Formally oppose the Proponent's submission that IAA Section 7 prohibitions should not apply to social and economic programs, unless Melgund is granted equivalent status to Host Communities in NFWA reporting.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent argues that existing NFWA reporting and 'Hosting Agreements' with Ignace and WLON are sufficient to manage social impacts. However, Melgund Township is not a signatory to a Hosting Agreement and is excluded from the NFWA governance mechanisms described in the text. Exempting these programs from IAA oversight would leave Melgund without a regulatory mechanism to address specific socio-economic impacts, such as property devaluation or community well-being, as the Proponent's internal mechanisms only account for 'Host' communities."
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.