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Algonquin leaders are demanding accountability and seeking answers after learning Canadian Nuclear Laboratories discharged toxic sewage at the Chalk River research hub along the Ottawa River this spring.
MARIE WOOLF, OTTAWA, Globe and Mail, 15 Feb 24 Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was urged by First Nations chiefs Wednesday not to issue a permit to allow a nuclear waste dump on a forested site northwest of Ottawa where a variety of wildlife, including “at risk” wolves, live. Ten chiefs and members of First Nations in…
Opponents say the planned site poses a threat to drinking water supplies and habitat for an ‘at risk’ species of wolf
Opponents of a recently approved radioactive waste disposal facility took the fight to Parliament Hill on Wednesday with a peaceful rally urging the federal government to stop the project.
Kebaowek First Nation said the permits issued under the Species at Risk Act should be suspended and that the nuclear research company should do more to mitigate environmental risks associated with its nuclear waste facility. The request was made Tuesday to Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault.