Three communities along the North Shore have been given a parting gift from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
Schreiber, Terrace Bay and the Pays Plat First Nation will each receive $250,000 to use for community improvement projects.
Schreiber had been one of the communities in the running to be the host site for a deep underground repository for Canada's used nuclear fuel. But in March, the NWMO determined the geology around Schreiber was not suitable for the project, and removed the area from the list of possible sites.
Schreiber administrator Don McArthur says the quarter million dollar cheque is a pleasant surprise.
He adds that it's a recognition of the effort from all three communities to participate in the site selection process.
The NWMO says the money must be placed in a "community well-being reserve fund".
McArthur says with Schreiber's recent financial problems, there are many capital projects which have been severely underfunded, but may now get the green light to go ahead.
(TBT News)
