Municipal Groups Back Northern Ont. Nuclear Waste Repository, but Warn Highways Need Upgrading

Municipal groups back Northern Ont. nuclear waste repository, but warn highways need upgrading

NOMA, FONOM call for federal attention to Highways 11 and 17 as major project list grows

Municipal groups back Ignace nuclear waste repository but warn highways need upgrading

NOMA, FONOM call for federal attention to Highways 11 and 17 as major project list grows

Nuclear waste site plan receives confidence boost

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization's (NWMO) deep geological repository project has been referred by the federal government to be listed with the major projects office under the Building Canada Act. The referral to the major projects office and initiating the…

Northern groups weigh in on Ottawa’s pursuit of national projects designation

By Richard CoffinNorthern municipal groups are once again making the case for expansion and investments involving Highways 11 and 17.This after Ottawa announced its initiating the process toward the potential listing of three major projects as those of national interest.They include a Deep Geological Repository for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel in Ignace.The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and the Federation of Northern Ontario Mu…

Municipal groups back Ignace nuclear waste repository but warn highways need uprading

NOMA, FONOM call for federal attention to Highways 11 and 17 as major project list grows

Federal Initiative to Fast-Track Approvals for Deep Geological Repository a Betrayal of Public Trust

We the Nuclear Free North vehemently opposes the Canadian government’s initiative, announced today (Wednesday, June 24th, 2026), to potentially designate the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO’s) Deep Geological Repository (DGR) as a Project of National Interest under the Building Canada Act. Such a designation would mean guaranteed approval of the DGR, despite any lack of ...