: “High-level government talks on infrastructure development in the Ring of Fire mining area are imminent. Federal Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford said Wednesday that he will be discussing Ring of Fire infrastructure projects with (Ontario’s) Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle in the new year. Rickford said he was pleased to get a letter last week from Gravelle requesting the meeting. “We see this letter as a positive signal that the province is interested in joining the federal government, First Nations and industry in a more refined discussion on what we feel is important (infrastructure development) in the RoF,” said Rickford. “Gravelle’s letter, in short, sends a strong message – we can now all work together on a proposal to the Building Canada Fund. This letter means the RoF is a priority for the provincial government and they are willing to move forward on specific projects ....”