Require a Traffic Impact Assessment that specifically models accident response times from regional hubs (Ignace/Dryden) for the 'high traffic volumes and large vehicles' planned for the Highway 17 intersection.
Strategic Rationale
"The filing notes that access roads will connect to Highway 17 and accommodate large vehicles, yet it fails to account for the lack of local emergency services in Melgund. In the event of a collision involving heavy construction transport, the response time for ambulance or police is determined by the distance from regional centers, which can be significant. The Proponent must quantify this risk and propose mitigation measures (such as on-site paramedic staff or funded satellite emergency stations) to ensure that the increased probability of accidents does not result in unmanaged trauma risks for local residents and travelers. This ensures the project's logistics plan accounts for the reality of the local infrastructure deficit."
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.