Mayor Mark Goetz and his councillors must be breathing a sigh of relief, but under their breath are grinning from ear to ear. Why? The Municipality of South Bruce voted “yes” by only a 2.4 per cent margin indicating South Bruce is “willing” to carry on with the DGR (deep geological repository). The 69 per cent voter turnout meant that the council did not have to make the decision. The mayor’s comment following the referendum results, “I wasn’t expecting it to be that close,” should wake up the council to really think. But will they? Read More
Teeswater in South Bruce is in the running for the high-level nuclear waste burial site for all of Canada. Our council has already signed the hosting agreement and the big prize will be $418 million over 138 years, if South Bruce residents and council agree to accept this waste for short-term population growth and job opportunities. Read More
The DGR (deep geological repository) hosting agreement puts the NWMO (Nuclear Waste Management Organization) in charge of South Bruce’s future. Read More
Finally, a face-to-face open information event about the DGR (deep geological repository). Read More
We need to push Premier Doug Ford for provincewide referendum on his plan for a tunnel under Highway 401 near Toronto. Read More
Last month, a beautiful mailing extolling the benefits that could be a part of hosting Canada’s
nuclear waste facility arrived in South Bruce residents’ mailboxes. Read More
Larry Cornies' column Put 'bank' back in Springbank with river views (Sept. 7) was a penetrating glance into the obvious, that it is the river that has attracted people to Springbank Park for more than 150 years. Read More
Is Canada and the world waiting to know if Teeswater or Ignace, Ont. is the location for a deep geological depository (DGR) for nuclear waste? Do people even know or care where these locations are? Read More
Chalmers Presbyterian Church, at 342 Pond Mills Rd., is holding a hibernation sale today from 9 a.m. to noon, offering books, puzzles, games and movies to keep you occupied during the winter months. Baked goods also will be available. Read More