Ring of Fire Road Funding Praised and Criticized by Community Leaders

Ring of Fire road funding praised and criticized by community leaders

Municipal leaders envision economic opportunities with road funding while First Nation leader sees her community being left behind

Ontario commits $61.8 million for Geraldton road upgrades, first step toward Ring of Fire access - Ontario Construction News

Ontario Construction News staff writer GERALDTON – The Ontario government is putting $61.8 million into upgrading Geraldton’s main thoroughfare, in what officials are calling the first physical step toward building a road network to the Ring of Fire. Construction is set to begin this fall on a five-kilometre stretch connecting Highway 11, part of the […] The post Ontario commits $61.8 million for Geraldton road upgrades, first step toward Ring o…

Ontario Begins Road Construction to Controversial Ring of Fire Mining Region

Ontario announced Wednesday it will invest nearly $62 million to begin building infrastructure for a road network to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region, marking the first physical construction step in a project that has faced years of Indigenous opposition. The province will rehabilitate a 5-kilometer stretch of road in Geraldton that will serve as the gateway to the eventual corridor into the remote mining area, with construction crews expect…