Comments & Resources

Declaration of protection for our lands & waters. ᒌᔭᓅ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐅ ᐁᔨᐅᓯᓇᑳᓱᐐᒃ ᒥᔑᑲᔔᐊᓂᒡ ᐊᓐᑌᐦ ᐆᒡ ᐄᔫᐊᑕᔥᑌᔨᑕᒨᐎᓐ 9 ᑲᔦᐦ ᐋᐌᓂᒡ ᐄᔨᔫ ᑳ ᓇᓃᐴᔥᑕᒧᐙᑣᐤ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐊᓐᑐᐌᐄᑖᑯᒡ ᒉᒌ ᐊᓂᔥᑲᒨᔮᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐁᐦ ᐸᑕᔅᒋᓂᒫᒡ ᐁᔥᒃ ᐋᑳ ᐆᔥᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐊᑕᐦᑑ ᒉᒌ ᐊᑎᔅᒀᑏᐸᐧᐎᒡ ᒉᒀᓐ ᐊᓐᑌᐦ ᒋᑕᔅᒌᓅᒡ᙮
Call for a MORATORIUM IN THE RING OF FIRE ᑭᒋ ᐅᑕᓇᑫᐸᑭᐧᑕᓂᐧᐊᐠ ᒧᓇᐃᑫᐧᐃ ᐊᑐᐢᑫᐧᐃᐣ ᕆᐣᐠ ᐊᑊ ᐸᔭᕐ ᐁᒪᓇᒋᑕᓂᐧᐊᑭ ᓯᐱᔭ ᓀᐢᑕ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ ᐅᑌᐸᑫᓂᑕᑯᓯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐊᐤ᙮
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Submissions, comments and letters from the Friends of the Attawapiskat River

Legislation and Law Reform

Jan 20, 2025: Comments to support the development of the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice

May 17, 2025: Comments on Bill 5 Proposals Posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario

May 26, 2025: Submission regarding Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 from the Friends of the Attawapiskat River

Nov 10, 2025: Joint Letter in Response to Proposed Legislative and Regulatory Amendments to Enable the Species Conservation Act, 2025 

Nov 10. 2025: Joint Letter in Reponse to Consultation on Proposed Special Economic Zones Criteria

Nov 10, 2025: Joint Letter in Response to Proposed Regulation Under the Ontario Heritage Act – Archaeology Exemption Criteria

Impact/Environmental Assessments

Federal

Jan 28, 2020: Webequie Supply Road Project and Marten Falls Access Road – Comments on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Indigenous Engagement Plan

March 23, 2023: Comments on the Initial Project Description – Northern Road Link

July 20, 2023: Comments on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Indigenous Engagement and Participation Plan for the Northern Road Link Project

Feb 4, 2026: Comments on the Initial Project Description – Deep Geological Repository for Nuclear Waste 

Feb 26, 2026: Comments on the Webequie Supply Road Impact Statement

April 10, 2026: Comments on the Impact Statement of the Marten Falls Community Access Road Project

May 8, 2026: Comments on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Indigenous Engagement and Participation Plan for the Deep Geological Repository for Nuclear Waste

May 22, 2026: Comments on draft Impact Assessment Report and draft Conditions – Webequie Supply Road

Provincial

June 28, 2022: Comments on the Proposed Terms of Reference for the Northern Road Link Project

Mineral Exploration

Nov 12, 2020: Response to Proposals to Issue Multiple Exploration Permits in the Ring of Fire (ERO NO. 019-2571, 019-2583, 019-2584, 019-2591, 019-2592, 019-2594, 019-2605, 019-2606, 019-2647, 019-2650)

Dec 13, 2020: Response to Proposals to Issue Multiple Exploration Permits in the Ring of Fire  (ERO NO. 019-2705, 019-2746, 019-2747, 019-2784)

Dec 14, 2024: Response to Proposals for Mineral Exploration Permits for the Proposed Ring of Fire (ERO NO. 019-9399, 019-9400, 019-9401, 019-9402, 019-9403)

Feb 7, 2025: Response to Proposal for Mineral Exploration Permits for the Proposed Ring of Fire (ERO No. 025-0027)

Regional Assessment for the Ring of Fire

Nov 25, 2021: Letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change re: Engagement with Indigenous Grassroots – Treaty 9 Rights Holders and the Regional Assessment for the Ring of Fire Area

March 2, 2022: Comments on the draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (Ref No. 80468)

March 14, 2023: Comments on the draft Policy Framework for Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

Oct 14, 2024: Comments on the draft Terms of Reference for the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment

Sept 30, 2025: Joint Response regarding Regional Assessment Call for Information and Data

United Nations

Jan 28, 2022: Submission from the Friends of the Attawapiskat River United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

To learn more about mineral exploration in Ontario and how to be part of decision-making about new mining activities visit:

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada’s Ontario Mineral Tracker

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada’s Northern Ontario Resource Hub

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