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Motion on DGR deferred until at least spring |
Town Council
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Although an original motion came before Saugeen Shores Council at its
meeting Monday night to request that the municipality be considered for
an initial screening as a preferred site to a Deep Geological Repository
for managing used nuclear fuel, it was deferred. Deputy Mayor Luke Charbonneau put forward the amended motion. "I have received much communication on this," said Charbonneau, "and the vast majority is negative due to inaccurate information going out to the public ... but the buck stops with us the council. We need to do a better job of informing the public." Charbonneau went on to say that the project cannot proceed without a clear mandate from the community. "We should start informing the community sooner than later," he added. "I suggest we defer this motion until we have had extensive public education and consultation that is effective. We can then take this back to the Committee of the Whole." Councilor Taun Frosst, said that the whole process is only driven by the community. "It is worth investigating so that everyone knows what is going on. If nothing else, we will all learn from this." "Deputy Mayor Charbonneau says a 'comprehensive consultation' but how do we implement that?" asked Councilor Diane Huber. "We talk about soliciting input and we talk about kiosks, but I would like to see something happen" ... I have never had so many emails and phone calls over a subject." Huber went on to say that her father, Doug, who still lives in the same house he was born in 77 years ago in Southampton says on the subject, "It's kind of interesting to think about." "Therefore," said Huber, "I think we should have public forums where people can stand up and whatever they want on the subject. We have a lot of people connected with the nuclear industry here and still others who see the opportunities for employment for young people. I, for one, welcome the opportunity to learn more." "The whole process is based on public consultation," Vice Deputy Mayor Doug Gowanlock said. " I think we need to get the information out as quickly as possible." Councilor Marcel Legault also agreed that it appeared as though "... there is a lot of misinformation out there." "I too have received a lot of email and calls on this," said Councilor Thead Seaman. "I want more information. I would also like to see public meetings where we can get good information from NWMO and the public."
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Mayor Mike Smith, pointed out that the motion is not a commitment. "This is just to see if it [DGR] could even be sited here. Some communities have already been eliminated and we could very well end up one of them. We can get NWMO to give presentations." Smith added that when looking at the process set out by NWMO, the report says that it may not be a feasible location and therefore that would be the end of it. "If it is feasible, public consultation is a requirement." In the end, the amended motion was deferred until May ... and possibly beyond. Scrolling stops when you move your mouse inside the scroll area. You can click on the ads for more
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