Request a comprehensive inventory and mapping of current recreational and subsistence land use—including hunting, fishing, and established snowmobile/ATV trail networks—on the provincial Crown lands identified in the Proponent's submission for transfer to private ownership.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission indicates that provincial Crown land will be transferred to private NWMO ownership, yet it fails to address the displacement of local residents who utilize these lands for recreation and social cohesion. In the unorganized territory of Melgund, these lands are vital for the community's way of life and local tourism. By documenting these uses during the Baseline phase, the community can demand a 'Land Access and Recreation Guarantee.' This ensures the project does not result in a restricted industrial fortress that severs traditional access routes, thereby preserving the social fabric and economic interests of Dyment and Borups Corners."
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.