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Nuclear waste dump proposed near Ottawa River sounds alarm for First Nations communities

Fearing water pollution, chiefs urge rethink of proposed storage facility location

August 10, 2023  By Ground Water Canada


Ottawa – A proposed nuclear waste dump planned on ancestral Indigenous land has Ontario and Quebec First Nations communities alarmed. They claim the Ottawa River is in jeopardy of being polluted with a radioactive substance. First Nations chiefs are converging on the capital this week to urge a rethink on the proposed location of the storage facility. The Globe and Mail report | READ MORE

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