Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, Grey County is the adjoining municipality to Bruce County on the land route to Owen Sound, where the generators will be loaded onto the ship.
Bruce County spoke to all the affected municipalities and all the local councils, as well as to the highways committees and the health board. In addition, open houses were held, and all the opportunities were there for everyone to ask questions and to have them answered.
The following motion was endorsed by our council at Georgian Bluffs as well as the Grey County Council:
Whereas Bruce Power has provided detailed presentations about the proposed project to transport used steam generators to Sweden for recycling to Grey County Council, the transportation and public safety committee, and the municipalities that are on the proposed route;
and whereas Bruce Power has a proven track record for safe operation;
and whereas Bruce Power had a proven track record for responsible environmental performance;
and whereas the proposed project will significantly reduce the volume of material that will need to be managed in long-term storage;
and whereas the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is providing nuclear safety oversight to the project;
now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Corporation of the County of Grey extends its full support of the proposed project to transport the used steam generators from Bruce Power to Sweden for recycling and the return of the residual low-level radioactive waste to the Western Waste Management facility.