Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for fire, medical, and security services for the proposed worker accommodation camp and site preparation activities.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission identifies the construction of a worker accommodation camp but fails to account for the total lack of local emergency services in Melgund Township. As an unorganized territory with zero fire, police, or ambulance capacity, any reliance on distant regional hubs in Ignace or Dryden creates an unacceptable safety risk for both the workers and the permanent residents of Dyment and Borups Corners. The Proponent must provide 100% of the emergency response capacity on-site to ensure that project-related incidents do not deplete the already strained regional resources or leave the local community vulnerable. This is an opportunity for the Proponent to enhance project safety by establishing a robust, independent response framework that does not externalize risk to the surrounding unorganized areas. The expected result is a project design that is fully self-contained regarding safety, protecting the existing community from service gaps."
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.