Demand the Proponent provide a comprehensive plan for 100% on-site emergency medical, fire, and mental health crisis response capacity for the project site and accommodation camp.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission identifies potential risks related to substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental health associated with the workforce and accommodation camp. However, Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no fire, no ambulance, no police). The Proponent's reliance on distant regional hubs in Ignace or Dryden for emergency response creates an unacceptable risk to both the project workforce and the existing community. The Proponent must demonstrate total self-sufficiency in emergency response to ensure that project-related incidents do not deplete the already limited regional resources that Melgund relies upon. This requirement ensures the project does not externalize its safety risks onto a vulnerable, unorganized community."
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.