Validate that baseline data for groundwater, surface water, and terrestrial wildlife includes the specific watersheds and migration corridors used by harvesters in the Melgund area.
Strategic Rationale
"The filing identifies that land access will be restricted for safety and security, potentially impacting traditional and current land use. Because Melgund residents and Indigenous land users share these ecosystems, the environmental baseline must capture the specific local conditions of the Dyment/Borups Corners area. Ensuring that the baseline data is granular enough to include local watersheds and wildlife habitats will allow for a more accurate assessment of how restricted access or environmental changes will impact the 'Current use of lands and resources' cited in the Initial Project Description. This improves the project by ensuring mitigation strategies are based on accurate, local environmental data."
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.