'As councillors you are charged with the solemn responsibility to make decisions that are in the best interests of the citizens of Thunder Bay and the surrounding natural environment – decisions that are independently made free of the kind of propaganda that the NWMO proffers.
I was heartened last week to hear that City Council had passed a motion stating its opposition to the transportation of high-level nuclear waste, by truck and rail, through or near the city of Thunder Bay.
Environment North has wisely and with qualification advocated that high level nuclear wastes be stored where they are produced in a manner that is safest based on current technology until such time as better, more safer ways of storage and/or disposal are developed. Following this note is the list of rationales that Environment North has developed in support of this approach.
As councillors you are charged with the solemn responsibility to make decisions that are in the best interests of the citizens of Thunder Bay and the surrounding natural environment – decisions that are independently made free of the kind of propaganda that the NWMO proffers. I therefore call on you to continuously stand behind the wise and common-sense decision you made last week.
*The few instances of highly radioactive nuclear fuel waste being transported in Canada are not comparable to the frequency and volume of transportation required to move all of Canada’s nuclear fuel waste to a single location.
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