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Ring Of Fire A Step Closer

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The Ring of Fire mining development is a step closer.

The provincial government signed an agreement with Marten Falls and Webequie First Nation to build an all-weather road.

Northern Development and Mines Minister Greg Rickford says this is an historic agreement.

“Developing a reliable all-season road infrastructure including today the Northern Link Road will bring monumental social, health and economic benefits to communities most proximal to what we refer to as the Ring of Fire,” states Rickford.

Webequiue Chief Cornelius Wabasse says the Northern Link road will be of great benefit for his community.

“A future that offers improved access to health and social services, education, employment, business and other lifestyle opportunities…so it’s a great day.”

The agreement for the Northern Link Road was signed at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention on Monday afternoon in Toronto.

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Green Party Leader Resigns Leadership, Remains MP

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Elizabeth May has stepped down as leader of the Green Party of Canada.

The MP for Saanich-Gulf islands will stay on as caucus leader in the House of Commons.

May became the first Green Party member to be elected to parliament in 2011.

She says she wants to spend more time with her family and now was the right time to make the move.

“I want to make sure that when I leave as leader of the Green Party of Canada we’ve got momentum, we’ve got growth, we’ve got exciting leadership, and I know we will have all of these.”

May brought the number of Green MPs to three in the last election as she is joined by Paul Manly from BC and the first Atlantic Green MP in Jenica Atwin of Fredricton.

Halifax’s Jo-Ann Roberts will be acting leader until the party holds a vote in PEI in 2020.