NUCLEAR WASTE HIISTORY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO

This post highlights Environment North's involvement prior to the year 2020. For more recent posts see the Nuclear Issue category or the visit Nuclear News.

Environment North has been involved in the issue of disposal of nuclear waste since the 1970s. We do not support nuclear energy. Two main reasons are the high cost and the creation of nuclear waste for which there is no acceptable permanent long-term solution at this time.

Nuclear energy has been and continues to be one of the most costly forms of energy. In order to address the current climate emergency, low carbon energy sources that can be deployed most quickly at the least cost are needed. More renewable energy with storage is more cost effective than nuclear and can come online much more quickly.

Much of Environment North's historic record is stored off-line. A summary of main events prior to 2010 is found in "A Brief History of Nuclear Waste Issue in Northwestern Ontario" article below. For additional information please contact us.

A few highlights from before 2020:

2018 - NUCLEAR WASTE IN THE NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – WHY WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED This article by board member Dodie LeGassick was originally published in the March 2018 issue of the Oliver-Paipooge News.

2012 - PRESS RELEASE FOR MP BRUCE HYER NUCLEAR WASTE TRANSPORTATION ROUTE TOUR - Independent Member of Parliament (Thunder Bay - Superior North) is giving members of communities along potential transportation routes the opportunity to learn and express their opinions regarding nuclear waste passing through or near their communities.

2010 - NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY IN IGNACE by Dennis Smyk originally published in the Ignace Driftwood on April 21, 2010. Nuclear Responsibility Emphasized in Meeting with Driftwood: Environment North travelled with Dr. Gordon Edwards, president and co-founder of Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and Robert Del Tredici, photographer, to Ignace last Saturday to meet with Driftwood staff.

2010 - Enviornment North Annual General Meeting Dr. Gordon Edwards, president and co-founder of Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and Robert Del Tredici, photographer present at the Environment North AGM.

2010 - A "BRIEF HISTORY" OF THE NUCLEAR WASTE ISSUE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO.