Request a specific socio-economic usage study regarding the 'wild rice stand identified on the north shore of Mennin Lake,' which the filing notes 'may be important as a food supply for... local community members.'
Strategic Rationale
"The Initial Project Description explicitly links an environmental resource (wild rice) to human consumption ('local community members'). As Melgund is an unorganized territory where residents often rely on land-based resources for subsistence and tradition, this specific resource represents a critical intersection of environmental health and community well-being. The Board must ensure this usage is fully characterized—quantifying who harvests it and how much—to prevent the uncompensated loss of a local food source. Protecting this resource is an opportunity to demonstrate respect for local land use and food security."
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.