Local township councils are taking notice of this issue. Last week Gillies Township Council passed the following Resolution:

RESOLUTION 2019/336

Moved by Councillor Jones; Seconded by Councillor Groenheide

WHEREAS the roads infrastructure in Northwestern Ontario is already under strain from heavy truck and vehicle traffic;

AND WHEREAS communities in Northern Ontario do not benefit from the use of Nuclear Power;

AND WHEREAS communities that use Nuclear Power should be responsible for storing Nuclear Waste;  

AND WHEREAS there is a potential safety risk when transporting nuclear waste through highly populated areas; 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council for the Township of Gillies urges the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to find storage solutions for nuclear waste at the originating nuclear reactors sites rather than transporting the waste across the province and/or country

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Minutes of this meeting will be posted to the Gillies Township website once they are approved: Gillies Twp. Council Page .