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COMMUNITY INSIGHTS BLOG
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.
Here is an interesting paper written about the impacts of nuclear energy production on women and children (2022)
National Library of Medicine Radioactive releases from the nuclear power sector and implications for child health Cindy Folkers 1,✉ , Linda Pentz Gunter 1 PMCID: PMC9557777 PMID: 36645750 Abstract Although radioactivity is released routinely at every stage of nuclear power generation, the regulation of these releases has never taken into account those potentially most sensitive—women, especially when pregnant, and children. From uranium mining and milling, to fuel manu
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Faye More, PHCHCC Chair, Interviewed by the National Observer
See the article here: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/news/port-hope-nuclear-megaproject-resistance
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Letter to the Mayor and Council of Port Hope
Below is a letter that our committee has sent to the Mayor and Council of Port Hope, Nov. 26, 2025. ℅ 2810 4th Line Port Hope, ON November 26, 2025 L1A 3V7 The Mayor and Council Municipality of Port Hope 56 Queen Street, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 3Z9 Re: Nuclear Issues in Port Hope: Concerns, Questions and Requests ________________________________________________________________________ As you are aware from our invitations, the volunteer Port Hope Community Health Con
Dec 21, 20259 min read
Reposting: On the road with radioactive waste: Canada’s roads are not safe
by Mayara Gonçalves e Lima December 11, 2025 Transporting radioactive waste from Gentilly-1 poses risks to communities along public highways. Canada is decommissioning a nuclear power plant for the first time, marking a new chapter in the country’s nuclear history. The decommissioning of Gentilly-1 in Bécancour, Quebec — on the St. Lawrence River in Wabanaki territory — is a milestone in the country’s reckoning with its radioactive legacy, setting a precedent that will
Dec 13, 20255 min read
A letter to the Port Hope Mayor and Council: Concerns regarding the proposed Nuclear Facility at Wesleyville
To Mayor and Council, I am emailing to voice my concerns over the proposed Nuclear Facility at Wesleyville. To have the largest Nuclear Facility in the world in a rural setting on the lakefront once again is unbelievable to comprehend. This facility would be surrounded by prime agricultural land and not suited for this type of facility, in addition to making significant changes to a historic road, such as Lakeshore Road. This would be in close proximity to residents and the h
Nov 10, 20252 min read
Port Hope Remediation Legal Agreement: An agreement for the cleanup and the long term safe management of low-level radioactive waste in three communities
Aerial Radiometric Survey of Port Hope 1976 The attached document is the Legal Agreement signed in 2001 with subsequent amendments between Canada and the Municipality of Port Hope, the Township of Hope and the Municipality of Clarington.
Nov 4, 20251 min read
Reposting for our colleague Dr. Gordon Edwards
Friends and colleagues - CCNR has witnessed many public interest victories in the nuclear field brought about by public pressure, exerted from OUTSIDE the “nuclear bubble” of CNSC, OPG, AECL, NWMO, etc. Read more about one such victory here.
Sep 28, 20254 min read
Petition: Nuclear-Related Health Concerns in Port Hope Impacting Residents and Workers in the Nuclear Industry, 2008
Our Committee formed in 1995 in an effort to obtain comprehensive, independent health studies for our community due to decades of exposure to radioactive materials from careless historic waste disposal practices and daily radioactive and heavy metal emissions from two facilities. Read more about this here.
Sep 28, 20257 min read
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