Northwestern Ontario nuclear waste site selection raises concerns

The selection process has overlooked the broader impact on local and Indigenous populations near highways that could be used to transport nuclear waste north.

Ontario’s Energy Minister Stephen Lecce, pictured in June 2023, has emphasized the need to invest in energy infrastructure to meet meet rising electricity demand over the next 25 years.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERIKA SIMPSON

December 12, 2024

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization selection of two northwestern Ontario communities—Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and Ignace—as host communities for Canada's proposed

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