Request a specific accessibility audit of engagement methodologies for residents of unorganized territories, focusing on the digital divide and the physical distance to hubs like Ignace and Dryden.
Strategic Rationale
"The Initial Project Description highlights a significant discrepancy between 2.2 million digital impressions and only 89 actual participants. For residents in Melgund (Dyment/Borups Corners), a heavy reliance on digital tools like Zoom and Mentimeter, or the requirement to travel to Ignace or Dryden for workshops, represents a significant barrier to participation. To ensure the 'Human Environment' baseline accurately reflects local concerns, the Proponent must demonstrate how they are reaching residents who may lack high-speed internet or the ability to travel long distances for short sessions. Improving this outreach will ensure that the social license for the project is based on a truly representative sample of the regional population, including those in unorganized areas."
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.