Ontario Just Started Building the Road to Canada's Richest Ground — What's Waiting at the End?

Work has begun on a road toward the Ring of Fire, a mineral belt in the James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario that was discovered in 2007 and still has no mine. The road is the first section of a longer corridor, and that raises a simple question: what is waiting at the end of Ontario's road? This video follows the chain of events in order, starting with the 2007 discovery at Eagle's Nest and the Johnny Cash song that gave the region its name. From there it moves through the 2025 law that removed a review the company had asked for, the road schedule released in June 2026, and the first construction work on the Webequie Supply Road. Along the way it looks at the peatland the road crosses, the Treaty 9 agreement that covers the land, and the Ojibwe name for the region. It also sets the official road costs beside the large dollar figures that circulate for the whole belt, and it compares how the First Nations involved see the project. Each step is tied to a source listed below. Sources: The Narwhal — Ontario Bill 5 explained: what to know about the controversial law: https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-5-expla... ReNew Canada — Ontario releases plan to complete Ring of Fire roads five years ahead of schedule: https://www.renewcanada.net/ontario-releas... Global News — Ring of Fire road construction begins in northern Ontario: https://globalnews.ca/news/11938506/ring-f... Environmental Registry of Ontario — Amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act to terminate the voluntary agreement and revoke the terms of reference approval for the Eagle's Nest mine project: https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0396 The Canadian Encyclopedia — Ontario's Ring of Fire: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/arti... The Narwhal — The Ring of Fire, explained: Ontario’s multi-billion dollar bet on critical minerals: https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ring-of-fire... Government of Ontario — Ontario’s Ring of Fire: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-ring-... Government of Ontario — Eagle’s Nest multi-metal mine: https://www.ontario.ca/page/eagles-nest-mu...