Page 47 Contd from pg 46 Contd on pg 48 C C C C C C Co Co o o o o o o o o C C o o o o C C C o o C C o o o C o o C C o o o o n n n n n n n n n nt n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n d f f ro o o o r m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m p p pg pg p p p p p pg pg pg pg g g pg pg pg p p g pg pg g p g pg p p p pg g g pg p 4 4 46 4 46 4 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 6 6 6 4 4 46 46 4 4 46 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 46 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 Pr emier supports developement of Ring of Fir e Contd from pg 46 the Ring of Fire Stage CBC radio reported that a China s Consul Gen eral visited W e bequie First Nation and that Sinocan a Chinese owned company was expected to start drill ing near W e bequie in October 2012 However a spokesperson said the Ring Secretariat had no knowledge of the Chinese visit The Ontario government under Pre mier Dalton McGuinty is strongly supportive of ef forts to develop the Ring and has been active in helping to iron out infrastructure concerns such as the building of an all weather road from the mining sites that will then connect to a provincial resource road The McGuinty government stated in the 2010 and 201 1 Throne Speeches that it is fully committed to working with northerners Aboriginal com munities and mining partners to fully realize the Ring s potential The Mc Guinty government wants all com panies in the Ring to actively engage and involve First Nation communi ties whose traditional lands are in the Ring or nearby T o help coordinate the activities of the mining companies and address the concerns of the First Nations Mc Guinty created the Ring of Fire Sec retariat The Secretariat works with all levels of government industry and Aboriginal peoples to encourage re sponsible and sustainable economic development in the region Dr Christine Kaszyicki was appoint ed as the Assistant Deputy Minister for Ring coordination in 2010 In this role Dr Kaszyicki works to ensure a collective ef fort is undertaken to ad vance economic development in this promising area In September the province signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with Marten Falls First Na tion pledging to work together to ad dress employment economic devel opment and environmental impacts The MOU is in keeping with the Mc Guinty Government s commitment to strengthening First Nations com munities while supporting a thriving mining sector This approach is part of the McGuinty Government s plan to create jobs for Ontarians create opportunities for First Nations com munities and strengthen the Ontario economy Meanwhile some First Nations in the area are concerned about the lack of impacts from mining on their commu