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Originally Posted by ADLS
Thanks a lot! Looks like a pretty decent amount of activity. I see that Thunder Bay’s population is well above 130,000 so would be nice to see this increased construction continue as well.
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Yes by recent historical trends, its definitely decent. The national trend towards decreased immigration levels is going to hurt though, unfortunately. Word is out its easier to get PR (permanent residency) relative to other areas of Ontario, which is helping drive immigration. The employment piece and services for newcomers require improvement. Longer term issues related to taxation, infrastructure renewal and competitiveness with respect to growth require attention as well.
There's no reason why the city shouldn't set a target for 150,000+ residents early 2030's, that's only a few percent growth per year. The new city manager's most significant focus is growth, and he has re-arranged administration to reflect this.
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Originally Posted by ericmacm
It cannot be understated how much of a massive win this is going to be for Ignace/Wabigoon FN and Northern Ontario as a whole. The media has been wrongly portraying this as a dump, it is so much more advanced and technical than that. This is going to be a long-term provider of very good-paying jobs and will almost certainly put Ignace on the map. It will be very important to have a facility like this as we expand our nuclear power generation capacity across the country.
One really important implication that this could have pertains to foreign nuclear waste. Back in 2019/2020, it was revealed that Jean Chretien was involved in an effort to create a similar facility in Labrador to accept foreign nuclear waste, on the justification that since Canada is a leading supplier of uranium, Canada also has a responsibility to help safely dispose of it. If the NWMO DGR makes it all the way through and becomes operational, accepting foreign nuclear waste in addition to domestic waste has potential to become a major income generator.
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Very true! I also despise the use of the word 'dump' with regards to this project, its not accurate by any means. Its interesting so many folks as viewing the project within the confines of existing infrastructure in place now, and can't see the opportunity of 'what could be'. Why not use this as the justification to demand a better Trans-Canada Highway? Or a reason to demand some additional redundancy in our logistical systems? We could definitely use both regionally, and nationally... its tough moving product to market in Canada at times.
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