Request a specific assessment of emergency response capacity for 'external causes (injury)', given the Proponent's admission that injury is a leading cause of Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) and that existing services are already 'strained'.
Strategic Rationale
The Initial Project Description notes that 'external causes (injury)' are the leading cause of PYLL in Ignace and that demand for services 'further strains other services such as emergency medical services.' Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no fire, ambulance, or police). Reliance on already strained regional hubs in Ignace or Dryden creates an unacceptable safety risk. The Proponent must demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for project-related injuries and accidents, as the local community has no capacity to absorb additional demand.
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.