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FREDERICTON, N.B. — Four Indigenous leaders from New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario have made a special appearance in Ottawa to condemn the storage of dangerous and long-lasting nuclear waste on their traditional territories.
One of the nuclear opponents was Chief Hugh Akagi of the Peskotomuhkati Nation who lives in St. Andrews. Ron Tremblay, who calls himself the hereditary grand council chief of the Wolastoqiyik in New Brunswick, said his own people, who live along the St. John River and its tributaries, are also affected by the plant.
“The existence of nuclear operations on our ancestral lands has contributed to our loss of culture and spiritual traditions and has been detrimental to our health," said Mississauga First Nation Councillor Peyton Pitawanakwat. “Cameco has materially benefitted and continues to benefit, from the operations at Blind River, which remains the world’s largest uranium refinery.
Despite opposition to the project by 10 Algonquin First Nations, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved the disposal mound in January 2024. Two First Nations have launched a legal challenge to the decision, as have several citizen groups. The North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council and the seven First Nations whose communities hug New Brunswick’s northern and eastern shores last year made financial investments in both the Moltex and ARC nuclear firms, via separate agreements.
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