Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Grey and Simcoe Foresters Storage Compound Building, Borden - Ontario

August 26, 2020 — 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 September  5, 2020 to:
Jace McLaughlin
Assistant Base Environment Officer, Canadian Forces Base Borden
20  Seine Lane, Canadian Forces Base Borden, L0M  1C0
Email address: Jace.McLaughlin@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Artic Response Company Group (ARCG) mission task was assigned to Grey and Simcoe Foresters (G&SF) in 2007. Since then vehicle, equipment, and capabilities increased to full operational capacity in 2016 and is continuing to grow. This has exposed a significant infrastructure gap that threatens the operational efficiency and abilities to deploy, Therefore the G&SF require infrastructure that will house 82 vehicles of various types, also 5 office spaces.

The building will be prefabricated and installed on a concrete slab on grade, its dimensions are 100 feet by 200 feet by 20 feet.

The building will be connected to the base's sewer line, water, electric, communications and gas line.