the ring of fire is located at james bay lowlands in ontario.
where is the ring of fire located in ontario?
james bay lowlands
by the fall of 2011, the ring of fire was considered "one of the largest potential mineral reserves in ontario" with "more than 35 junior and intermediate mining and exploration companies covering an area of about "1.5 million hectares". although the ring of fire crescent covers 5,000 square kilometres (approximately 1,930 square miles), most discoveries made by 2012 were within a twenty-kilometre-long strip. ontario's minister of northern development, mines and forestry michael gravelle called the region "home to one of the most promising mineral development opportunities in ontario in more than a century". tony clement, canada's treasury board president and the fednor minister responsible for the ring of fire, claimed it will be the economic equivalent of the athabasca oil sands, with a potential of generating $120 billion. clement says the ring of fire represents a "once-in-a-life opportunity to create jobs and generate growth and long-term prosperity for northern ontario and the nation". challenges facing the development of the ring of fire mineral include lack of access to the remote region, infrastructure deficits such as roads, railway, electricity and broadband, first nations land rights, and environmental issues in the james bay lowlands, the "third largest wetland in the world". clement was looking to business, not the federal government, to invest "in power and transportation infrastructure to develop the deposit".
ring of fire (northern ontario)
a person who owns a forestry block in holmes road in tai tapu reportedly called the fire service three times and asked for helicopters to fight the fire, but was told on all occasions that helicopters were on standby. it took over an hour before helicopters were engaged, by which time the early valley road fire had well established itself. christchurch metro commander dave stackhouse and selwyn district principal fire officer doug marshall did not want to comment when asked why it took so long for fire crews to respond to residents' calls for help. gerry brownlee, the minister of civil defence, was critical of the authorities as to why a rural agency was in charge of coordinating the response to fighting a fire located mostly in christchurch city council's area. brownlee was "perplexed" why it took 48 hours to declare a civil emergency.
2017 port hills fires