Reject the justification that local wetland loss is acceptable because 'northern Ontario is not considered a region... where wetland loss... has reached critical levels.'
Strategic Rationale
"The text attempts to minimize the impact of destroying 17% of the site's wetland cover by citing the abundance of wetlands in the broader Northern Ontario region. This 'regional abundance' argument dilutes the significance of local impacts. For Melgund, these specific wetlands provide local water filtration and flood regulation. We must demand a functional assessment of the specific wetlands on-site (swamps/fens) rather than allowing them to be written off as statistically insignificant against the provincial backdrop."
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.