Concerned Citizens

Volunteer group working for responsible management of radioactive waste in the Ottawa Valley, Canada

[Lance Haymond @LanceHaymond]

The most troubling part of this story is that the regulator, CNSC has once again failed in their responsibility to provide oversight.
They are useless

stop nuclear https://t.co/13v9ClaaeK

Toxic sewage discharged at Chalk River nuclear lab | CBC News https://t.co/ZaR7lPqMmo

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

If you missed yesterday's press conference on stopping the radioactive waste dump at #ChalkRiver, view it here. Hear from Kebaowek and Kitigan Zibi First Nations' Chiefs, @ElizabethMay, @seblemire (Bloc), Ole Hendrickson of Concerned Citizens. https://t.co/y5My11AeMI #KichiSibi

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Thank you to Chiefs @LanceHaymond, @DylanWhiteduck and everyone who rallied on Parliament Hill yesterday to call on the @JustinTrudeau government to halt a massive #radioactivewaste dump next to the #KichiSibi #OttawaRiver. Indeed - actions speak louder than words. #WaterIsLife

[Brett Forester @BrettForester]

“Actions speak louder than words. Reconciliation is a series of actions, and not words. So if this government is serious about reconciliation with the Anishinaabe people, we've given him and a golden opportunity,” said Chief Lance Haymond of PM Trudeau. https://t.co/ai6m2QMA1e

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Rally 1 pm Wed. on Parliament Hill to support Algonquin #FirstNations, stop #radioactivewaste dump at Chalk River & protect #KichiSibi. The govt of Canada must respect #UNDRIP - FN do not consent! It's up to feds to cancel this! https://t.co/GUJYe7oJBY @JonathanWNV
@s_guilbeault

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Algonquins of Barriere Lake do not consent to the radioactive waste dump the fed. govt is building upstream on the Ottawa River: "We will not rest until our rights are respected and the biodiversity of the Kichi Sibi lands and waters...are protected. #FPIC
https://t.co/U7DY6LcR7C

[France Bélisle @BelisleFrance]

Décision décevante pour #Gatineau. Soulève des préoccupations cruciales quant à la sécurité d'eau potable de millions de résidents. Nous continuerons à insister pour des mesures adéquates afin de minimiser les risques pour nos citoyens le long de la rivière des Outaouais. #polmun

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

One correction to your excellent story. CNL loves to say waste dump will hold contaminated clothing and rags. Actually, its MILLION tons will include 100+ radioactive buildings and soil from operating nuclear reactors and labs for 70 years https://t.co/7g0RqqQ5NJ @NatObserver

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Green light today to a #radioactive #waste dump next to the #OttawaRiver is hard to believe, since 10 #Algonquin Nations did not consent. The #federal government will be funding this dump with your tax dollars! @CanEnvLawAssn comments. https://t.co/iXtb4UPq4Q #ottnews

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

@MargaretAtwood Thank you so much! Ten of 11 Algonquin nations do not give consent to this million-ton radioactive dump. Yet it could be approved and paid for by the feds. What gets into the Ottawa River flows into the St. Lawrence - millions of people's water source to be at risk in perpetuity.

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Link to the petition, calling to respect free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous peoples, and for an international review of the dangerous plan to pile radioactive waste above ground near the Ottawa River: https://t.co/0Jow3gQPuo

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Thank you Margaret Atwood! We know you care about Canada's rivers and lands. Everyone please sign this petition by Wed. (Jan 10) at 2 pm, calling on the federal government to not license a giant nuclear waste dump next to the Ottawa River and to respect First Nations & UNDRIP.

[Margaret E Atwood @MargaretAtwood]

Um, why is anyone even thinking of disposing of nuclear waste close to the surface and near a river system that provides drinking water to millions? And on Indigenous land, without informed consent? Who thought this one up? ???

Petition e-4676 - Petitions https://t.co/A9PMWd9VZm

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

TY Chief @LanceHaymond & #Algonquin #FirstNations for protecting the #sacredKichiSibi #OttawaRiver for all who live here and drink its waters. Listen @cbcallinaday https://t.co/5iOTS4QwWD @MargaretAtwood @DylanWhiteduck @CanadiansOrg @SierraClubCan #nuclearwaste #FPIC #UNDRIP

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

This was momentous. Two Chiefs and two Grand Chiefs representing 10 out of 11 #Algonquin #FirstNations stating unequivocally they do not consent to the proposed #radioactive waste dump near the #OttawaRiver at Chalk River Laboratories. #ottnews

[Council of Canadians @CanadiansOrg]

Algonquin First Nations responded to plans to build a radioactive waste dump on unceded Algonquin territory near the Ottawa River (Kichi Sibi).
https://t.co/QqAzcF1Hhg
@MargaretAtwood @dylanwhiteduck @LanceHaymond @ElizabethMay @RadWasteAlert @SierraClubCan @OttawaCofC

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

MPs from 4 parties & citizens from 120+ groups have concerns about federal government's push for "small modular reactors". Read here: New nuclear tech not the answer to Canada’s climate woes, MPs say #renewables @CredNb @SierraClubCan @CanEnvLawAssn
https://t.co/7QlXgS0M5H

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

“New nuclear is already far more expensive than proven renewable energy sources like wind and solar."

- Susan O’Donnell, Professor & Member of the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development

[Source: @nationalpost] #cdnpoli #climatenews

https://t.co/ik0jQJ8Ot2

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Every energy form has pros/cons. #RenewableEnergy has far more pros, manageable cons. Find out the real bottom line about #nuclear, baseload energy needs, plutonium and technologies like sodium-cooled reactors. In Ottawa at 91A 4th Ave tonight or listen online. #ClimateAction

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

Panel discussion: Is New Nuclear a Smart Climate Solution?

Featuring Dr. Gordon Edwards, Dr. Dale Dewar, Candyce Paul, & OCCA Director, Angela Bischoff [@NoNukeBailouts].

Register Here: https://t.co/hRXsAnXwSX

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

TY @ElizabethMay @mariosimardbq @alexboulerice and @JenicaAtwin for speaking out on risks of 🇨🇦 plans to expand #nuclear energy coast to coast with new, untried reactors. Groups call SMRs a 'dirty, dangerous distraction' from #climateaction. #cdnpoli @susanodo_NB @NoNukeBailouts

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Excellent coverage of press conference today where 4 MPs voiced their concerns about federal plans to build up nuclear energy in Canada and build so-called "small modular reactors" in many communities.

[Mark Ramzy @markramzyy]

My story from today: Although Trudeau said Canada will require nuclear energy production in a transition to cleaner energy, MPs from all parties except the Conservatives, including at least one Liberal, have said they’re not sold.

[Concerned Citizens @RadWasteAlert]

Merci @alexboulerice et les trois autres députés courageux qui se sont joints à nous aujourd'hui. Les générations futures vous remercieront.

[Alexandre Boulerice @alexboulerice]

Après la conférence de presse transpartisane pour demander un pause du financement public fédéral pour les petits réacteurs nucléaires modulaires. #déchets #santé ⁦@susanodo_NB⁩ ⁦@ElizabethMay⁩ ⁦@JenicaAtwin⁩ ⁦@mariosimardbq⁩ #polcan #nucléaire #NPD