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IGNACE \u2013 The Nuclear Waste Management Organization still intends to choose a site for its waste repository project by the end of this year, a regional spokesperson for the industry-funded body said Tuesday. That\u2019s notwithstanding a newspaper\u2019s report indicating lukewarm support at best in First Nations near both final candidate sites. Neither Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation in the Northwest nor Saugeen Ojibway Nation near Lake Huron has yet scheduled a community vote related to the project, though Wabigoon Lake has said it will hold a vote in autumn. The NWMO has said whichever site is chosen must have host communities that are \u201cinformed and willing to accept the project.\u201d But Vince Ponka, the NWMO\u2019s spokesperson, said the organization is sticking with its timeline for a site choice. \u201cOur plan was… <\/p>\n

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IGNACE \u2013 The Nuclear Waste Management Organization still intends to choose a site for its waste repository project by the end of this year, a regional spokesperson for the industry-funded body said Tuesday. That\u2019s notwithstanding a newspaper\u2019s report indicating lukewarm support at best in First Nations near both final candidate sites. Neither Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation in the Northwest nor Saugeen Ojibway Nation near Lake Huron has yet scheduled a community vote related to the project, though Wabigoon Lake has said it will hold a vote in autumn. The NWMO has said whichever site is chosen must have host communities that are \u201cinformed and willing to accept the project.\u201d But Vince Ponka, the NWMO\u2019s spokesperson, said the organization is sticking with its timeline for a site choice. \u201cOur plan was... <\/p>\n

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