Toronto- An Ontario First Nation that has worked towards reaching the road to the road to the mineral-rich ring of fire in its traditional area, is now asking the courts to prevent provincial and federal governments to prevent mineral development in the region.
The Marten Falls First Nation, located about 400 km in the north-east from Thunder Bay, has filed a claim of claim, which has been asked to prevent Ontario and Canada from funding or participate in mining-related activities in Ring of Fire.
The Center for a series of large -scale projects between the 1930s and 1950s claims that the First Nation said that in the southern part of the province, the dams and artificial channels to benefit the inhabitants and the industry, twist the river systems on their area and damaged their way of life.
First Nation is now concerned that a pair of controversial federal and provincial laws known as Bill C -5 and Bill 5 can be used to push through the Ring of Fire Development, including hydroelectric projects to work as a power supply on hydroelectric concerns.
Chief Bruce Achniipinskum says that his people have seen the sick effects of development on their area without their consent, with the turn of water, destroying the population of fish and drying up the canoe routes, and they do not want it to happen again.
Marten Falls First Nation is working on environmental assessment for the roads, which connects both of their community to the provincial highway system and leads to the ring of fire, and an Ontario government spokesman said in a statement that Marten Falls has shown “stable support” for the fire ring since 2018.
