Monday, September 20, 2010

First Nations Reiterate Opposition to Act


Northwestern Ontario First Nations say they will not recognize the Far North Act if it's passed by the provincial legislature.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy says the voices of First Nations people in northern Ontario are being ignored.

The bill would block up to 42 per cent of Ontario's land mass from development, protecting 225-thousand square kilometres of boreal forest.