Require a specific assessment of how the 'extreme temperatures' (-43°C) and '175 cm of snowfall' cited in the text impact emergency response times from distant hubs (Ignace/Dryden) to the Project site and Melgund Township.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's text explicitly cites severe winter conditions, including lows of -43°C and heavy snowfall. Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no fire, ambulance, or police). We rely entirely on distant regional services. The combination of the cited extreme weather and the lack of local capacity creates a critical safety gap; if a transport accident or site emergency occurs during a blizzard, response times from Dryden or Ignace could be fatal. The Proponent must demonstrate self-sufficiency or 100% emergency capacity, as reliance on distant hubs during the weather conditions they have identified creates an unacceptable risk to our 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.