More opposition to nuclear waste storage in the region.
Nuclear Free Thunder Bay is hosting another rally outside of Thunder Bay city hall ahead of Monday night’s city council meeting.
This is the second rally ahead of council in the last two weeks, with the first rally drawing roughly 100 people.
The organization says the rally is “to show city council our strong opposition to proposed nuclear fuel waste transport through Thunder Bay and burial in NW Ontario,” in a post on Facebook.
This comes as there is strong support from a small town in the region to become the possible home of Canada’s first underground nuclear storage unit.
Ignace town council voted to continue showing interest in the $26 billion project during a special meeting in July.
The vote came after a community “willingness survey” revealed more than 77 per cent of voters want to move forward.
Thunder Bay’s city council will also hear from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and Thunder Bay’s Chamber of Commerce at Monday night’s meeting.
The NWMO plans on educating on the nuclear waste process while the Chamber is going to highlight its economic benefits.
Nuclear waste has been a notable topic over the last two city council meetings in Thunder Bay.
On September 2, Thunder Bay’s council asked city administration to review their Dangerous Good Route and determine if there are potential changes that may be enacted relative to the travel of hazardous materials through the city.
A letter was also drafted on behalf of council urging the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to pursue the option of managing the used nuclear fuel waste closer to the reactor stations where the waste has been generated and is currently stored thereby avoiding the transportation of nuclear waste through Thunder Bay.
A copy of the letter was shared with, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, MP Patty Hajdu and MP Marcus Powlowski.
