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First Nations should be included in Ring of Fire talks, Nickel Belt NDP MP Claude Gravelle said.
Gravelle, the NDP’s natural resources critic, is involved in a study about mining and natural resources in Northern Canada. The committee is interviewing interested parties in the Ring of Fire for the report, which will focus on northern communities, the First Nations and mining companies in the North.
“The mining companies are certainly interested in developing the Ring of Fire and the First Nations are very interested in also being part of (it),” Gravelle said of the mineral rich area in Northern Ontario.
The Natural Resources Committee, which Gravelle vice chairs, spoke with mining companies and First Nations communities on Tuesday.
The discussion included the need for business partnerships and the environment side of developing the Ring of Fire project.