CELA joins leading Indigenous and environmental organizations in calling for this moratorium. Our Statement has been sent in a letter to the Prime Minister, Premier of Ontario, and Ministers of Environment.
Tag: Ring of Fire
Call for a Moratorium in the Ring of Fire to Protect Watersheds and Indigenous Rights ᑭᒋ ᐅᑕᓇᑫᐸᑭᐧᑕᓂᐧᐊᐠ ᒧᓇᐃᑫᐧᐃ ᐊᑐᐢᑫᐧᐃᐣ ᕆᐣᐠ ᐊᑊ ᐸᔭᕐ ᐁᒪᓇᒋᑕᓂᐧᐊᑭ ᓯᐱᔭ ᓀᐢᑕ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ ᐅᑌᐸᑫᓂᑕᑯᓯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐊᐤ᙮
Action Alert - Please join us and sign on to this statement calling on Canada and Ontario to establish an immediate moratorium in the Ring of Fire.
Call for Moratorium in Ring of Fire
CELA, with the Friends of the Attawapiskat River, MiningWatch, Northwatch, Wildlands League and West Coast Environmental Law are calling on Canada to enact an urgent moratorium on prospecting, exploration, development, and project-specific decision-making in the Ring of Fire.
Blog: Mining injustice: Exploration, decision making, community voices in Ring of Fire
CELA Northern Services Counsel Kerrie Blaise and Brady Reid researcher blog about the mad dash to develop the controversial Ring of Fire (ROF) with significant implications for First Nation communities across Ontario’s Far North.
Blog: A Look Back at CELA’s 50th Anniversary Year
CELA’s Executive Director Theresa McClenaghan reflects on CELA’s 50th anniversary year, and outlines CELA’s priorities for 2021.
Joint request to pause decisions on Ring of Fire exploration permits
CELA with the Friends of the Attawapiskat River, MiningWatch Canada and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada are once again urging the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines to pause decision making on numerous proposals to issue mineral exploration permits in the Ring of Fire.