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\u00a0By Natasha Bulowski \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kebaowek First Nation and 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. “We stand united in safeguarding the well-being of our shared environment and the fundamental right of all Canadians to access clean and uncontaminated drinking water,” said Kebaowek Chief Lance Haymond at a morning news conference. Shortly after, more than 100 people rallied at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill to oppose the project, which would hold up to one million cubic metres of radioactive waste about one kilometre from the Ottawa River. Following the rally, Algonquin leaders watched question period from the gallery where Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet pressed… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0By Natasha Bulowski \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kebaowek First Nation and 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. “We stand united in safeguarding the well-being of our shared environment and the fundamental right of all Canadians to access clean and uncontaminated drinking water,” said Kebaowek Chief Lance Haymond at a morning news conference. Shortly after, more than 100 people rallied at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill to oppose the project, which would hold up to one million cubic metres of radioactive waste about one kilometre from the Ottawa River. Following the rally, Algonquin leaders watched question period from the gallery where Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet pressed... <\/p>\n

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