Ed those were my thoughts exactly. Marten Falls has seemed to understand what they agreed to last monday, and did not waiver  under the pressure from the unreponsive FN that now say they were left out! Webequie and Nibinamik seemed to have agreed with the plan to road at first right after the Monday annoucement, but by friday had a little different view of were the plan to road is going to go. Why they to me, seemed to have changed their view by the end of the week is up for debate. If what they say, that they never agreed to a  road that would eventually service the Ring Of Fire, just village to village, why would they stand there on Monday with Noront Resouces attending make an annoucement that assumes a road to the ROF! Now Marten Falls, as we know already tried to get a winter road built and got shot down. I think MF are better prepared to move their road forward today and will resist any road blocks to their plans for their future. Now this access road has already been engineered by Cliffs so it can be fast tracked if there is a will to do so. Hello E-W route naysayers ! I think we can assume that Aroland, Pickle lake and all others down stream on the E-W route today must be alittle worried how events are unfolding right now,  their future plans may now be in jeopardy. This will be interesting in the immediate future to see how this will unfold! Den