THUNDER BAY – Since 1972, Environment North has been making a difference in helping to protect our great lake from mercury and asbestos contamination, and they were supporting the Experimental Lakes Area research facility in Vermillion Bay in 2013.
Now, after 50 years of advocacy and environmental protection, Environment North is taking a moment to celebrate.
“Protecting our environment is protecting our communities,” says Scott Harris, president of Environment North. “From fires to floods, the impacts of climate change are now alarming and obvious. In 2017, Environment North helped to stop the Energy East pipeline in our efforts to support the much-needed transition to a low-carbon society. We will continue to advocate with local, provincial, and federal decision-makers to create the environmental policies and economic incentives we need to prevent climate catastrophes for our kids and grandkids.”
“Most of the waste will need to be transported from southern Ontario for many decades by truck and/or train. Both options pose risks to northern communities and waterways along the route,” says Graham Saunders, Environment North board member, who was part of the original campaigns to prevent a proposed disposal site. “Environment North, as part of the alliance “We the Nuclear Free North”, is helping to increase public awareness of these risks associated with transport and burial of nuclear waste”.
On September 10, come celebrate Environment North’s 50 anniversary at Roots to Harvest in Thunder Bay on Fort William Road. The event starts a 4 p.m. on Sept. 10. The event is free and features music, food, and more. Everyone is welcome. RSVP by September 6 to Susan Grinstead by phone at 807-632-6736 or by email at [email protected].
More details are available on the Environment North website, at environmentnorth.ca.
