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Nuclear Action Alert #2!
ACTION ALERT TO STOP TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
We need to take action on the nuclear waste issue again. A glimmer of hope is on the horizon! Thanks to your letters, emails and phone calls, on August 26th Thunder Bay City Council’s Committee of the Whole voted 7 to 5 in favour of a motion, following our deputation, that read in part:
“That a letter be drafted on behalf of City Council urging the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to pursue the option of managing the used nuclear fuel waste closer to the reactor stations where the waste has been generated and is currently stored and thereby avoid the transportation of nuclear waste through Thunder Bay;
AND THAT a copy of this resolution be shared with NWMO, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, MP Patty Hajdu and MP Marcus Powlowski…”
After two years of making multiple deputations to City Council and the Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee, our Council has finally responded in a positive way to what so many Thunder Bay residents have been insisting upon: WE DO NOT WANT NUCLEAR WASTE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO!
While we are very pleased with this favourable outcome, victory cannot yet be declared. This motion must be ratified by a second vote at a meeting of Thunder Bay Council scheduled for Monday, September 9th before it is effective.
Please show your support again:
- Before September 9, the next council meeting, please write another letter to let the Mayor and City Councillors know about your serious concerns about the prospect of high-level nuclear waste being transported through our city over a 50-year period, and that you want them to ratify the resolution of August 26th.
- Come to the rally held before the meeting outside City Hall on September 9th at 5:30 PM. The council meeting begins at 6:30 PM.
CLICK HERE for more information and a new sample letter you can use (or modify) and for more details on the resolution.
Nuclear Waste Action Alert #1!
Please show your support of our opposition to the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario. We the Nuclear Free North, an alliance which includes Environment North, will be making a depution to Thunder Bay City Council on Monday, August 26, 2024.
Ways to show your support:
- Send a letter to City Council
- Come out to the council meeting and/or the community rally on Monday August 26. The rally begins at 5:30 pm in front of city hall. The council meeting begins at 6:30 pm.
CLICK HERE for a sample letter you can use (or modify) and for more details about the deputation regarding the Nuclear Waste Management Organisation's plan to dispose of highly radioactive nuclear fuel waste in Northwestern Ontario.
"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, emergency response and the impacts of climate change.
To read the articles click on the links below. (More articles to come.)
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.