Ring of Fire: Ontario has ‘gun to our head’ First Nation chief says – CBC
Neskantaga Chief Peter Moonias says Ontario has a ‘hidden agenda’ to support Noront Resources
Mar 24, 2015
The Ontario government has put ‘a gun to the head’ of First Nations leaders trying to negotiate a fair deal in the Ring of Fire mining area in the James Bay lowlands, Neskantaga Chief Peter Moonias says.
His comments came within hours of Noront Resources announcement on Monday that it had struck a deal to buy Cliffs Natural Resources assets in the area.
Chiefs were informed of the deal at the same time as being told that the province has set an April 1 deadline for a decision on the next step in Noront’s environmental assessment for a proposed nickel mine in the Ring of Fire, Moonias said.
