Peabody: Finland trip ‘very worthwhile, opportunity to learn’ about DGR science

July 12, 2023 @ 9:43 amLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Updated On July 13, 2023 @ 3:34 pm

In addition to the 12 members of the South Bruce contingent, several Bruce County municipal leaders attended the tour, including Brockton mayor and Bruce County warden Chris Peabody, who is pictured here with South Bruce Coun. Mike Niesen. Both are seen here preparing to venture some 450 metres deep into the Onkalo DGR. (Submitted photo)
BRUCE COUNTY – Chris Peabody, Bruce County warden and Brockton mayor, was among the South Bruce and other municipal officials, and community group representatives, who travelled to Finland on a Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)-sponsored trip to view that country’s facility for spent nuclear fuel. Finland is about 20 years ahead of Ontario, with its…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.