Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Antennae Relocation from Tunney's Pasture to Shirley's Bay – Ottawa

March 2, 2022 — 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 31, 2022 to:
Erica Stacey, Coordinator – Environmental Services
Mailing Address:  Defence Construction Canada, 180 Kent St., 14th Floor
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1P 0B6
E-mail:  Erica.Stacey@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) has proposed a project which involves the relocation of a 7.3 meter antenna from its current location at the Tunney's Pasture complex in Ottawa, Ontario to an existing concrete pad near building 84 at the Shirley's Bay complex at 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario. The antenna will be dismantled and lifted by crane from the current concrete pad foundation to the transport truck. Associated components will be stored and transported in a shipping container. The concrete pad at the origin location (Tunney's Pasture) will be left in place and the communication cables will be de-energized, terminated, cut and left in place. No digging at the Tunney's Pasture location will be required. The Tunney's Pasture site will be remediated and redeveloped as per the Tunney's Pasture Master Plan as part of a separate project. Associated conduit from the antenna to building 84 will also be installed and some mechanical and electrical upgrades will be completed for buildings 39 and 84 at Shirley's Bay. There will also be modifications to the office/admin areas in building 39.