First Nations leaders demand equal partnership in Ottawa’s ‘broken’ regional assessment for Ring of Fire – CBC
Jan 28, 2022
Environment minister asked to re-do terms of reference, with Friday deadline to respond
Canada’s environment and climate change minister is under renewed pressure from a group of First Nation leaders in Treaty 9 to “start afresh” with the draft terms of reference for a regional impact assessment into the mineral-rich Ring of Fire.
Development interest is heating up in the remote area located more than 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, with an Australian mining giant recently purchasing the majority of mining claims in the area and the Ontario government pushing ahead with plans to develop all-season road infrastructure in hopes of positioning the province as a future electric vehicle manufacturing hub.
