Advise on the inclusion of specific local ecological indicators, identified through both technical surveys and Indigenous Knowledge, into the selection of Valued Components (VCs) for surface and groundwater monitoring.
Strategic Rationale
The proponent commits to aligning work with Anishinaabe values and stewardship. Verifying that these values are translated into measurable environmental criteria ensures that the monitoring program is robust and culturally relevant.
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.