Ontario, Webequie First Nation Sign Deal to Fast-Track Ring of Fire Road Construction

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, signs an agreement with Webequie First Nation Chief Cornelius Wabasse, centre, and Greg Rickford, Indigenous Affairs Minister at Queen's Park in Toronto on Oct. 29, 2025. The northern Ontario First Nation has signed a partnership deal with the province designed to speed up construction of a road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

A northern Ontario First Nation has inked a multi-million dollar partnership deal with the provincial government to accelerate construction of a road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region.

The province will provide the Webequie First Nation with up to $39.5 million to acquire materials and equipment necessary to start preliminary work on a road leading to the proposed Ring of Fire mining site, Premier Doug Ford announced during an Oct. 29 press conference.