Funny...Both Mushkegowuk and Matawa believe their jurisdictions include the Ring of Fire...Should be interesting to see how this pans out..

TM.

https://wwf.ca/stories/mushkegowuk-council-carbon-peatlands-climate-change-ring-of-fire/

And can you explain your concerns about regional assessment under way for the Ring of Fire?

The federal government did announce one and we’ve been meeting with them regularly. Our push is to have co- governance and to be directly involved in this process. As we’re the ones that could be impacted as the communities within the vicinity of the Ring of Fire, our community should sit at the table in assessing what potential cumulative impacts could happen.

Our request to be involved has been refused by the Impact Assessment Agency, they say that will not happen. They will establish a committee of experts, people that will listen to the concerns of all of the people involved, all the stakeholders and the First Nations in the region.

We’re having to explain ourselves rather than being part of the decision-making, so we’re disappointed. We are the ones that have the connection to the land. And we feel that we are being severed from that and someone else is going to make the decision of how it’s going to impact our region.....