Our current goal is to raise awareness of the following:
Highly radioactive nuclear waste may begin to be transported to the Revell Lake area within the next few years, without meaningful consent from those who will be directly affected.
Who could be directly affected? Think big, then bigger.
- residents, landowners and tourism operators within 200 km of the disposal site could be directly affected by decreasing property values and tourist visits
- all living things downstream of the disposal site, if radioactive material escapes into the water; this includes the Wabigoon and the Turtle River watersheds, Winnipeg’s water supply, and eventually Hudson Bay
- all people living near the transportation route all the way from southern Ontario and including Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay, in case of accident
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), in their documentation, alludes only to consent from residents of Ignace, 40 km from the potential disposal site.
Contact your elected representatives
Here is a sample letter in MS Word that you can use or modify if you wish.
Chiefs & Councils
Find community contact info with this Map
(with thanks to Chiefs of Ontario)
Municipal leaders in Northwestern Ontario
Rob Ferguson – Mayor of Atikokan
Sheila Maxwell – Mayor of Conmee Township
Jack Harrison – Mayor of Dryden
Andrew Hallikas – Mayor of Fort Frances
Wendy Wright – Reeve of Gillies Township
Kevin Kahoot – Mayor of the Township of Ear Falls
Bill Gascon – Mayor of Ignace
Andrew Poirier – Mayor of Kenora
Suzanne Kukko – Mayor of Twp. of Nipigon
Mark Thibert – Mayor of Neebing Municipality
Jim Vezina – Mayor of O’Connor Township
Lucy Kloosterhuis – Mayor of Oliver-Paipoonge Municipality
Dwight Monck – Mayor of Pickle Lake Township
Deborah Ewald – Mayor of Rainy River
Fred Mota – Mayor of Municipality of Red Lake
Wendy Landry – Mayor of Shuniah Municipality
Ken Boshcoff – Mayor of Thunder Bay
Local Services Board – Twp. of Upsala
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)
Sol Mamakwa – Kiiwetinoong
Greg Rickford – Kenora-Rainy River /
– Greg Rickford is also Minister of Energy, Mines, Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs
Kevin Holland – Thunder Bay – Atikokan
Lise Vaugeois – Thunder Bay – Superior North
David Piccini – Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Members of Federal Parliament (MPs)
Patty Hajdu – Thunder Bay-Superior North
Marcus Powlowski – Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Eric Melillo – Kenora
Steven Guilbeault – Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Federal)
The above lists are not comprehensive, and cover only Northwestern Ontario. Those on the transportation route to the east and south are also affected, so we encourage you to make yourself heard! Contact us if you need assistance.
Write a letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor may seem old fashioned, but they are widely read and effective. Make your voice heard!
Our list: NW Ontario Contacts for Letters to the Editor and Opinion Pieces
Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal – Submit a Letter to the Editor
Fort Frances Times – Letters to the Editor
Kenora Miner & News – Letters
Post our poster
Download an 8.5 x 11″ PDF of the Say No! poster. Post it in your window, on your mailbox, and on local bulletin boards.
Get this poster and other materials at our page: Educational & Awareness Materials.
Consider a donation
Our publicity campaigns are volunteer powered, but we need funds for materials, website hosting and postage.
Please see our “Donate” webpage.
Sign our Change.org petition
Over 4,000 concerned individuals have signed the petition, Stop the Disposal of Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario, posted by Environment North in late 2019. Signing shows your support, and provides a handy way to receive updates. Go to the Petition.
Ally with us!
Can you offer further support to our cause? Do you represent an organization? Are you a concerned individual? Are you establishing a local group? Would you like to be part of a working group? Do you have an idea? Please contact us by clicking the button below. Time is of the essence.
We the Nuclear Free North 