By Alex Murray Writer Ontario is bootstrapping an accelerated plan to build all-seasons roads and infrastructure that will connect the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region to the rest of the province by 2030, five years ahead of schedule. Construction begins in June 2026. The Ring of Fire is an 8,000 square kilometer area about 500 km northeast of Thunder Bay in the James Bay lowlands. Precious metals and minerals in massive amounts, including chromite (used in stainless steel), copper (excellent electric conductor), and palladium (catalysts and water treatment), were discovered there in 2007. The recent partnerships signed by the Ontario government, Marten Falls First Nation, and Webequie First Nation at a major mining convention in Toronto have opened the floodgates for the province to begin “realizing the economic potential of

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