Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Modernization of the Vanier Pavilion Facilities – Royal Military College Saint-Jean

October 27, 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 November 5, 2021 to:
Major Alexandre Hamelin
Mailing Address:  BS 2 Div Det St-Jean, CP 100 Succ Bureau-Chef, Richelain
Quebec, Canada, J0J 1R0
E-mail:  Alexandre.Hamelin@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) has proposed a project which consists of the demolition and complete reconstruction of the pool, arena and cloakroom sectors. In order to bring the facilities up to code, the building will be enlarged in two locations. In addition, we will undertake the steps to ensure compliance of various elements of the building (fire protection, fire alarms, building structure, etc.). The work of asbestos removal as well as the tasks of sanitation and decontamination will also be required in several sectors (pool area and cloakrooms, among others) where the renovations will be undertaken in asbestos conditions. The enlargement will reduce the existing sports grounds (dek hockey and tennis). The existing traffic way will be relocated and rebuilt according to its current dimensions.