Northwatch

Mushkegowuk Council chiefs want a moratorium imposed on the Ring of Fire development until the traditional lands and watersheds are protected. In a Jan. 12 news release, the chiefs asked for development activities to be suspended until comprehensive studies and plans are done on how to protect sensitive wetlands and watersheds in the Hudson Bay Lowland.

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This federal program just announced funding for community-led clean energy projects with remote Indigenous communities that are prioritizing a transition away from diesel. Of the fourteen announced, none were in northern Ontario, but the program is ongoing.

"The Temagami Local Forest Management Corporation has received the green light to forge ahead... Local forest management corporations bring together municipal and Indigenous communities and industries to steward the sustainable harvesting and management of local forests."