SON Joins Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council – Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre

February 6, 2020

Saugeen Ojibway Nation is the First Indigenous Community to join the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) to advance reconciliation in a way that engages a First Nations community in securing critical infrastructure key to Canada’s economic and strategic strength in the isotope sector.

The CNIC is a coalition of science, health care and nuclear sector organizations to ensure Canada remains a world leader in the production of life-saving isotopes.

CNIC Chair James Scongack says the partnership with SON is tremendously important.

“People in Canada and around the world rely on the continuous availability of medical isotopes. For more than 60 years, Canada has been a leader globally in the research, development and production of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals.”

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