A massive cleanup of low-level radioactive soil has begun in Port Hope. But some in the pretty lakeside town are still asking: What's the truth here?
Helen Caldicott sentenced Port Hope to death.
“It's a disaster,” the renowned doctor and anti-nuclear activist told a gathering of Port Hopers and a crush of reporters crammed into a hotel in Oshawa.
The mess can't be cleaned up, Caldicott said flatly of the low-level radioactive waste sprinkled around Port Hope.
“The entire town should be relocated and the Cameco refinery should be shut down.”
Back in Port Hope, residents sighed with frustration, gearing up for yet another fight to save the reputation of their town.
“Caldicott didn't even come here ... she said all those things from Oshawa and left,” says Liz Stewart, 61, a longtime resident. “We are tired of people doing this to Port Hope without knowing the facts. The town is safe and can absolutely be cleaned up.”
And just like that, Port Hope was back in the spotlight.
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