NWMO Open House Well Attended
Manitouwadge Volunteer Firefighters tour the NWMO Open House. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
Groups toured with the assistance of NWMO staff providing information and answers to their questions. Photos OntarioNewsNorth.com
MANITOUWADGE, ON – April 10 & 11, 2014 the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) held an open house in the Manitouwadge Recreation Centre. The event was very well attended with approximately 120 residents visiting, among them were students from the secondary and elementary schools, council members and township staff, members of the Manitouwadge Outdoors Enthusiasts (MOE), local fur harvesters, various emergency services personel, hospital staff & board members, and many others interested in learning more about the ongoing ‘Learn More’ process relating to the potential for Manitouwadge to host a deep geological repository for storage of used nuclear fuel.
OntarioNewsNorth.com interview several visitors as well as the NWMO’s Northwest Regional Communications Manager Pat Dolcetti; watch the interviews below and check back again later this week as 2 additional interviews have yet to be published. (To receive notification when new videos are uploaded to our channel, subscribe to www.youtube.com/OntarioNewsNorth )
Grade 11 and 12 students from Manitouwadge High School had questions regarding potential environmental impacts, job creation and long-term effects. Photos OntarioNewsNorth.com
