Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Berm Installation - Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre

February 21, 2024 — 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 22, 2024 to:
Major Jeffrey Arnold
Mailing Address:  National Defence Headquarters – 101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0K2
E-mail:  Jeffrey.Arnold@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) has proposed a project. The project involves the installation of an earthen berm between the Charlie and Bravo ranges at the Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre (CRPTC) in the west of Ottawa, Ontario. The project is designed to a military specification and is required to ensure the safety of the users of the site. The berm will be constructed mainly using materials from a local source with added topsoil to allow seeding. The project will be subject to a soil management plan. There will be no major soil excavation. The project will involve, as applicable, protection of Species at Risk on site, transporting, stockpiling and reuse of soils and local material with heavy equipment and re-seeding of the project area once the berm has been installed.