South Bruce Council receives “willing host” vote for DGR

November 13, 2024 @ 10:50 amLocal News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

South Bruce Council officially received the results of the DGR referendum at a special meeting on Nov. 12. Pictured: Mayor Mark Goetz holds a sample of rock gathered during borehole drilling. From left: Councillor Mark Ireland, Coun. Nigel Van Dyk, Mayor Mark Goetz, Coun. Ron Schnurr, NWMO President and CEO Laurie Swami, Coun. Jeff Goetz, Coun. Mike Niesen. (Contributed photo)
South Bruce Council officially received the results of the DGR referendum at a special meeting on Nov. 12. Pictured: Mayor Mark Goetz holds a sample of rock gathered during borehole drilling. From left: Councillor Mark Ireland, Coun. Nigel Van Dyk, Mayor Mark Goetz, Coun. Ron Schnurr, NWMO President and CEO Laurie Swami, Coun. Jeff Goetz, Coun. Mike Niesen. (Contributed photo)
SOUTH BRUCE – Council here received the official results of the South Bruce referendum during a special meeting on Nov. 12. Fifty one per cent of votes cast were in favour of South Bruce declaring itself a willing host for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR), as confirmed by the…
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