Request that the 'Infrastructure and services' baseline explicitly quantifies the 'zero-service' reality of Melgund (no fire, police, or ambulance) rather than aggregating service levels with regional hubs like Dryden or Ignace.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission lists 'infrastructure and services' as a baseline component. As Melgund has no local emergency services, relying on regional data masks the community's extreme vulnerability. The baseline must clearly establish that Melgund is 100% reliant on distant external response. This distinction is critical to justify future demands that the Proponent demonstrate complete self-sufficiency in emergency response, rather than downloading risk onto non-existent local resources."
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.