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Join Sheila Whytock and guests as they discuss a wide range of topics, including the science behind Deep Geological Repositories around the world, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, nuclear energy, safety, local issues, and much more.

This podcast is available on the Apple and Google podcast platforms, as well as Spotify.

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More than one issue in South Bruce election

Municipal elections will be wrapping up in about a week. The results will be in and we will shortly thereafter begin a journey with a newly elected council.
We all know that as residents, the decision about who represents us on council is in our hands. We elect them based on who we think will represent our municipality in a way that is respectful, responsible and fair.

Election engagement in South Bruce

The municipal voting has begun in South Bruce, and it looks like we have more interest in this election than we’ve seen for a very long time. Three all-candidates meetings were held, and each one was well attended by an engaged audience of voters.

What Are They Trying to Protect?

As South Bruce voters head to the polls next week, a local activist group is running a full slate of candidates, in an attempt to control the Council. This is the group that has erected hundreds of yellow, anti-nuclear signs opposing the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) project, and they call themselves “Protect Our Waterways”, or “POW” for short.

Come out to vote in South Bruce

In these final days of summer, my neighbours in South Bruce are looking forward to a good harvest of corn and soybeans, and to the upcoming municipal election. Around here, municipal elections tend to be sleepy affairs with lower than 50% voter turn-out.

Nuclear Waste Will Not Pollute South Bruce

As most readers will know by now, South Bruce is in the process of possibly becoming the host site for Canada’s Deep Geological Repository for spent nuclear fuel. 

Courage, Leadership and innovation

It looks like another good crop season here in South Bruce.  The beautiful summer weather and local events like the Formosa Homecoming remind me how privileged we are to live in this part of the world…

No Rush – South Bruce DGR still a long way off

In the past couple of weeks, the NWMO announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the potential Deep Geological Repository for spent nuclear fuel that could be built here. 

Now is the time to build a safe, permanent solution

I recently spent a Saturday at my South Bruce home, pruning apple trees, while listening in to a symposium on Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons manufacturing site that has suffered severe radioactive contamination. 

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