Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate how they will fulfill the stated benefit of 'protecting people' during 'site preparation' given Melgund's total lack of local emergency services.
Strategic Rationale
"The text claims the project will 'protect people' starting from the 'site preparation' phase. However, Melgund Township has zero local emergency capacity (no fire, no ambulance, no police). Reliance on distant regional services (Ignace/Dryden) creates an unacceptable risk profile for residents during the industrial ramp-up. To validate the claim of 'protecting people,' the Proponent must demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for emergency response, ensuring that the influx of industrial activity does not compromise the safety of current residents who rely on volunteer or distant aid."
Source Context
Understanding the Impacts of Nuclear Waste on our Community
This digital archive houses the public comments submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding Project 88774: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project. The impact assessment is led jointly by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This archive preserves community perspectives, concerns, and observations shared during the assessment process, particularly in relation to Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario and the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners who are the closest and most impacted of all in the process.