SB Nuclear Exploration Team

Willingness: The Path Forward

February 23, 2022

The public is invited to read the one page summary, Willingness: The Path Forward. This communication will also be distributed to all ratepayers by mail in the week ahead.

Municipality of South Bruce and the NWMO sign updated Multi-Year Funding Agreement

For Immediate Release
February 9th, 2022

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – The updated funding agreement between the Municipality of South Bruce and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) was signed at a Council meeting on February 8th.

The Multi-Year Funding Agreement provides the Municipality with funds as a potential host community in the site selection process for the NWMO’s Project to store Canada’s used nuclear fuel in a deep geological repository. It is updated annually to reflect the budget...

Water Walks remind people of the sacredness of Water, says speaker at Community Liaison Committee

For Immediate Release
February 4, 2022

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – In an effort to advance Indigenous knowledge and awareness in the community, the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) welcomed a presentation about Saugeen Anishnaabeg Water Walks from Bzauniibii Kwe Joanne Helena Keeshig at their first meeting of the year.

Bzauniibii Kwe was joined by Biidaabinokwe Jessica Keeshig-Martin, a Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) member from the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. She is currently pursuing a PhD at...

Register Now: Agriculture Business Impact Study Workshop

The Municipality of South Bruce is developing an Agriculture Business Impact Study. This study will identify:

• the existing agricultural/agri-business profile of the local area
• the potential for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Project to change the agriculture/agri-business operations in the area
• potential strategies for use of the NWMO lands to facilitate new agri-business entrants
• potential strategies, if needed, to address a potential change in the value of the agricultural...

Council endorses process to determine willingness to host NWMO Project

For Immediate Release
December 15, 2021

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – The Municipality of South Bruce Council has endorsed a process to determine the community’s willingness to host the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) Project to store Canada’s used nuclear fuel.

Council directed staff to prepare for the submission of a question to voters by way of a by-election (referendum), after a draft hosting agreement has been negotiated with the NWMO, with community information sharing and engagement on the...