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Looking for nuclear news?
Read the article in Canadian Dimension:
Read the We the Nuclear Free North press release:
"NWMO Siting Process Fails to Achieve its Goal - Nuclear Company Announces Site Selection Despite Major Missing Piece: a Willing Host"
Read the November 2024 We the Nuclear Free North newsletter!
"Wildfire Insights"
"Wildfire Insights" is a series of articles about wildfires which were originally published in the Chronicle Journal (beginning in July 2024). Learn about how to protect your health and your home, local emergency response and the connections to climate change.
To read the articles by the local authors click on the links below. (More articles to come.)
Wildfire smoke worsens health by Birubi Biman, respirologist at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), and Harshad Telang, general surgeon at theTBRHSC.
Wildfires, climate change and activism by Paul Berger, a founder of CUSP - Citizens United for a Sustainable Planet and an associate professor at Lakehead University.
The human price of climate change by Brian Walmark, a lifelong resident of Thunder Bay and a past president of Port Arthur Rotary and Nanbijou Toastmasters.
Northerners should be prepared for wildfire threat by Dave Paxton, Fire Chief of Thunder Bay Fire Rescue.
Wildfire smoke affects health by Margaret Woods, retired family physician and member of CAPE (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment).
Fires, Smoke lead to Critical Health Issues by Graham Saunders, climatologist and president of Environment North.
The idea for this wildfire series came from Dr. Margaret Woods and Graham Saunders, participants in the Northwest Climate Gatherings.
Recordings of Interviews/Presentations on Nuclear Fuel Waste
See more on our Nuclear Issues webpage
April 25, 2024 - The Environment North public presentation "The Consequences of Nuclear Energy in Ontario" with Dr. Mark Winfield and Laura Tanguay:
https://youtu.be/iRWwy8jLVcs
April 13, 2024 - Dodie LeGassick of Environment North and Brennain Lloyd of Northwatch shared information on the All Voices Panel at the Ignace Nuclear Exploration Event. View it here (60 min.):
https://youtu.be/mCAwLilwtEI
April 19, 2024 - Environment North's Acting President Graham Saunders and Nuclear Lead Dodie LeGassick discussed issues around nuclear fuel waste transportation and burial in NW Ontario on CILU radio (90 min. with musical interludes):
https://wethenuclearfreenorth.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/cilu-radio-graham-and-dodie-april-19-2024-final.m4a
Sept. 12, 2022 - Dodie LeGassick's deputation to Thunder Bay City Council: "Concerns with NWMO's Proposal to Transport High-Level Nuclear Fuel Waste to a Deep Geological Repository in NW Ontario":
https://youtu.be/xR2jaIch71s
Click here to sign the Change.org petition against burial of nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario. Let's reach 15,000!
To download this poster, CLICK HERE.
The Champions Project
A celebration of Canadians who advocate for human rights, including the emerging right to a clean environment.
Click here for more information and how to help support this project.