South Bruce votes on being a nuclear waste storage site [Video]

On Monday, South Bruce will learn if it remains a potential site for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) deep geological repository (DGR).

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Electronic voting for the municipality’s “willingness” referendum opened on Oct. 21 and will close at 8 p.m. on Oct. 28.

Registered voters will answer yes or no to the referendum questions: “Are you in favour of the Municipality of South Bruce declaring South Bruce to be a willing host for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR)?”

Why it matters: The nuclear sector must find suitable long-term below-ground storage for Canada’s low-to-intermediate nuclear waste.

In May, Municipality of South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz told Farmtario that the electronic vote aligns with …