The federal government has punted a decision on whether to allow a proposed underground storage bunker to house nuclear waste near Lake Huron well into next summer.
In a notice Monday, cabinet issued an order allowing another 243 days for the government to decide on the politically fraught project.
There have been several such extensions since a review panel in May last year gave its approval to the deep geologic repository, which has drawn vehement opposition from local groups as well as hundreds of Canadian and American communities around the Great Lakes.
The Canadian Press – December 12, 2016.
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