First Nations-led Ring of Fire report calls for immediate environmental monitoring – The Narwhal

Feb. 12, 2026

Former Mushkegowuk Grand Chief hopes recommendations for monitoring ‘before any development occurs’ and urgently needed health care funding will be met despite June construction start

Mushkegowuk Council is hoping new recommendations to “immediately” enact environmental monitoring in the Ring of Fire will see the light of day — even though construction on access roads is planned to begin in four months.

Lawrence Martin, the council’s director of lands and resources and a former Grand Chief, spoke to The Narwhal about a federal document released in January, part of a regional assessment of the consequences of industrial activity in the Ring of Fire. Mushkegowuk Council supported the creation of the document, which was co-written by 15 First Nations and a federal agency, and also included recommendations to help communities “urgently” access health care.

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