Staff photo of consultations prior to COVID The next major step in the process of deciding whether a deep geological nuclear repository should be located in the Ignace area is about to be launched. The community will soon be embarking on willingness consultations to see if people want Ignace to stay involved in the site selection process or pull out. Mayor Penny Lucas says they hired a third party, independent consultant to carry out the work. Lucas says consultations will be through surveys and hopefully face-to-face meetings or small group sessions once COVID restrictions ease. She notes this stage is really two-fold.