Policies & Threats Related to Greenspaces
New updated content: 2025-05-28 10:30:56 J.P reported on two court victories regarding the planned Near Surface Disposal Facility for nuclear waste at Chalk River. In the first case, the court ruled in favour of a judicial review of the ECCC decision to issue a species at risk permit for the giant radioactive waste dump (NSDF). This is a very important win, as it shines a spotlight on the site chosen
New updated content: 2018-02-26 18:01:20 We signed on, with eight other local organizations, to a letter to MP Greg Fergus providing additional information on the nuclear waste being stored at Chalk River and proposing a meeting to fully brief him on the dangers of the current decommissioning plan. New updated content: 2018-04-23 11:06:41 Chalk River update, April 23 event We signed on to a letter to the International Atomic Energy Association
At our May 2017 monthly meeting, Ole Hendrickson, on behalf of Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area, presented slides on Radioactive Wastes at Chalk River Laboratories. The deadline for comments was originally set for August 3, but the French version of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was not available until later, so the deadline is now August 16. Here is the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission‘s press release of
