Provincial consultation deadline pushed back for two proposed roads in Ring of Fire
The Ontario government says it has heard concerns from Indigenous communities about the challenges of consulting on proposed developments for two access roads into the Ring of Fire area, and have extended deadlines for both projects after push back from some First Nations in the area.
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Posted: Jan 27, 2021 6:30 AM ET | Last Updated: January 27
Several methods or transportation and several routes have been proposed for getting chromite and nickel from remote northern Ontario to existing road or rail links. A government-funded study on the issue has produced inconclusive results.(Northern Policy Institute )
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Publishing date: Jan 07, 2021 • January 7, 2021 • 1 minute read
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NAPANEE A turtle habitat near Cloyne is one of two sites that are to share a three-year, $522,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
The funding, announced Wednesday, also included Greater Napanee as one of seven locations across Ontario to be included in Wildlife Preservation Canada’s recovery strategy for the eastern loggerhead shrike.
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The provincial government committed close to $270,000 over three years for the strategy.
“Our area is known for its natural beauty and wildlife, which makes it a magnet for tourism,” Hastings-Lennox and Addington MPP Daryl Kramp said. “These excellent investments recognize and fund the commitment of groups in our communities to sustain and preserve our surroundings, including at-risk birds, butterflies and tu
Still no plan from province on future of remaining Lake Superior caribou
Groups hoping to bring the Lake Superior caribou back from the brink of extinction continue to be frustrated by stalling from the provincial government. Three years ago some animals were airlifted to isolated islands on the great lake to keep them from being eaten by wolves.
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Michipicoten First Nation is still waiting for a management plan from the provincial government on what is to become of the last few remaining caribou on the mainland. Three years ago some caribou were airlifted to an island to save the population from wolves.(Christian Schroeder)
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