Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Former chief lays down the law

There's tough talk from the new Ring of Fire Cooridinator for the Matawa First Nations. Raymond Ferris says he's going to make sure that corporations play by the rules and give his people the maximum benefits of any mining discoveries in the area. Ferris says he expects the government to pick up the tab. Ferris is known within the First Nations communities as an expert on land and resources issues and is the former chief of the Constance Lake First