There's an interesting article (1/5/2009) in the Northern Ontario Business online newspaper, which has material relevant to what's happening at the Ring of Fire.

Tony Afonso, who is mentioned in the article, is the manager of Cook Engineering's First Nations Business Development group.

"Flying into Webequie airport this past fall, 540 km north of Thunder Bay, Afonso was amazed to see a community resembling a mini-Fort McMurray.

Norseman bush planes and helicopters were flying around the clock from the airport, ferrying diesel fuel and supplies to support dozens of exploration companies working by flood light, some 30 to 40 kilometres north of the remote community.

Cook has two contracts there for an airport development plan, and in working as project managers on a new diesel power generating station. There are also projects to establish camps for contractors, complete with assay lab, secure storage huts and helicopter refueling capabilities."

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