London South Bruce watches as Ignace becomes 'willing host' to nuclear waste project Township of Ignace council endorses plan to be a “willing host” to Canada’s first permanent nuclear waste facility, June 10, 2024 (Source: Township of Ignace) Share After more than 10 years of talking, the Township of Ignace in Northern Ontario has decided they are willing to host Canada's most radioactive nuclear waste, forever. “We are proudly the first community in Canada to be indicating our support and our willingness to continue in the selection process by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in the potential siting of the Deep Geological Repository (DGR) project in this area. The residents of the Township of Ignace have spoken loud and clear and we fully respect their direction as a Council," said Ignace Mayor, Kim Baigrie.
Wednesday's decision was watched closely by many residents in our region. The Municipality of South Bruce, north of Wingham, is the only other community left in the running to host the $26 billion project, that promises well over a thousand jobs during the 138 year duration of the project, but also requires the eternal storage of nearly six million used nuclear fuel bundles, that remain dangerously radioactive forever. Map of proposed site for Nuclear Waste facility in Northern Ontario (Source: Nuclear Waste Management Organization) South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz had this say about Ignace’s decision, “The Municipality of South Bruce recognizes .
