First Nations rally together to oppose nuclear waste transportation and storage in northwestern Ontario – Anishinabek News
June 16, 2026
THUNDER BAY — Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon and a group of Chiefs expressed their concerns about the transportation and storage of nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario during a rally on June 6 in Thunder Bay. The rally began at Waverley Park and proceeded down Red River Rd. to the Spirit Garden on Thunder Bay’s waterfront.
“Nuclear waste, it’s not going to happen,” Chief Solomon says. “I know that, sometimes, communities are in the situation where this stuff is already in their backyard. So, how do we make the best of this situation for our people? What I’m grateful for is that all the First Nations along the transportation corridor between where this nuclear waste is and Wabigoon Lake First Nation have adamantly opposed the transportation of nuclear waste.”
