A battle between opponents and proponents of the proposed geological repository for nuclear waste in South Bruce continues to rage ahead of an Oct. 28 referendum. The Nuclear Waste Management […] Read more
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Battle lines clear in nuclear waste storage plan
Opponents and proponents weigh in on risks, benefits
Letters: Would decisions be different if they were the ones expected to make sacrifices?
Back in January 2021, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) was claiming they had deep roots in agriculture because one of their summer students had grown up on a farm. […] Read more
Letters: South Bruce residents should be concerned about deep repository nuclear waste project
Are farmers, farmland, and small communities being “targeted” by elected officials in municipal/regional councils, provincial and federal government and by big organizations? Is it because this only disrupts the lives […] Read more
Letters: Time for a referendum on nuclear waste
Dear editor, A year has passed since the land acquisition by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in South Bruce. As a long-time resident, I am just as concerned and […] Read more
Letters: Stop the ‘neverendum’ on nuclear waste in South Bruce
Dear editor, I want to start by giving credit to Mr. Tony Zettel (a member of the South Bruce DGR-Willing to Listen organization). He is an eloquent writer and indeed […] Read more
Company named to drill test holes for nuclear waste storage
Borehole drilling will be starting soon at the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s test site in South Bruce. Geofirma Engineering Ltd. has been named to conduct the test hole drilling. “The […] Read more
Letters: Radioactive waste risks need to be communicated
Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the letter from Becky Smith, regional communications manager for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), “Farmland use would continue at Deep Geological […] Read more
Letters: Greater information needed on nuclear storage effects
Dear Editor, The fuller truth must be known about the risks and environmental dangers of the Deep Geological Repository (DGR), proposed on prime farmland in the Municipality of South Bruce. […] Read more
Letters: Farmland use would continue at Deep Geological Repository
Dear Editor, I would like to respond to a recent story from Farmtario.com entitled Farmland versus nuclear waste. We are grateful to the editor and readers for their time and […] Read more
Letters: A gift horse must sometimes be rejected
Dear editor, There is a saying that goes, never look a gift horse in the mouth. The origin, centuries old, is that if gifted a horse, don’t look in its […] Read more
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