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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINC INE
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BY-LAW
NO. 2004 -189
BEING A BY-LAW TO DETERMINE THE PROCES FOR THE
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION TO BE CONDUCT D BY THE
STRATEGIC COUNSEL TO DETERMINE PUBLIC OPINION
REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF LOW AND IN ERMEDIATE
LEVEL WASTE WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF K NCARDINE
WHEREAS Section 130 of the Municipal Act, 2001, 5.0. 001, c. 25, as
amended, provides that a municipality may regulate matters for purposes related
to the health, safety and well being of the inhabitants of the mu icipality;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said Municipal Act, Secti ns 8 and 9 (1),
municipalities are provided with powers of a natural person t enable them to
govem their affairs as they consider appropriate and to enha ce their ability to
respond to municipal issues;
AND WHEREAS The Council for the Corporation of th Municipality of
Kincardine authorized entering into an agreement with Ontario ower Generation
Inc. for the management of low and intermediate level nuclea waste within the
Municipality of Kincardine with the adoption of By-law No. 2004 - 157;
AND WHEREAS the agreement with Ontario Power Generati n Inc. documents
the provision of an independent community consultation by t e Municipality to
ascertain the public's support of the project;
AND WHEREAS The Council for the Corporation of th Municipality of
Kincardine entered into an agreement with the Strategic Counsel for the
provision of professional services to conduct an indepe dent community
consultation with the adoption of By-law No. 2004 - 176;
AND WHEREAS the Corporation of the Municipality of Ki cardine deems it
expedient to determine the process to be utilized by The Strat gic Counsel when
conducting the community consultation to determine pUblic op nion regarding the
storage of low and intermediate level waste;
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of t e Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. That The Strategic Counsel has been engaged to con uct a community
consultation by polling every adult determined, by the req irements set out in
Municipality of Kincardine By-law No. 2004-182, to be eli ible, and providing
them with an opportunity to comment on the possibility of managing low and
intermediate level nuclear waste at the Westem Waste Ma agement Facility.
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Community Consultation Process
By-Jaw No. 2004 - 189
2. That The Strategic Counsel will conduct the community onsultation by
following the ensuing process: ,
i) The consultation will begin January 6, 2005; I
ii) Each household will be contacted by telephone; seaso~al residents will
receive mailed ballots; ,
iii) Each household will be asked to identify all eligible part cipants;
iv) Each eligible participant who chooses to participate will be read a
preamble and asked to respond to the consultation qu tion;
v) If, after 10 telephone attempts, no contact is made ballots will be
mailed; ~
vi) Summary results will be reported to the Municipali of Kincardine,
however, individual voting details will be held in co fidence by the
polling firm; .
vii) BDO Dunwoody will conduct a limited process audit.
3. Pollsters employed by The Strategic Counsel, when conducting the
community consultation, will pose the following preamble and question:
"Preamble
The Kincardine Council has expressed its support fo the long-term
management of low and intermediate level nuclear waste in a deep geologic
repository to be owned and operated by Ontario Power eneration at the
Western Waste Management Facility located at the Bruce si
Council's decision was based on the following key points:
~ It provides the highest level of safety of an option.
~ There will be a rigorous environmental assessment and
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission r gulatory process
that includes opportunities for publi input before
construction is approved.
~ The deep geologic repository will perma ently isolate the
low and intermediate level waste stream,¡much of which is
already stored on site. I
~ It provides significant economic benefit t~ the residents of
the Municipality. I
~ No high level waste or used nuclear fuel wfUld be allowed in
the facility. ,
In summary, Council believes it is important to solicit the vi s of residents.
Question:
Do you support the establishment of a facility f r the long-term
management of low and intermediate level waste at t e Western Waste
Management Facility?
Is that:
Yes
No
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Community Consultation Process
By-law No. 2004 - 189
4. This By-law may be cited as the "Community Consultation P cess By-law".
READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time and FINALLY PAS ED this 15h day
of December, 2004. \
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