The environmental assessment on a portion of the road to the Ring of Fire is being led by two First Nations communities, but another affected Nation isn't pleased with Monday's announcement
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Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse and Marten Falls Chief Bruce Achneepineskum welcomed Monday's announcement. He called out the Ontario government and the Ring of Fire Metals company, which has a mine in the region, for not consulting with the First Nation and forging ahead with existing plans. Dayna Nadine Scott, a York University lawyer serving as an adviser to the Neskantaga Nation, said the Neskantaga Nation has been left out for most of the process.
The Ring of Fire is a mineral-rich area in northern Ontario key to the provincial and federal government's economic development policies. It contains several deposits of minerals like cobalt and lithium which underpin modern manufacturing of things like electric vehicles and cellphones. The Ontario government has already earmarked nearly $1 billion for developing the road to the remote area.
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