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The clock is ticking for an Indigenous-led conservation plan to protect the carbon-containing peatlands of Northern Ontario from the threat of Ring of Fire development
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Wildlands League endorse Urban Park Guelph's proposal to establish a national urban park on the former Guelph Correctional Centre site.
The long-contested mineral deposit known as the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario has seen a spike in mining claims, but conservationists and First Nations leaders say there's risk that comes with claims being staked before environmental assessments and community consultations are done.
The Ontario government is being called upon to place its support on existing mining projects rather than opening up the Ring of Fire.
In March, the province committed to invest $29 million over four years to protect caribou, whose estimated number in the province is around 5,000. Now, Ontario has announced $20 million for a conservation stewardship project.