Mandate a dedicated socio-economic impact assessment for Melgund Township that is distinct from the Ignace Area Community Well-Being Studies.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission relies heavily on the Ignace Hosting Agreement as a proxy for regional benefit. However, Melgund is an unorganized territory that does not share in the municipal tax base or hosting fees of Ignace, yet it is geographically closer to the project site. The filing fails to address how the project's negative externalities—such as increased traffic and social pressure from the transient workforce—will be managed in a community without municipal infrastructure. A Melgund-specific study will identify the unique vulnerabilities of this unorganized area, allowing the Proponent to develop targeted benefit-sharing and mitigation strategies that ensure the project does not leave Melgund with all the burden and none of the reward."
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.