Demand a detailed Social Management Plan that actions MMIWG Call for Justice 13 by providing 100% of the required emergency and security capacity for the project site and surrounding unincorporated areas.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission commits to actioning MMIWG Call for Justice 13 but lacks specific implementation mechanisms. Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local police, fire, or ambulance services. Any increase in workforce or industrial activity without 100% Proponent-funded emergency self-sufficiency creates an unacceptable risk. Reliance on distant regional hubs in Ignace or Dryden is not a viable mitigation strategy for the safety of Indigenous women, girls, and local residents. This is an opportunity for the Proponent to demonstrate true responsibility by ensuring that the project does not place an impossible burden on non-existent local services, thereby improving the overall safety profile of the DGR."
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.