Public Notice

1 October 2020 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police must determine whether the proposed : Interior & Exterior Upgrades to Facility, located in Bell Island is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. 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 1 November 2020 to:

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

73 Leikin Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R2

NtlEnvironmentalProgram-ProgrammeEnvironmentalNtl@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Detachment is accessed off the main road, via a paved approach. The parking lot for the Detachment is also paved. There are roadside ditches and culverts at the approach to the structures, with surface flow expected to be to the southeast. The Detachment is a brick building with an asphalt shingled roof. It was constructed in 1977. It is a single storey building with electric heat. Individual interior rooms consist of holding cells, secure exhibits, garage space, a reception area, washrooms, activity areas and office space. There is a small storage shed and an unpainted communication tower on the north side of the building.

The statement of work includes both interior and exterior work. Exterior work is not limited to replacing walkways, replacing lighting, and adding key pad and exterior post and constructing a new garage in the back of the building. Interior work is not limited to adding a HVAC unit, restructuring various rooms to meet RCMP requirements, including updating lighting throughout and upgrading fire alarm system. Estimated extent of repaving is approximately 1000 square meters. The project will also include adding 2 trailers to site during construction. One trailer will be used for tenant office space and the other will be used for a single washroom.  Electrical, heating, water will all be required to be connected to trailers for usage and expected to be in place for duration of project construction (1 year).