#RingOfFire (#RoF) News – March 2, 2020

• “Federal government orders regional impact assessment in Ring of Fire” (CBC News)
• “Feds start Ring of Fire environmental assessment” (Northern Ontario Business)
• “Feds order regional impact assessment for Ring of Fire” (TBNewsWatch.com)
• “Regional Assessment of the Ring of Fire Area” (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada)
• “Osgoode environmental clinic to help federal government assess proposed mining in northern Ontario” (Law Times)

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  “The Government of Ontario, Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation are taking a major step forward in unlocking jobs and opportunity in Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region by entering into a historic agreement to advance the planning and development of a proposed Northern Road Link. Premier Doug Ford and Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs, were joined by Chief Bruce Achneepineskum of Marten Falls First Nation and Chief Cornelius Wabasse of Webequie First Nation at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention today for a signing ceremony …” (Government of Ontario)

• “North-western Ontario Coalition seeks support for Environmental Assessment of East-West route to the Ring of Fire” (Environmental Communication Options/Huff Strategy)

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  “Noront Resources Ltd. announced … that Mr. Gregory Honig, Director of Origination, Canada for Resource Capital Funds, has been appointed to Noront’s Board of Directors in place of Sybil Veenman who will be stepping down as RCF’s appointee on the Board …” (Noront news release)

• “Ring of Fire was ‘overhyped,’ but still ‘worth the effort’ says Noront Resources” (CBC News)

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  “Ottawa steps into ‘Ring of Fire’ debate with Doug Ford” (York Research Chair in Env. Law via theconversation.com)

• “Hasty development of Ontario’s Ring of Fire could have devastating impacts” (Wildlife Conservation Society Canada via Toronto Star)

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