Demand the Proponent demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for emergency response related to wildlife-vehicle interactions on project-access roads, given the predicted displacement of wildlife due to sensory disturbances.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission acknowledges that sensory disturbances are likely to occur and will affect wildlife distribution. This displacement increases the risk of moose-vehicle collisions on local roads. Melgund Township (Dyment/Borups Corners) is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (No Fire, No Ambulance, No Police). Community has no local capacity; reliance on distant regional services from Ignace or Dryden creates unacceptable risk. This recommendation is vital to community safety, as it shifts the burden of emergency response entirely to the Proponent. The expected solution is a dedicated on-site emergency response team capable of handling road accidents, which improves the project's safety profile and protects local residents from increased response times during emergencies."
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.