Require the Proponent to establish a formal funding mechanism to augment regional mental health and addiction services, moving beyond internal Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission explicitly admits that 'limited substance abuse and addiction services are available in local communities' and that increased disposable income may exacerbate these issues. Despite this, the filing relies on internal corporate 'Code of Conduct' and 'Employee Assistance Programs' as primary mitigations. These internal tools do not address the broader community-level impacts or the strain on regional infrastructure. Since Melgund residents have no local access to these services, the Proponent must commit to capacity-building for regional providers to justify the claim that social impacts will be 'negligible.' This presents an opportunity to improve the project's social license by leaving a positive legacy of enhanced regional health infrastructure."
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.