Request the expansion of the 'Human Environment' scope to include socio-economic risk perception and traditional land use that extends beyond formal 'Reserve' boundaries.
Strategic Rationale
"The Initial Project Description narrowly defines impacts on people based on proximity to federal or provincial borders and formal land status. This ignores the reality of how Melgund residents and Indigenous partners use the land for traditional purposes, recreation, and economic activity which often transcends these administrative boundaries. By dismissing distal impacts, the Proponent risks ignoring the 'stigma effect' which can harm local tourism and property values in unorganized territories like Melgund. We expect the Proponent to include 'Socio-Economic Risk Perception' as a Valued Component (VC). This will improve the project by addressing community anxiety and ensuring that the assessment reflects the actual lived experience and economic dependencies of the region."
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.