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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com NESKANTAGA \u2014 The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has decided not to conduct an assessment of the Eagle\u2019s Nest mine project in the Ring of Fire, and at least one First Nation chief in the region is unhappy with the decision. A thorough impact assessment must be done because Eagle\u2019s Nest \u201cis not an overnight project, it\u2019s pretty much a lifetime project,\u201d Neskantaga Chief Gary Quisess said Wednesday. Quisess said an impact assessment for the proposed mega-mine \u201cshould be done properly \u2014 you know, it should not be rushed.\u201d \u201cThe Ring of Fire is a very historical area,\u201d he added. \u201cThat’s our culture, our ancestors, where we survived from.\u201d Quisess said he was too busy dealing with a recent death in… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com NESKANTAGA \u2014 The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has decided not to conduct an assessment of the Eagle\u2019s Nest mine project in the Ring of Fire, and at least one First Nation chief in the region is unhappy with the decision. A thorough impact assessment must be done because Eagle\u2019s Nest \u201cis not an overnight project, it\u2019s pretty much a lifetime project,\u201d Neskantaga Chief Gary Quisess said Wednesday. Quisess said an impact assessment for the proposed mega-mine \u201cshould be done properly \u2014 you know, it should not be rushed.\u201d \u201cThe Ring of Fire is a very historical area,\u201d he added. \u201cThat’s our culture, our ancestors, where we survived from.\u201d Quisess said he was too busy dealing with a recent death in... <\/p>\n

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