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As a warming climate forces changes to their ways of life, Webequie and Neskantaga First Nations are charting diverging courses in responding to a push for development in northern Ontario's Ring of Fire.
But one thing they share is a desire to get off the costly, unsustainable diesel they rely on for power.
¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû visited the region to understand the day-to-day realities of life in the communities, and reported on the ways the coveted Ring of Fire region may ultimately be electrified.Ìý
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Trees burned in a recent wildfire are photographed near Webequie, Ont., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Pilots walk along the airstrip in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Construction material in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Heavy machinery is seen by the guest worker bunk house, in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Tanks of fuel at an airfield in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct., 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Empty fuel drums in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Children walk past the closed Rachel Bessie Sakanee Memorial Health Centre in Neskantaga, Ont., on Sunday, Oct., 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Neskantaga, Ont., is seen from the air on Saturday, Oct., 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Tanks of fuel at an airfield in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct., 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
People deplane at the airstrip in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Airplane staff unload bottled water in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Canned food is seen at a grocery store in Neskantaga, Ont., on Sunday, Oct., 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Rachelle Moonias tends to eight-month-old Millie while Zoey, 3, watches a show in their home in Neskantaga, Ont., on Sunday, Oct., 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Community members participate in a consultation session on the Webequie supply road, in Webequie, Ont., in the James Bay lowlands of northern Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Community members gather after a consultation session on the Webequie supply road, in Webequie, Ont., in the James Bay lowlands of northern Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
The Canada Post branch in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Ryan Moonias hugs his eight-month-old daughter, Millie, at his home in Neskantaga, Ont., on Sunday, Oct., 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
A school bus drives down a street in Neskantaga, Ont., on Monday, Oct., 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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A child at the Simon Jacob Memorial Education Centre, in Webequie, On., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Personnel walk through the corridor in the guest worker bunk house in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Marcus Moonias points to the site of a proposed bridge on a map in the Band Council office in Neskantaga, Ont., on Monday, Oct., 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
A helicopter moves equipment fuel between work sites near the Ring of Fire mineral deposit in the James Bay lowlands of northern Ontario, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
The Esker mining camp in the Ring of Fire in the James Bay lowlands in northern Ontario, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
The Haveman Brothers Camp, which is owned by Marten Falls First Nation, in the Ring of Fire in the James Bay lowlands in northern Ontario, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
A helicopter moves equipment between work sites near the Ring of Fire mineral deposit in the James Bay lowlands of northern Ontario, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Levi Sofea poses for a photograph in Webequie, Ont., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
Empty fuel drums and tires in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
- Christopher Katsarov
A person rides an ATV in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Councillor Harry Wabasse is photographed in Webequie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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An encampment on the bank of the Attawapiskat river, east of Neskantaga, Ont., on Saturday, Oct., 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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James Kataquapit and Monique Edwards of Attawapiskat First Nation ride their canoe down the Attawapiskat river towards an encampment, east of Neskantaga, Ont., on Saturday, Oct., 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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James Kataquapit of Attawapiskat First Nation fills a generator with fuel at an encampment on the bank of the Attawapiskat river, east of Neskantaga, Ont., on Saturday, Oct., 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Smoke from a fire at a garbage site is seen from the air over Webequie, Ont., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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