‘If we’re not willing, why are they drilling?’

Group of local residents express their opposition to proposed DGR project

August 12, 2021 @ 4:27 pmLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Vicki McKague, right, carries a sign stating her opposition to South Bruce becoming the host community for the proposed DGR. She was among the more than 30 people who gathered in Mildmay to raise awareness of the issue. (Pauline Kerr Photo)

MILDMAY – The signs and yellow shirts sent a clear message – a good many local people are opposed to South Bruce hosting the proposed deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. Several of the signs repeated the familiar message seen throughout the South Bruce area: “No Nuke Dump.” One stated, “If we’re not willing,…

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Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.