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Key updates on the Committee's work, nuclear industries, and radioactive waste activities in Port Hope and beyond will be posted here. Sign up for our newsletter to get regular updates.


Oct 250 min read
Prepared Remarks for PHCHCC Delegation to Port Hope Council Meeting, September 15, 2026
Prepared Remarks for PHCHCC Delegation to Port Hope Council Meeting, September 15, 2026 (check against delivery to meet 10 min time limit) Good evening Madam Mayor, Councillors, Staff, Colleagues and Public I am Faye More, Chair and presenting on behalf of the Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee, a volunteer group of current and former residents that began in 1995. When I spoke at this spot during Question Period on Sept 1st on the serious matter of Ontario’s B
Oct 196 min read
Past, Present, Future: Tenth Talk by Dr. Gordon Edwards
M E D I A R E L E A S E October 19, 2026 The Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee Invites you to the 10th in our Public Event Series “Nuclear Issues in Port Hope: Past, Present, Future” Guest Speaker: Dr. Gordon Edwards, Ph.D. President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Res
Oct 193 min read
Prepared Remarks for PHCHCC Delegation to Port Hope Council Meeting, September 15, 2026
Good evening Madam Mayor, Councillors, Staff, Colleagues and Public I am Faye More, Chair and presenting on behalf of the Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee, a volunteer group of current and former residents that began in 1995. When I spoke at this spot during Question Period on Sept 1st on the serious matter of Ontario’s Bill 5, its provisions for provincial takeovers of land via designations of Special Economic Zones and Council’s official position on Bill 5, m
Sep 286 min read


Upcoming Event!
Presentation by Ralph Torrie on Wesleyville Nuclear: Risks, Costs, and Community Impacts. THURSDAY / October 1, 2026
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Ten Agreements Over 50 Years. The Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River Watershed is Still Waiting for Canada and Ontario to Finish the Job
It might not interest everyone at first glance: writing about this new Canada Ontario Agreement. But it should. On all sides of the border, across the lakes and throughout the watershed. This agreement will set the tone for the next 5 years of water quality for 20% of the planet's surface fresh water and set the direction for the future health or demise of our most important natural asset. Water is at the heart of our health, economy, and overall prosperity. It is the foundat
Jul 271 min read
Nuclear Issues in Port Hope: Past, Present, Future. Presentation to Port Hope Council, July 21, 2026
Faye More Below is the video for the presentation available on YouTube. https://youtu.be/ahdJbMnaPsk?si=DqXY6CzTDKq18DQk
Jul 211 min read


June 2026 Newsletter: Upcoming Port Hope Film Screening.
First We Bombed New Mexico screening in Port Hope, August 2026. Register to Attend For event details and registration, please use the link below: https://laynemary99.wixsite.com/so/a6PyJdDfX?languageTag=en&cid=d0fab13c-aff1-4500-a20a-9d54f23e5356 We look forward to seeing you at the Port Hope screening this August.
Jun 301 min read
Final Petition AG of Canada revised june 25th
Re: Supplementary Petition from the Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee (PHCHCC) following up on the Petition to the Auditor General of Canada from the Canadian Environmental Law Association on behalf of Faye More, March 2024. ________________________________________________________________
Jun 281 min read
Presentations from the 6th in our Nuclear Issues in Port Hope Series - Public Meeting June 17, 2026
Faye More and Dr. Gordon Edward
Jun 181 min read
A renewable energy future for Ontario –positive, practical, affordable.
Presentation for the Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee Ralph Torrie, Director of Research, Corporate Knights November 26, 2025
Jun 181 min read
Gordon Edwards: Port Hope video, June 17, 2026, re. Plans for World's Largest Nuclear Plant.
Gordon Edwards June. Friends and Colleagues - Ontario Power Generation is Canada’s principal nuclear utility with 16 operational CANDU nuclear reactors— 8 of them on Lake Huron at the Brue Nuclear Complex, 4 of them at Pickering just east of Toronto, and 4 more at Darlington just east of Pickering. The latter ones are on the northern shore of Lake Ontario.At the Darlington site, construction is underway for the first of four so-called “SMNRs”—the BWRX-300, by GE-Hitachi. In
Jun 172 min read


The Quality of Yes: Why Shortcuts Will Never Equal Wisdom
In my last post, I reflected on the bluffs of Lake Ontario along Port Granby—a place that has finally found peace after a century-long industrial legacy. That peace is a testament to what happens when we commit to getting things right, even if it takes time. However, that hard-won wisdom is facing a new kind of pressure. With the Ontario government’s push for ten new reactors and a broader continental trend toward fast-tracking infrastructure, we are at a crossroads. The conv
May 143 min read
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