Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for emergency response (fire, medical, and security) at the Revell site and provide a dedicated emergency response sub-station in Melgund.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission explicitly acknowledges that unincorporated communities like Melgund have 'minimal' emergency services. In reality, Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local fire, police, or ambulance capacity. Relying on distant regional hubs like Ignace or Dryden, which the filing notes are already facing service gaps and capacity issues, creates an unacceptable safety risk for both the project and the immediate neighbors. This recommendation is critical to ensure that the project does not externalize its industrial risks onto a community with no defensive capacity. By requiring the Proponent to provide 100% of its own emergency capacity and extending that support to a local sub-station, the project can improve regional safety outcomes and ensure that response times for accidents or spills are not dictated by distant municipal borders. The expected result is a robust, self-contained safety net that protects Melgund residents from project-induced service strain."
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.