Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Telecommunication Infrastructure Replacement - CFB Suffield

April 17, 2020 — The Department of National Defence must decide whether the proposed project to project to replace existing Telecommunications Infrastructure 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 April 26, 2020 to:

Mr. Daniel Ruetch, Senior Project Technologist (Electrical)
CFB Suffield, Post Office Box 6000 Station Main, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8K8
E-mail Address: daniel.ruetch@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Suffield is to execute a project to replace existing Telecommunications Infrastructure within the developed area of the Ammunition Compound in Summer 2020. The physical work encompasses replacement of existing buried communications cable with a maintenance hole system. The new infrastructure will consist of approximately 5,900 m of underground communications ducts (pathways) connected by 20 maintenance holes (MH's).