Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Gladius Trail Drainage – Farnham Garrison

August 4, 2023 — 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 August 23, 2023 to:
Eloise Charpentier-Blanchette, Assistant Environment Officer
Mailing Address:  BS 2 Div CA Det St-Jean, Postal Box 100 Succ Bureau-Chef
Richelain, QC, Canada, J0J 1R0
E-mail:  eloise.charpentier-blanchette@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) is proposing a project. The objective of the project is to improve the drainage of the Gladius training trail located at Farnham Garrison. The works will have a maximum estimated duration of one month. The drainage improvement works will include, but not limited to, the addition of three culverts and four swales near obstacles #1 and #2, as well as the installation of a geotextile membrane and a layer of backfill (crushed stone 0-20 millimeters), in the developed area of obstacle #7. The works will be carried out either manually or using small machinery (backhoe, tenwheel trucks and vibrating plate).

The Gladius Track Drainage Project includes the following steps for all three obstacles:

• Site preparation and mobilization of equipment.
• Construction of three culverts, including excavation, installation of culverts and addition of 0-20 millimeter crushed stone (Obstacle #1 and #2)
• Backfilling and adding geotextile to a portion of the site (Obstacle #7).
• Site rehabilitation and demobilization