PARKS CANADA AGENCY - Riding Mountain National Park (West Side) - Public Comments Invited

2024-07-12 – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada must determine whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.

Written comments must be submitted by 2024-08-12 to the contact identified on the project page.

Parks Canada Agency Addition of New Site Known as Tower Hill

A new 48 foot high VHF tower will be installed in the west end of the park using screw piles. Vehicle and medium duty equipment will access the area using Central Trail. This project will be assessed using a Basic Impact assessment. The new site will improve communications for Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Wildlife Management and staff occupational health and safety. In the future, the new tower may have other antennas and other radiocommunication equipment added or replaced.