A northern Ontario First Nation has inked a multi-million dollar partnership deal with the provincial government to accelerate construction of a road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region.
The province will provide the Webequie First Nation with up to $39.5 million to acquire materials and equipment necessary to start preliminary work on a road leading to the proposed Ring of Fire mining site, Premier Doug Ford announced during an Oct. 29 press conference.
Webequie First Nation Chief Cornelius Wabasse told reporters at the press conference that the new road will ensure prosperity for his community located in the centre of Treaty 9 territory some 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. He described the Webequie supply road as essential for his remote community that currently is accessible only by air, water, or a winter road….