It comes at a time when tensions over the Ring of Fire have heightened over opposition to the province’s ‘special economic zones’ legislation
Webequie First Nation has released an environmental report on a road between its community and mineral deposits in the Ring of Fire, a key step toward opening the region to mining development.
The draft environmental assessment (EA) and impact statement (IS) is for one of three different stretches of a road link to planned mining operations in the region. Marten Falls has released the draft EA/IS report for the stretch of road that connects its community, and the two First Nations are jointly leading the process for the Northern Road Link that connects the other two stretches, and is running behind the other two regulatory processes.
The Webequie Supply Road proposal is for a “new all-season road of approximately 107 kilometres (km) in length, connecting Webequie First Nation and its airport to existing mineral exploration activities and proposed future mining development in the McFaulds Lake area,” which is in the Ring of Fire. Project officials say the 22 Indigenous communities involved in the consultation will get to review and provide comments on the assessment first over the next 60 days, followed by another two-month period for the general public to provide feedback.
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