Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Construction of 25-Metre Range at Canadian Forces Base 14 Wing Greenwood, Greenwood, Nova Scotia

October 9, 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 October 28, 2020 to:

Ted O'Brien, Civil Designer, Real Property Operations Unit Detachment (Greenwood)
2 Ad Astra Way,14 Wing Greenwood
Greenwood Nova Scotia B0P 1N0
E-mail Address: TED.O'BRIEN@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence has an operational requirement to construct a 25-Metre (25m) Range at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) 14 Wing Greenwood. The site selected for the new range is currently within the active 14 Wing Greenwood Skeet Range site. The 25m Range site is approximately 1km northeast and outside of the active airfield operations zone (AOZ) at Latitude 44°59'43.94" north and Longitude 64°53'32.45" west. The 25m Range site is sand and grass covered and occupied by one existing structure associated with the Skeet Range. Other Skeet Range structures (buildings, towers) are west and northwest of the project site. The project will involve construction of a stop butt with bullet catcher(s), shelter for the stop butt and installation of targets. The project Site will require some earthworks (e.g., excavation / removal and/or infilling, grading) to accommodate the range footprint and specific features. The 25m Range construction will follow DND Operational Training – Range Construction and Maintenance (B-GL-381-002/TS-001) policy.