Tag Archives: Ring of Fire

Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to the Ford government ripping up the regional framework agreement between Ontario and the chiefs of the Matawa First Nations, which was designed to advance development in the Ring of Fire:   “Ripping up the framework agreement between Ontario and the nine Matawa-member First Nations takes Ontario backwards ...

Sep 11, 2017 @ 17:34   Ross Romano, the newly elected PC MPP for Sault Ste. Marie, asked his first question in the Ontario Legislature today since being elected in June:   “The Ring of Fire is one of the greatest opportunities Northern Ontario has ever seen. And yet, for eleven years since its discovery, this government has claimed that ...

Aug 25, 2017 @ 10:56 During the Ontario PC caucus retreat in Timmins, Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown announced important steps to improve the lives of families and workers in Northern Ontario on matters that have been ignored by the Wynne Liberals.   “Let’s face it: Northern Ontario has been ignored by the Wynne Liberals for far too long. They ...

MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. is encouraged by the announcement made on August 21, 2017 by Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Chiefs of Marten Falls, Webequie and Nibinamik First Nations, which formally committed provincial funding to two First Nations road proposals that will provide community and industrial access to the Ring of Fire Mining District. Quentin Yarie, MacDonald’s President and CEO ...

After continued broken promises to northerners on the Ring of Fire, Premier Kathleen Wynne can no longer be trusted to lead the urgent development, said MPP Michael Mantha, NDP critic for Northern Development and Mines.   “Kathleen Wynne has been making promises to the people of Northern Ontario on the Ring of Fire over her four years as premier.   Yet ...

May 17, 2017 @ 08:01 As the party for the people of Northern Ontario, The Northern Ontario Party believes that it is imperative to share the following news with the people of Northern Ontario. It has been brought to our attention by a credible source that an investment company by the name of Canadian Stimulus Fund Ltd is poised and ...

Mar 17, 2017 @ 06:53   After listening to serious concerns raised at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, which brings together the mining and finance industry, Ontario NDP critic for Northern Development and Mines Michael Mantha again demanded that Premier Kathleen Wynne take action to develop the Ring of Fire. “I had the chance to talk ...