Protests, rallies, continue over plans to store nuclear waste in northern Ontari

By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — Representatives from a number of area First Nations joined other like-minded groups in their continued opposition to plans to store spent nuclear fuel in Northwestern Ontario. The latest rally against the proposed deep geological repository took place in Thunder Bay’s Waverley Park late Friday afternoon under sunny skies, after most of a day’s worth of rain and stormy weather cleared out. It was organized in partnership between Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeeschoseewagong) and Fort William First Nation. “One voice alone is not enough to put a stop to nuclear waste coming through our communities and nuclear waste entering our waterways, but it’s our collective effort (that) can certainly make an impact,” Fort William Chief Michele Solomon said in her…

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