South Bruce Nuclear Exploration Project

In February, Council chose to virtually attend and participate in the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR). 

To extend this opportunity to interested community members, the Municipality is offering public viewing for this conference, which runs from April 5th to April 7th.

Due to the conference taking place in Finland and the virtual component not being recorded, the public viewing will occur in real-time which means between 2:00am and 11:00am (approximately) from Tuesday April 5th, until Thursday, April 7th. 

At this time, the public viewing is set to take place in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Office, which is located at 21 Gordon Street East, Teeswater. 

The full agenda for the conference can be found in the Documents tab on the right side of the page. If you are interested in attending a public viewing, kindly pre-register. This will help us ensure we have sufficient seating, and enough refreshments available. However, drop-ins are permitted if you are unable to confirm in advance.

There is also a Younger Generation Session taking place on Monday, April 4th from 8:20-10:30am. This forum is geared towards those under 30 years old, and/or with 0-5 years of work experience. Registration for this portion of the conference can be done through the following form, or by completing the monthly #NextGenNetwork form on the municipal website: www.southbruce.ca/NextGenNetwork 

Read more about this conference: Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) - Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR-6): Advancing Geological Repositories from Concept to Operation (oecd-nea.org) 

Questions? Contact Steve Travale, Communications/Public Relations Officer at stravale@southbruce.ca 

Introduction 

The Municipality of South Bruce is developing a Local Hiring Effects Study and Strategy to understand the needs of its labour force and the skills needed to participate in the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Project. The overall objective of the Local Hiring Effects Study and Strategy is to maximize the opportunity for project employment of people residing within South Bruce while sustaining the workforce needed by the existing businesses in the Municipality.

Leading the study on behalf of the Municipality is MDB Insight, an experienced and respected consulting firm. Their consultants will be involved throughout the development of research and analysis for the Local Hiring Effects Study and Strategy, including all stakeholder engagement aspects. 

 A critical component of the Local Hiring Effects Study and Strategy is this Employer Survey. As an employer in South Bruce, your input is critical to the study. You will help gauge strengths, challenges, and priority areas that support a vibrant economy and meet the NWMO Project labour force requirements.

Please note there is a separate survey for Employees/Jobseekers that can also be found on Switchboard. If you are an employee/jobseeker in South Bruce, please consider completing that survey.

Please be assured that your answers will be kept strictly confidential. The survey should take no more than 15 minutes of your time. Only the summary results will be shared publicly. Your participation in this survey is entirely voluntary.

If you have any questions about the survey or the Local Hiring Study, you can reach out to Evelyn Paul, Senior Consultant, MDB Insight (epaul@mdbinsight.com) or Catherine Simpson, Community Engagement Officer, Municipality of South Bruce (csimpson@southbruce.ca). 

Please note this survey is open until February 16th at 4pm.

The Municipality of South Bruce is developing a Local Hiring Effects Study and Strategy to understand the needs of its labour force and the skills needed to participate in the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Project. The overall objective of the Local Hiring Effects Study is to maximize the opportunity for project employment of people residing within South Bruce while sustaining the workforce needed by the existing businesses in the Municipality.

Leading the study on behalf of the Municipality is MDB Insight, an experienced and respected consulting firm. Their consultants will be involved throughout the development of research and analysis for the Local Hiring Effects Study and Strategy, including all stakeholder engagement aspects. 

A critical component of the Local Hiring Effects Study is this Employee/Job-Seeker Survey. As an employee or jobseeker in South Bruce, your input is critical to the study. You will help gauge strengths, challenges, and priority areas that support a vibrant economy and meet the NWMO Project labour force requirements.

Please note there is a separate survey for Employers that can also be found on Switchboard. If you are an employer in South Bruce, please consider completing that survey.

Please be assured that your answers will be kept strictly confidential. The survey should take no more than 15 minutes of your time. Only the summary results will be shared publicly. Your participation in this survey is entirely voluntary.

If you have any questions about the survey or the Local Hiring Study, you can reach out to Evelyn Paul, Senior Consultant, MDB Insight (epaul@mdbinsight.com) or Catherine Simpson, Community Engagement Officer, Municipality of South Bruce (csimpson@southbruce.ca).

Please note this survey is open until February 16th at 4pm.

The Willingness Study Community Engagement Report (Draft Report) is now available for review until September 24, 2021. The Draft Report summarizes the comments received by GHD during the Willingness Study. Participants are encouraged to review the Draft Report to ensure their comments are captured accurately.

In 2012, the Municipality of South Bruce voluntarily entered the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) site selection process to manage Canada’s used nuclear fuel. It is one of two remaining communities participating in the process. South Bruce is looking for residents’ input on how to determine our community's willingness to host NWMO’s Project, which includes the deep geological repository, a Centre of Expertise, and additional above-ground facilities.

Determining our willingness to host the Project may be the single biggest decision our Council will ever make. This starts with deciding how we want willingness to be determined.  Before we decide whether this Project is right for South Bruce, we need to decide how we, as a community, will make that decision.

Thank you!

Your feedback is important. Providing your input does not mean you support or do not support the project. All South Bruce residents and ratepayers are welcome to participate.