On January 20, 2025, the federal government released the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Regional Assessment (RA) in the proposed Ring of Fire (the name mining companies have given to a mineral-rich area in Treaty 9 territory) – and with it, the RA officially began.
In December 2024, the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (Auditor General) – an independent body responsible for overseeing the Ontario government’s spending of public funds and compliance with laws and policies – released its Performance Audit on the Operation of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) and found that the Province does not always meet its obligations.
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In November, Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence (LAND) joined by our grassroots clients, the Friends of the Attawapiskat River (the Friends), attended the Western Mining Action Network’s biennial conference, Mining Justice in the Climate Crisis in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal).
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The provincial Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is pioised to make a decision for steel mill operator Algoma Steel in Sault Ste Marie for a request for an environmental permit, known as an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) for emissions at its iron and steel manufacturing plant. If the province says YES, it would allow Algoma Steel emit benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter at levels vastly exceeding the provincial standards.
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“Guardians of nature include first and foremost Indigenous peoples and local communities,” remarked the United Nations at the opening address of the world’s largest ever global biodiversity conference, COP16, that got underway this week in Cali, Columbia.
Join us in sending a letter supporting a Regional Assessment for the Ring of Fire that ensures downstream communities are not left behind and community members have a voice.
