Matawa chiefs oppose Ring of Fire project sale – Northern Ontario Business
March 25, 2015
This week’s acquisition by Noront Resources of the chromite properties from Cliffs Natural Resources has raised a furor among the First Nation communities closet to the Ring of Fire.
The chiefs of the Matawa First Nations accuse Noront of “driving its agenda, rather than working together.”
In a March 25 news release, the chiefs said the acquisition goes against the Matawa First Nations Unity Declaration signed in Webequie in 2011.
The chiefs want a community-based process that creates environmental safeguards and economic opportunities “driven by their community members, not just industry plans.”
