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By Clint Fleury, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY \u2014 Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon said she is \u201cdisappointed\u201d after hearing that a proposed nuclear waste disposal site will fall on Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation\u2019s traditional territory. \u201cThe voices of opposition have not been considered in the selection process scenario. I think that they really need to go back and give the people who have opposition an opportunity to be heard and their views considered in the selection process,\u201d Solomon told Newswatch. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) chose the Revell Lake site, between Ignace Township and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, as their preferred site for a deep geological repository (DGR) shortly after the First Nation expressed its willingness to proceed with the project two weeks ago. The… <\/p>\n

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By Clint Fleury, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY \u2014 Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon said she is \u201cdisappointed\u201d after hearing that a proposed nuclear waste disposal site will fall on Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation\u2019s traditional territory. \u201cThe voices of opposition have not been considered in the selection process scenario. I think that they really need to go back and give the people who have opposition an opportunity to be heard and their views considered in the selection process,\u201d Solomon told Newswatch. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) chose the Revell Lake site, between Ignace Township and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, as their preferred site for a deep geological repository (DGR) shortly after the First Nation expressed its willingness to proceed with the project two weeks ago. The... <\/p>\n

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