Ontario says it has approved a plan to build a road to potential mining sites in the Ring of Fire.
Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation designed and submitted the now-approved plan that will link their First Nations and mining sites to Ontario’s road network.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“It’s another hypothetical question, there’s lots of steps that have to be finished prior to a mining operation being built,” Pirie said at a mining conference in Toronto on Monday. “Our youth are the hardest hit right now in terms of the socioeconomic issues and we want to improve that through better services, better infrastructure and building our communities,” Achneepineskum said.
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