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Troy Patterson OMI Agency
Lucknow Central Public School was treated to a visit
by locally -raised animator Daryl Graham on Jan. 17,
2013. Graham demonstrated his animation skills with
a handful of drawings like Surly the Squirrel from
'The Nut Job' that opened in theatres Friday. He also
showed off his portfolio with many photos, drawings
and videos of his animation work with Disney, Warner
Bros. and many other major commercial projects.
Saugeen Shores, Arran-Elderslie axed from used fuel DGR process
Sarah Sloan
QM! Agency
Saugeen Shores and Arran-
Elderslie are no longer being con-
sidered as host communities for
the Nuclear Waste Management
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Organization's deep geological
repository for used nuclear fuel.
The announcement was made
by the NWMO on Thursday after-
noon. It said both communities
have very limited potential to
meet the geoscientific criteria
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required for the DGR.
Saugeen Shores Mayor Mike
Smith and Arran-Elderslie Mayor
Paul Eagleson were both
informed of the decision by a let-
ter from NWMO stating it will
cease preliminary assessment
work within their communities.
Michael Krizanc, communica-
tion manager at NWMO, said in
an interview Thursday afternoon
that the decision was based on
local circumstances.
The NWMO has identified the
preferred local rock formation for
a DGR is the Ordovician Cobourg
formation at a depth of 500
metres.
"In Arran-Elderslie, there's not
enough of this rock at the pre-
ferred depth to host a repository,"
Krizanc said.
"In Saugeen Shores, there is the
necessary limestone at the pre-
ferred depth, but there are many
other constraints that really
reduced the likelihood of identi-
fying another suitable area."
Prior to participating in the site
selection process, Saugeen Shores
had requested that all land west
of Highway 21 be excluded as the
possible DGR site as it had
already been reserved for future
development. This, Krizanc said,
was among other key factors
which played a part in the
decision.
Other factors included the Sau-
geen River and its tributaries, as
well as the rock below having
what is called pinnacle reefs
formed by a large sea billion of
years ago.
"There is an uncertainty of how
large [the reefs] are ... so for these
kinds of reasons, Saugeen Shores
doesn't have as much potential"
as other communities, he said.
Krizanc said it was important
for NWMO to inform communi-
ties as early in the process as pos-
sible so they are not investing
time and effort in something that
is very unlikely to succeed.
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