information isn’t received from the community, we keep the load capacity listed as per the previous weeks information.
| BREAKDOWN BY CORRIDOR/COMMUNITY | |
| CORRIDOR ONE | |
| Pikangikum | Open to Light |
| Poplar Hill | Open to Light |
| Keewaywin | Open to Light |
| McDowell Lake | Open to Light |
| North Spirit Lake | Open to Full |
| Deer Lake | Open to Light |
| Sandy Lake | Open to Full |
| CORRIDOR TWO | |
| North Caribou Lake | Open to Full |
| Muskrat Dam | Open to Full |
| Bearskin Lake | Open to Partial |
| Sachigo Lake | Open to Light |
| Cat Lake (separate road) | Open to Partial |
| CORRIDOR THREE | |
| Kingfisher Lake | Open to Light |
| Kingfisher Lake – Harvest/Private Road | Contact community for winter road capacity |
| Wunnumin Lake | Open to Light |
| Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug | Open to Light |
| Wapekeka | Open to Light |
| Wawakapewin | Open to Light |
| Kasabonika Lake | Open to Light |
| CORRIDOR FOUR | |
| Neskantaga | Open to Full |
| Nibinamik | Open to Full |
| Eabametoong | Open to Light |
| Webequie | Open to Light |
| Marten Falls (separate road) | Open to Light |
| CORRIDOR FIVE | |
| FROM MANITOBA BORDER | |
| Fort Severn | Open to Light |
| Weenusk | Open to Light |
| CORRIDOR FIVE | |
| FROM JAMES BAY COAST | |
| Moose Cree | Open to Light |
| Fort Albany | Open to Full |
| Kashechewan | Open to Full |
| Attawapiskat | Open to Full |
| OTHER WINTER ROAD CONNECTIONS | |
| Temagami | Open to Partial |
| Animaki Wa Zhing #37 | Open to Partial |
| Northwest Angle #33 | Open to Partial |