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Port Hope, Cobourg, and Region (1082 articles)

Port Hope and the surrounding communities are part of Northumberland county. Each town has a population under 20,000 people and boast some of the north shore’s most historic downtowns. Port Hope is home to a number of nuclear-related industries, which have historically contributed to unique water quality problems in the area. Port Granby radioactive waste site, just outside of Port Hope, is actually located in Durham Region. Information about this leaking waste site may be found in both categories on this web site. Port Hope Harbour is one of Lake Ontario's "Areas of Concern."

Hope for Port Hope?

January 18th, 2012

Port Hope will benefit from a $1.28-billion injection of cash from the Government of Canada to help the Ontario town cleanup 1.2-million cubic metres of low level radioactive waste over the next decade.Canada has dramatically increased the amount of money it will invest in a long-awaited cleanup program on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The previous cleanup cost estimate... (more)

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Toronto News: Port Hope radioactive cleanup gets $1.28B federal funding – thestar.com

January 14th, 2012

Ottawa has pledged a whopping $1.28 billion to the biggest radioactive waste cleanup in Canadian history.Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver made the announcement in Port Hope on Friday morning.Experts had long predicted the cost of the cleanup, earlier pegged at about $260 million, would balloon. Cleanup of low-level radioactive waste scattered through the... (more)

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NorthumberlandNews Article: Ottawa antes up cash for Port Hope waste cleanup

January 14th, 2012

Restoration of Port Hope's Lake Ontario shoreline, plus new jobs associated with low-level radioactive waste cleanup, are ready to go, says the federal natural resources minister.Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver announced the government is investing $1.28 billion over 10 years to fund phase two of the waste cleanup in Port Hope and Port Granby in Clarington, during... (more)

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$1.28B for Port Hope radioactive cleanup – Toronto – CBC News

January 14th, 2012

CBC is reporting that more than $1-billion will be allocated to clean up radioactive waste in Port Hope, Ontario: Ottawa says it will spend $1.28 billion over 10 years to clean up low-level radioactive waste in the Port Hope area east of Toronto.The waste came from radium and uranium refining operations of the former Crown corporation Eldorado Nuclear and its private... (more)

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Wetlands preservation will benefit residents and visitors – Community Press – Ontario, CA

January 14th, 2012

Marmora and Lake — The municipality has devised a plan to preserve local wetlands for future generations.Council here recently approved the Naylor's Common Wetland and Trails Long-range Plan. Put together by the municipality's environmental advisory committee and economic development committees, in partnership with the parks and recreation department, the plan sets goals to... (more)

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Cameco’s lenient licence standards threaten water quality

January 6th, 2012

Cameco Corporation has applied for a renewed five-year licence for its uranium conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario. The plant is located at the heart of one of Lake Ontario’s most historic and environmentally vulnerable harbours. For decades, nuclear-related industrial pollution has affected water quality and the natural environment in and around Port... (more)

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We need your help, a letter from Waterkeeper Mark Mattson

December 20th, 2011

I first swam as a child in the waves at the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Here, I learned to catch wild, wriggling fish with my brothers and sisters and cousins and friends. I quenched my thirst with the cold blue water of this Great Lake.My lifelong love of water and my personal connection to Lake Ontario inspired me to become your Waterkeeper ten years ago. With your... (more)

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Waterkeeper responds to Ontario Environmental Commissioner’s 2010/2011 Annual Report

November 29th, 2011

We are losing momentum on dealing with environmental issues in Ontario. That’s the main conclusion of the Ontario Environmental Commissioner’s 2010/2011 Annual Report, released today (http://www.eco.on.ca/).“I have 30 years of environmental protection and I'm nervous about our situation,” Commissioner Gord Miller said at a Queen’s Park press conference this... (more)

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Ontario has lost its way on the environment: new report from the Commissioner

November 29th, 2011

We are losing momentum on dealing with environmental issues in Ontario. That’s the main conclusion of the Ontario Environmental Commissioner’s 2010/2011 Annual Report, released today (http://www.eco.on.ca/).“I have 30 years of environmental protection experience and I'm nervous about our situation,” Commissioner Gord Miller said at a Queen’s Park press conference... (more)

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Waterkeeper comments on next step in Cameco Vision 2010 EA

November 3rd, 2011

BY EMAILCaroline Ducros, Environmental Assessment Specialist Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 280 Slater Street, P.O. Box 1046, Station B Ottawa, ON K1P 5S9 Email: caroline.ducros@cnsc-ccsn.gc.caCC: Aldo E. D’Agostino, Project Manager, Vision 2010 Cameco Corporation, Fuel Services Division 1 Eldorado Place, Port Hope, ON L1A 3A1 Email:... (more)

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