Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Weather Radar and Building B278 demolition– Canadian Forces Base Bagotville

February 22, 2023 — 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 March 3, 2023 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 demolishing some facilities at the Lac Castor weather station in the Monts Valin. The work involves, more specifically, dismantling a weather radar and its steel structure approximately 18 meters high; to demolish a trailer with an area of approximately 45 square meters; removing various concrete components (0.9 cubic meter slab and several foundations totaling 4.1 cubic meters); to level the ground using an excavator and to dispose of all materials, equipment and hazardous or contaminated materials in authorized sites. Note that the weather radar is the property of Environment and Climate Change Canada and that support will be provided by them to properly dismantle this equipment.