Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Area Relocation – Canadian Forces Base Bagotville

November 2, 2022 — The Department of National Defence must decide whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this decision, the Department of National Defence is inviting comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment. All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by November 21, 2022 to:
Michel Lajoie, Environment Officer
Mailing Address:  Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, PO Box 5000
Alouette, QC, Canada, G0V 1A0
E-mail:  michel.lajoie@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) has proposed a project which involves work execution as well as labour supply, materials and tools necessary for the mobile aircraft fire training area relocation. Work includes the existing equipment dismantling such as concrete slab, bollards, propane pipes and power lines as well as the development of a new gravel area 1,326 square meters in size, and about 265 meters of linear gravel roads around it. The project also involves the construction of a 2-meter by 8-meter concrete slab to accommodate the propane tank to be relocated, a 2-meter by 2-meter concrete slab for the services box and the propane pipe and electric line installation. The tank concrete slab will be fenced off. Excavation, stripping and backfilling work are scheduled as well.