The reality is that with roughly $25 million a year currently spent on logistics and flying, for the Companies who can control it all into their private runway, it's a bonanza.
You put it better than I did, but this is the gist of it. Those protesters didn't charter an airplane to get to the icestrip, they were flown in by Wilderness North and/or West Caribou Air. These two companies are using Martin Falls and Webequie as puppets to get what they want.
Therefore, it is my opinion that this blockade will not last long. These comanies don't make ANY money if no-one's drilling.
It is not Noronts fault, however, it increasingly looks like they're using this information to drop the SP so someone can get in.