Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
County of Renfrew Trail - Garrison Petawawa By-Pass

June 9, 2021 — 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 June 28, 2021 to:
Jason Davis, Manager of Forestry
Mailing Address:  County of Renfrew
9 International Drive, Pembroke
Ontario, Canada, K8A 6W5
E-mail:  jdavis@countyofrenfrew.on.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) has proposed a project which involves the construction of a multi-use recreational trail, which will provide a route connecting the abandoned rail bed intersecting Paquette Road in Petawawa. The trail will mainly be constructed over the existing snowmobile trail. It will head west from the rail bed for 1400 m and then proceed north, along the westerly edge of the Trans Canada pipeline right of way between Paquette Road and Highway 17 for a distance of 15 km. A new highway crossing will be constructed and the trail will re-connect with the abandoned rail bed. The finished travel surface will be approximately 4 m wide and consist of M-Gravel.