Request a specific breakdown of the 'long-term employment, training and business opportunities' specifically for Melgund Township residents, distinguishing them from the broader 'Northwestern Ontario' region.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission aggregates economic benefits to the broad 'Northwestern Ontario' region. However, Melgund (Dyment/Borups Corners) is the immediate host community and an unorganized territory without the institutional capacity to compete with larger municipalities for contracts. If 'local' is not strictly defined to include Dyment and Borups Corners, the economic benefits will leak to regional hubs like Dryden or Ignace while Melgund bears the direct social burden. We must demand a 'Melgund-First' strategy to ensure the promised opportunities materialize for the people actually living next to the site."
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.