Request a strict definition of the term 'where practicable' regarding the commitment to time clearing and grubbing activities outside of the bird nesting season (mid-May through mid-July).
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission uses the qualifier 'where practicable' regarding the avoidance of bird nesting seasons. In the context of regulatory oversight, this phrase often functions as a loophole allowing construction schedules to override environmental protection. The Environment Working Group must demand a clear set of criteria or a 'stop-work' protocol that defines exactly when economic practicability yields to ecological necessity. Strengthening this definition ensures that the protection of local terrestrial wildlife is a binding commitment rather than a discretionary option, thereby improving the project's environmental integrity and alignment with local stewardship values."
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.