Contentious nuclear waste site approved despite First Nations’ opposition

The decision to choose the banks of the Kichi Sibi to site a massive stockpile of radioactive materials is yet another low point in the history of how Canada has treated Indigenous communities. If the government is serious about reconciliation, it must stop the project and make room for a just process.
The historic waste management area at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories campus in Chalk River, Ont., pictured on May 27, 2019.

Last month, Canada’s nuclear regulator approved the construction of a radioactive landfill right next to the Kitchi Sibi (Ottawa) River. Despite verbal assuran...

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