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The Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-05-06, Page 34• • • E Page A32 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Canada has a plan for the safe and secure long-term management of its used nuclear fuel. You are invited to participate In its Implementation. In 2008, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) initiated a dialogue with interested organizations and individuals on important principles and elements for a fair process to identify an informed and willing community to host a deep geological repository for the safe containment and isolation of Canada's r used nuclear fuel for the long term. Guided by this input, we have ;! developed a discussion document outlining a Proposed Process for Selecting a Site. x A The discussion document describes the project that will involve the establishment of a deep geological" repository J and an associated centre of expertise. It reviews scientific and technical requirements that will guide selection of an appropriate site to ensure safety. It describes implementation of the project through a partnership with an informed, willing community, to foster well-being and sustainability. And it outlines proposed steps through which• interested communities would be able to learn more as they consider potential interest in hosting this project. We invite you to review the discussion document, and share your thoughts on whether this proposed process is appropriate, and what changes may need to be made. We invite and welcome you to an upcoming information session in your region. Your comments will assist the NWMO in refining and confirming an open, fair and inclusive Process for Selecting a Site for this national infrastructure project. Delta London Armouries Hotel Dundas St, London, ON N68 1 T9 �' Td 519.879.$111 =-.:av�� 2-9 p.m. Walkerton Community Centre 290 Durham St. West, PO Box 850, wapterton, ON NOG 2V0 Tet: 519.881.0825 Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre 525 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 2L2 Tet: 416.597.9200 For a copy of the discussion document and a complete listing of information sessions, please visit: www.nwmo.ca. tf you cannot attend the sessions, we still want to hear from you. You may fill out a survey, make a submission on the website or send your comments to: Nuclear Waste Management Organization Re: Proposed Process for Selecting a Site 22 St. Clair Avenue E., Sixth Floor, Toronto, ON M4T 2S3, Canada ' 416.934.9526 contactusOnwmo.ca J !1 Photos by Dominique Milburn More than 70 peole took part in the fifth annual hike for hospice in Goderich and Wingham on Sunday, including Bethany, 9, and Ronnie Blanchard, 8. Devon Simpson, 16, took care of any hunger pains as he kept the bar- becue blazing. Hike raises more than 7,000 More than 70 hikers hit the trails on Sunday in both Goderich and Wingham in support of Huron Hospice Volunteer Services, and it turns out, 70 hikers is worth about $7,000. That's the grand -total figure released Monday by the care relief organization as the result of the fifth annual Hike for Hospice, a nation-wide fundraising effort, and the biggest one for the Huron outlet. "We're thrilled, people were very generous to us," said an upbeat Shirley Dinsmore, Huron Hospice Executive Director. In Goderich, hikers went the distance along the Menesetung Trail and ended up at • the CPR rail station where they were treated ¢ s .1r ; w . R o{ bgrt,gctued metal. Nearing the end of the •- `. * . i t r x ` ,',i, r `'.�* . t1y , `tltt�tt-'tfottr k excursion - that -allowed hikers to set their own pace, it was announced that the event's top fundraiser and grand prize winner was none -other than June MacEwen of Wingham, who brought in $757 alone. MacEwen hiked away the new owner of a mountain bike. Huron Hospice is a dedicated team of volunteers who provide companionship, lis- tening and emotional support to residents who are facing a life-threatening illness or injury. The volunteers offer relief to enable pri- mary caregivers to feel comfortable to take time away or rest at no cost. Currently, Huron Hospice is working towards estab- lishing an online registration and pledge envi- ronment through their Web site, www.huron- hospice.ca, where hikers and contributors can take part through the convenience of the Internet.