Require the Proponent to provide a detailed evidence-based justification for the claim that there is 'no potential link' between the Project and tick distribution/abundance, specifically analyzing the impact of creating edge habitats on deer (host) density and human interaction.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent acknowledges community concerns regarding wood ticks and human health but dismisses them by stating no effect pathway exists. However, large-scale infrastructure projects often create 'edge habitats' that increase populations of white-tailed deer, the primary host for ticks. Given that Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local medical services (no doctors, no hospitals), any increase in vector-borne diseases like Lyme disease places a disproportionate burden on residents who must travel to distant hubs (Dryden/Ignace) for treatment. The Working Group must demand a technical defense of the 'no link' assertion rather than accepting a summary dismissal."
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.