Council represents entire municipality on referendum decision
January 7, 2022
Our Council’s decision, albeit not completely in opposition groups favour, is a fair decision.
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DGR for used nuclear fuel is required to protect our waterways
November 12, 2021
Risk is a very relative concept, and as the time of exposure extends, a low-risk event can become a statistical certainty.
Now is not the time for a referendum
November 11, 2021
A referendum is not best way to gauge public willingness, nor is 2022 the time to hold such a vote.
NWMO also wants to protect Great Lakes
October 18, 2021
Like the MP, we want to ensure people and the environment – including the Great Lakes – are protected for generations to come.
Making sense of water and the DGR
October 14, 2021
The NWMO scientists, in my opinion, have made a very convincing case that the many layers of engineered and natural barriers will permanently protect the spent fuel once it’s in the repository, but building the DGR is a different matter.
Willingness study results presented to South Bruce CLC
October 12, 2021
A total of 230 individuals participated in the process through one or more of the engagement activities. Participants had a range of ideas on how willingness could be measured, with the majority preferring a public referendum as fair, anonymous and clear.
South Bruce council seeks suggestions to gauge ‘willingness’
October 12, 2021
Katrina McCullogh was the Community Engagement Specialist and she says there were a number of suggestions on how to measure willingness but some other themes emerged as well.
Time to be thankful
October 8, 2021
If it can be done safely, the NWMO will be ready to break ground in 2033, bringing hundreds more high-paying, high-tech jobs to our community, just as the Bruce refurbishment is winding down.
Internationally accepted best practice? Yup!
October 4, 2021
Deep geological storage of spent nuclear fuel is the internationally accepted best practice. Many countries around the world are proving it.
NWMO releases nuclear waste transportation survey results
October 1, 2021
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) released the results of a survey they say was conducted regarding their transportation planning framework.