Saskatchewan’s government has unanimously passed a motion supporting the development of nuclear power and Kincardine’s Mayor has just returned from a whirlwind speaking tour in the province.
Larry Kraemer was invited to speak to the Chambers of Commerce in the Battlefords, Lloydminster, and Prince Albert about what it’s like to be a community that hosts Bruce Power.
Bruce Power is thinking of developing a new nuclear power plant in the prairie province.
Kraemer says he told the audiences about when the Ontario government closed Bruce A back in the early 1990’s and how the community rallied to have it re-opened.
Kraemer says he talked about the Bruce A restart project, the Deep Geological Repository proposal, and the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities — a sort of club for municipalities that are home to nuclear industries.
Kraemer says he highlighted that the perception of nuclear power among residents in Kincardine is mostly positive.
The mayor says he answered questions about some of the more common concerns about nuclear power, like cancer risks to people living close to the plant, or how nuclear power plants impact the local economy.
The cost of Kraemer’s trip to Saskatchewan was covered by the chambers of commerce in the communities he visited.