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Inside the Ring of Fire: A tale of two First Nations and a road that could change everything
Webequie First Nation leads environmental assessments and clearing for a 107-kilometre road to access critical minerals, facing regional Indigenous opposition and aiming for 2026 completion.
- On Friday, Webequie First Nation is advancing environmental assessments while construction timeline is now expected to begin next year, reflecting a split with Neskantaga First Nation protesters.
- Driven by isolation and diesel reliance, the community of about 850 people sees the road as key to easing overcrowding, housing issues, and winter road limits.
- Survey work this season uses helicopters and heavy rigs as drill teams and helicopter cutters conduct intensive drilling to inform the two‑lane gravel supply road linking Webequie's airport toward McFaulds Lake.
- Neskantaga protesters have established river encampments in Shaykachiwikaan asserting territorial control while the province has made deals funding $39.5 million per First Nation for community projects.
- Conservation groups note the peatlands store more than 35 billion tonnes of carbon while Wyloo's Eagle's Nest drilling suggests long mine operations raising caribou and wolverine risks.
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