Arctic roads, nuclear repository could be designated as Canada’s 1st national interest projects

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/jmrTRYt Canada’s federal government announced Wednesday it is launching the process to designate its first three national interest projects: two transportation infrastructure projects and a nuclear waste facility up north. If designation is confirmed, these Arctic initiatives – constructed under the Building Canada Act – will be eligible for fast-tracked approvals and sidestepping some environmental laws. Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon first outlined the details for the two transportation infrastructure projects: the Mackenzie Valley Highway and the Grays Bay Road and port project – projects that construction likely won’t begin on until at least 2028. Next, the minister detailed the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s Deep Geological Repository – which will be in northwestern Ontario, near the Ojibwe Nation’s Wabigoon Lake. The current timeline for construction if designated? Roughly 2030. Speaking to reporters in Yellowknife, N.W.T., MacKinnon said the Deep Geological Repository would be designed to “provide the safe long-term management of Canada’s use of nuclear fuel.” For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/FxD9h4K Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://ift.tt/2TVSpy9 #GlobalNews #Arctic #Canada