Province plans to issue exploration licences this summer
Pleas are mounting for the Nova Scotia government to slow down its push for uranium development.
Following on the heels of Pictou County, three additional municipalities voted this week to ask the province to pause before granting any uranium exploration licences.
Councils for West Hants Regional Municipality, the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, and the Municipality of the County of Annapolis voted unanimously on making the request.
The motions varied slightly, but essentially each council agreed to formally ask the province for an indefinite delay so that communities can become better informed about potential impacts.
"It's the unknown that's worrying residents at this point," said Abraham Zebian, mayor of West Hants Regional Municipality, at a council meeting Tuesday.
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Province plans to issue exploration licences this summer
Pleas are mounting for the Nova Scotia government to slow down its push for uranium development.
Following on the heels of Pictou County, three additional municipalities voted this week to ask the province to pause before granting any uranium exploration licences.
Councils for West Hants Regional Municipality, the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, and the Municipality of the County of Annapolis voted unanimously on making the request.
The motions varied slightly, but essentially each council agreed to formally ask the province for an indefinite delay so that communities can become better informed about potential impacts.
"It's the unknown that's worrying residents at this point," said Abraham Zebian, mayor of West Hants Regional Municipality, at a council meeting Tuesday.
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