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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Algonquins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Algonquins</span></a> say proposed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> site near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OttawaRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OttawaRiver</span></a> prioritizes money over safety </p><p>By Tom Fennario, Oct 18, 2024</p><p>"Verna Polson steps out of the boat and onto the sand bar of Pointe aux Baptêmes. She walks a few feet before turning back towards the water, where the August morning light shimmers off the waves.</p><p>"There she makes a tobacco offering to the Ottawa River. Except for her, this waterway that divides modern-day Quebec and Ontario is known by its original Algonquin name: Kichi-Sìbì.</p><p>"The Great River.</p><p>"'Kichi-Sìbì is a place where our ancestors used to travel. That was their highway,' explains Polson. 'This is how they kept the land, protected from many different nations.</p><p>"Polson grew up near the Kichi-Sìbì in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TemiskamingFirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TemiskamingFirstNation</span></a>, about 300 kilometers north of here. On this day, she finds herself downstream to take in not only the beach of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PointeAuxBapt%C3%AAmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PointeAuxBaptêmes</span></a> but also the industrial smokestacks of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChalkRiverLaboratories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChalkRiverLaboratories</span></a>. It sits less than a kilometre upstream from where Polson offered her tobacco- the site sticks out in contrast to the rolling hills and blue waters of the Kichi-Sìbì.</p><p>"This place is known as the cradle of the Canadian <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> industry.</p><p>"'I think about the water, I think about the animals and think about future generations and what they’re going to be left with,' says Polson. 'And that’s something I don’t want to leave my granddaughter and my great-grandchildren as something to deal with this nuclear waste.'</p><p>"Established in 1944 about 200 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, Chalk River Laboratories is famous for research that led to the development of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CANDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CANDU</span></a> (CANada Deuterium <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Uranium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uranium</span></a>) reactor, one of the most efficient and safe nuclear reactors ever created, according to officials in the industry.</p><p>"Researchers at Chalk River have gone on to win Nobel prizes, and for decades, it was a world leader in the creation of radioisotopes for fighting cancer.</p><p>"However, Chalk River also has a darker legacy which includes supplying fuel for American <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWarheads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWarheads</span></a> and in 1952, being home to the world’s first <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearMeltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearMeltdown</span></a>.</p><p>"But much has changed since then. Chalk River Laboratories has been absorbed into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtomicEnergyCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtomicEnergyCanada</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrownCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrownCorporation</span></a> that contracts out to a company called Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CNL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CNL</span></a>) to operate it.</p><p>"CNL is currently in the midst of a government funded $1.2-billion facelift. But before it can be transformed into a state-of-the-art nuclear campus, nearly 80 years of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> legacy waste must be addressed.</p><p>"In a statement, CNL says 'While this waste was stored according to the best practices and regulations at the time, standards have changed.'</p><p>"So the solution CNL is trying to get off the ground is called the Near Surface Disposal Facility (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NSDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSDF</span></a>).</p><p>"Others might call it a dump.</p><p>"'This facility will not bring great things to the water or the land,' says Polson, 'every one knows across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TurtleIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurtleIsland</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a>.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.aptnnews.ca/investigates/algonquins-say-proposed-nuclear-waste-site-near-ottawa-prioritizes-money-over-safety/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aptnnews.ca/investigates/algon</span><span class="invisible">quins-say-proposed-nuclear-waste-site-near-ottawa-prioritizes-money-over-safety/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWasteStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWasteStorage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>
Richard R Lee<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCHydro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCHydro</span></a> is still a corrupt monopoly. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrownCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrownCorporation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAN</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> has many of them.<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@larryneufeld" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>larryneufeld</span></a></span></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>Briefly: Payments to <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDP</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCPremier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCPremier</span></a> DavidEby’s <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HealthAdvisor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAdvisor</span></a> were <a href="https://beige.party/tags/hidden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hidden</span></a> under a numbered company in the annual sunshine list. <br>Penny Ballem, who is also chair of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverCoastalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverCoastalHealth</span></a>, billed nearly $300,000 last year, exceeding <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HealthMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthMinister</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AdrianDix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdrianDix</span></a>’s salary. <br>The <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PublicAccounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicAccounts</span></a> also reveal payments to NDP-aligned <a href="https://beige.party/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a> agencies and high salaries to <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CrownCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrownCorporation</span></a> heads.</p><p><a href="https://thebreaker.news/business/2024-ndp-public-accounts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebreaker.news/business/2024-</span><span class="invisible">ndp-public-accounts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNewDeathParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNewDeathParty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HealthCareFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCareFailure</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCHealth</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PressProgress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PressProgress</span></a></p><p>The head of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LCBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LCBO</span></a>→managing a public crown corporation @ same time as he sits on the board of a big business lobby group that is actively lobbying <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DougFord</span></a>’s government 2 privatize <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/alcohol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alcohol</span></a> sales</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GeorgeSoleas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeSoleas</span></a>, the President &amp; CEO of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LiquorControlBoardOfOntario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiquorControlBoardOfOntario</span></a>, a public <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CrownCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrownCorporation</span></a> that generates $2.5 billion in revenue for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> taxpayers each year, also currently serves on board of directors of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RetailCouncilOfCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetailCouncilOfCanada</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/lcbo-president-also-sits-on-board-of-big-business-group-lobbying-doug-ford-to-privatize-alcohol-sales-in-ontario/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressprogress.ca/lcbo-presiden</span><span class="invisible">t-also-sits-on-board-of-big-business-group-lobbying-doug-ford-to-privatize-alcohol-sales-in-ontario/</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CanadaInfrastructureBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaInfrastructureBank</span></a> is lending $75 million to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ferry</span></a> service to help buy four <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ZeroEmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroEmission</span></a> vessels &amp; install electric charging infrastructure.</p><p>A statement from the federal <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CrownCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrownCorporation</span></a> says it has closed a deal with <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BCFerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerry</span></a> Services as the company expands the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/electrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrification</span></a> of its fleet.</p><p>It says terminal upgrades are to be completed by 2027 and the battery electric ferries will be used on small-volume &amp; shorter routes.</p><p><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-infrastructure-bank-lends-75m-to-b-c-ferry-service-for-zero-emission-vessels/article_c6efc0f1-7bdd-5fd5-8319-5d5278e80f78.amp.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/news/canada/britis</span><span class="invisible">h-columbia/canada-infrastructure-bank-lends-75m-to-b-c-ferry-service-for-zero-emission-vessels/article_c6efc0f1-7bdd-5fd5-8319-5d5278e80f78.amp.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a></p>
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