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Landfill Closure: April 24, 2024
Public Notice:
Landfill will be closed on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Due to unforeseen circumstances
Landfill will be open on Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Will be open from 12 PM to 4 PM
Apologies for any inconvenience
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Press Release: Township of Ignace Prepares to Host the Northwest Nuclear Exploration Event 2024
Approximately 40 Exhibits, Panelists and Nuclear Industry representatives from all of over Canada set to descend in Ignace, ON on April 12th and 13th, 2024!
The Township of Ignace Mayor and Council, event planning personnel and Township staff, including members of the Willingness Ad Hoc Committee have been diligently preparing to host the most important Northwestern Ontario Nuclear Exploration Event yet. The event is set to take place on April 12th and 13th, 2024 at the Ignace Recreational Centre, with a special smudging ceremony and prayer from Donna Chief, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway First Nation at 10 am.
“We are so excited to once again be hosting this important, learning, and educational event for our residents, surrounding municipalities, our First Nation neighbours, local students and regional partners and stakeholders. We are stressing that all our greater community comes out and has an opportunity to ask questions about our recently signed potential hosting agreement, our recent tours, and meetings with industry partners across Canada, First Nation, and other community meetings we have attended around Canada and the world, including Finland. We have Canadian representatives that are ready to tell their stories and we are so pleased that we have over 40 exhibits who will be on the ground and providing factual and critical information about the nuclear industry, safety in transportation, this proposed deep geological repository and the opportunities that are associated with it”, stated Mayor Kim Baigrie. “But we don’t stop there, we also have invited those who are presenting the potential challenges of this project, and their voice must also be heard”, the Mayor went on to state.
On March 18th,2024 Mayor and Council passed a unanimous resolution to sign an historic potential hosting agreement with the NWMO. The signing of this historic agreement allowed the Township, the Willingness Ad Hoc Committee, its residents, stakeholders, and other interested parties to consider the legal, financial, and regulatory implications as critical data points in moving forward with the willingness process and the determination of a final decision by Council in mid 2024. This agreement and the Ignace Community Well Being Studies become very important resources for both the residents and Council in the community moving forward. Representatives of the Township and NWMO will be on hand to answer questions about that agreement and share summaries with the residents of Ignace. The agreement in its entirety, a summary of the agreement, the Township resolutions and other information are all posted on the Township website.
The Northwestern Nuclear Exploration Event will also be an important opportunity resident within the community to continue to stay engaged with the willingness process currently underway in the Township of Ignace. With Chela Inc., the municipal engagement consultants, advisors and peer review experts for the study and Willingness Ad Hoc Committee members will all be represented and in attendance. With Chela Inc. will also be registering residents for confidential interviews, and the community will be able to ask questions about the methodology and hear about the progress of the study.
Mayor Kim Baigrie will be hosting a special PANCAKE Breakfast on Saturday April 13th at 9:00 am in the Kid’s Zone with Mayor Blair Skinner (Pinawa, Manitoba) and Mayor Adrian Foster (Clarington, Ontario) both members of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities. The breakfast will be sponsored by the Township of Ignace, and everyone is invited to come free of charge. Organizers are asking those attending that, if they are able to, please bring and donate a dry good for the local Mary Berglund Food Bank. It would be very much appreciated.
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NNEE 2024 Exhibitors List
NNEE 2024 - Northwest Nuclear Exploration Event Exhibitors List
Exhibitors List for the Nuclear Exploration Event in Ignace ON April 12/13 2024
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Northwest Nuclear Exploration Event - Agenda 2024
Northwest Nuclear Exploration Event 2024
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Regular Council Meeting Rescheduled
The Regular Meeting of Council originally set for Monday, March 18th has been rescheduled to Monday, March 25th @ 6:00 p.m.
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Media Statement
Media Statement-March 4, 2024
From February 28, 2024, to March 1, 2024, Ignace Council members alongside Township residents selected to represent the community, attended theCanadian nuclear Association national conference in Ottawa to learn.......
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New Willingness Committee Members Being Sought By Township Council
Public Statement
New Willingness Committee Members Being Sought by Township Council
Public Statement - Township of Ignace - New Willingness Committee Members Being Sought
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Christmas Parade Postponed Until Further Notice
Please note that this year’s Christmas Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting that was originally scheduled for December 2, 2023 within the Township has been postponed due to some unforeseen circumstances. Please accept our sincere apologies.
The new proposed date of this event is now December 20, 2023 and the Township of Ignace will continue to provide updates on this new date throughout the month of December.
Once again, our apologies for the delay and we hope that this has not caused any inconvenience.
Thank you.
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Pine Street Culvert Update for the Community
Township Council is pleased to provide an update and some photos of the Pine Street Culvert Project. The contractor has now removed the old culverts and the new culverts have been installed successfully.
Water is now flowing through the culverts as the temporary diversion channel and coffer dams have all been removed. The road subgrade has been brought up to paving elevations.
Guide rail installation will take place early next week. The contractors are replacing a section of the water main that had to be removed during the construction phase and before the roadway could be reopened to vehicular traffic.
There will be directional drilling equipment on site in the next week or two to complete this scope of work. After the watermain has been installed, the roadway will be open for vehicular traffic to travel across the river.
The contractor will confirm drilling dates with JML Engineering, however a conservative estimate for the end of this year’s work would be the week of November 27, 2023.
Paving and concrete work is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2024.
We want to thank all of our residents in the Township of Ignace for their patience and ongoing support of our community projects.
Township Interim Mayor and Council
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Township Purchases New Pick-Up Truck Utilizing NWMO Funds for Community Projects
Ignace Township Council just purchased and received a brand-new Dodge pick up truck using the Community Well Being Funds that they received from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in 2023. The funds are set aside for special purposes that will build a better community and be engaged by the Township for the benefit of all citizens.
“New Vehicle will serve many local and special event purposes”!
The truck, which arrived this past week, will be used to support the arena, parks playgrounds, community events and also public works. The truck replaces one of the end-of-life trucks donated to the township by Trans Canada Pipelines (TC Energy) a few years ago. The Township would like to thank McKinstry Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram for their services and the most importantly NWMO for their ongoing support of the Township of Ignace.
“Regardless of where we stand at the end of this Willingness Process and with NWMO, I can assure all of the residents of the Township of Ignace that this process has been and hopefully will continue to be one of the most important economic development drivers we have had in this community. We will continue to work with NWMO well into 2024 and want to thank them profusely for the on-going support both financially and overall and for the betterment of this entire community”, stated Interim Mayor Kim Baigrie.
The new Dodge pick up is valued at just over $54,000. “I continue to be impressed by the hard work and dedication of Township staff and their ongoing collaboration with NWMO on securing these very important assets for the community” stated Councillor Janet Lett. “This vehicle will certainly be well utilized at our many local events and to support the maintenance of our parks and playgrounds.”
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