IGNACE — The future Centre of Expertise now has a construction site.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced Wednesday that the 65,000-square-foot facility will be built on a 67-acre piece of land directly west of the Ignace municipal office along Highway 17.

A news release from the industry-funded not-for-profit organization said construction is expected to begin next year for completion by 2028.

The NWMO chose a site south of the highway between Ignace and Dryden last year for its proposed deep geological repository, or DGR, for used fuel from Canada’s nuclear power plants. Construction of that multibillion-dollar facility is expected to begin in the early 2030s, pending regulatory and licensing approvals.

The Township of Ignace and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation w

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