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Port to be revitalized as Ring of Fire gateway
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THE NORTHERNMOST heavy-cargo port
Paul Veldman and Red Rock Indian Band chief Marcus Hardy shake on the deal.
on the Great Lakes is being developed by the BMI Group and the Red Rock Indian Band. The two groups signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will allow them to explore the redevelopment of lands formerly used by a linerboard mill in Red Rock, Ontario, as a deep-water port. Red Rock is on the northernmost shore of Lake Superior, just off the Trans Canada highway, about 110 km northeast of Thunder Bay. It is the closest port to the Ring of Fire mining development area. The Red Rock Integrated Marine Supply Chain, RRIM SC partnership between the BMI Group and the Red Rock Indian Band intends to connect the Great Lakes seaway to existing transportation infrastructure from the Red Rock
port through to the Trans-Canada Highway and the northern Community Infrastructure Corridor. The former linerboard mill site is a 360-acre property within the Township of Red Rock. The mill was closed in 2006 and most of the buildings were removed. “The Red Rock Mill site is well known for its industrial history, but now we would like to turn the page and work with the Red Rock Indian Band to create other opportunities for the region,” said Paul Veldman, BMI managing partner. “We have put considerable resources into the site this year to initiate environmental remediation and develop an initial concept for redevelopment. We recognize the Red Rock Indian band as a key partner and we look forward to working with them.”
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