July 16, 2014: Dr. David Suzuki, award-winning scientist, environmentalist, broadcaster, Companion of the Order of Canada, holder of 26 honorary degrees, recipient of UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for science, the United Nations Environment Program medal, the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, and Global 500 calls for halt to Ontario Power Generation proposed nuclear waste repository in Kincardine, Ontario. …Learn more

September 8, 2014: US Representative Dan Kildee [D-MI] co-sponsored by Sander Levin [D-MI] introduces resolution in US House of Representatives that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin H.Res.716

September 11, 2014: State Senator Phil Pavlov [R-MI] testifies before Joint Review Panel Public Hearings and calls for Canadian government to follow its own standards. 1986 Statement by Joe Clark, Canada's Secretary of State for External Affairs concerning the US Nuclear Waste Repository Program

September 18, 2014: US Senators Carl Levin [D-MI], co-sponsored by Debbie Stabenow [D-MI], Mark Kirk [R-IL], and Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] introduce resolution in US Senate that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin S.Res.565

April 13, 2015: US Representative Dan Kildee [D-MI] introduces resolution in US House of Representatives that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, co-sponsored by John Conyers, Jr. [D-MI], Debbie Dingell [D-MI], Robert J. Dold [R-IL], Tammy Duckworth [D-IL], Sean P. Duffy [R-WI], Marcia L. Fudge [D-OH], Brian Higgins [D-NY], David P. Joyce [R-OH], Marcy Kaptur [D-OH], Brenda L. Lawrence [D-MI], Sander Levin [D-MI], Candice S. Miller [R-MI], Janice D. Schakowsky [D-IL] and Louise McIntosh Slaughter [D-NY]. H.Res.194

April 13, 2015: US Senator Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] introduces resolution in US Senate that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, co-sponsored by Mark Kirk [R-IL], Gary Peters [D-MI], Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] and Richard Durbin [D-IL]. S.Res.134

May 12, 2015: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Statement "Joint Review Panel has more work to do, especially with regard to considering other possible locations for the DGR. Recognizing that an accident would cause irreparable if not life changing damage to fresh water that serves 40 million people, caution and patience in this decision are imperative." GLSLCI Press Statement

May 14, 2015: Mohawk Council of Kahnawake letter of support to SON Chief Vernon Roote "We are writing this letter of support for you and your community in regards to your fight to prevent the creation of a repository for nuclear waste on the Bruce Power site on the banks of Lake Huron." Letter of Support

May 22, 2015: US Senator Mark Kirk [R-IL] urges President Obama to engage the Canadian Government and International Joint Commission to address OPG's threatening proposal to permanentaly store toxic nuclear waste under the Great Lakes Basin. Senator Kirk Letter to President Obama

September 10, 2015: Stop Nuclear Waste by our Lakes Act 2015 introduced in the US Senate by US Senator Debbie Stabenow [D-MI], co-sponsored by US Senators Sherrod Brown [D-OH], Richard Durban [D-IL], Mark Kirk [R-IL] and Gary Peters [D-MI] . Stop Nuclear Waste by our Lakes Act 2015

September 26, 2015 Update: The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus, a nonpartisan group of state and provincial lawmakers from eight U.S. states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) and two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec) has passed a resolution opposing the OPG proposed nuclear waste repository or any nuclear waste repository in the Great Lakes Basin.

November 5, 2015: 6 U.S. Senators and 26 U.S. Representatives, from a number of Great Lakes states have written to the new Canadian prime minister urging him to block plans for an underground storage facility for nuclear waste near Lake Huron in Ontario.

Print poster, fill in the blanks, take a selfie, post on Facebook and Twitter and email to Minister of Environment and Climate Change at catherine.mckenna@parl.gc.ca.

December 12,2016: The Governor in Council has extended the time limit for the issuance of the Decision Statement for the proposed DGR project by 243 days.

February 1, 2017: 23 Members of Congress write to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs urging Canada to explore nuclear waste repository options outside of the Great Lakes basin and vehemently disagreeing with OPG report conclusion that there is little interest among the general public regarding the DGR project at the Bruce Nuclear site.

June 7, 2017: 32 Members of Congress write to Secretary of State Tillerson urging him to use legal or diplomatic means to cause Canada to require OPG to consider alternative sites for the DGR.

September 22, 2018 Update: The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus, a nonpartisan group of state and provincial lawmakers from eight U.S. states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) and two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec) have passed a resolution reaffirming their opposition to OPG's proposed nuclear waste repository or any nuclear waste repository in the Great Lakes Basin.

December 6, 2019: A bipartisan group of U.S. House members from Michigan wrote to Canada's leader, expressing their "strong opposition" to that country's possible plans to locate a nuclear waste repository near the Great Lakes.

January 31, 2020: In historic vote, the Saugeen Ojibway Nation members have overwhelmingly voted “No” to Ontario Power Generation's proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) for low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste, at the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kincardine.



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January 31, 2020

First Nation votes 'no' on nuclear waste storage in Bruce County, Ont. by Scott Miller

WINGHAM, ONT. -- Members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) have voted down plans to bury Ontario's low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste within 1.2 kilometres of Lake Huron. …More

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January 31, 2020

Saugeen Ojibway Nation votes against OPG's proposed DGR

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January 31, 2020

SON members vote against OPG's DGR plan

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December 6, 2019

First Nation vote on nuclear waste DGR set for Jan. 31 by Scott Miller

WINGHAM, ONT. -- The Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) will decide if nuclear waste is buried along the shores of Lake Huron in a little over a month. …More

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December 6, 2019

Michigan lawmakers to Trudeau: Don't store nuclear waste near lakes

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October 28, 2019

Nuclear waste burial decision expected by end of 2019 by Scott Miller

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