if noront knew...it was after the easement ruling that i believe it was paul semple was in thunder bay with the mayor and fort william first nations looking at a piece of reserve land on the mission. they were looking to build a smelter there...noront might have known cliffs was going home and there was not going to be a smelter in sudbury..if i can find an e mail address i will e mail the mayors office and ask hobbs how that went...he has his own wallet invested in rof as well as economics for the city..they were all crying the blues when cliffs smelter anouncement was made...just got to know....gl...ken