Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Construct 5 Storage Buildings, 5th Canadian Division Support Base (CDSB) Gagetown

May 5, 2026 — 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 May 24, 2026 to:

Real Property Operations Unit (Atlantic)
Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
Post Office Box 17000 Station Forces
Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 4J5
E-mail Address: RPA.Environment@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) is proposing a project. The project includes the provision of five new storage buildings of roughly 20 ft x 60 ft dimension each with one overhead door and one pedestrian door. The storage buildings are dedicated to 2 Production Section and 1 each for Utilities Section, Range Training Areas (RTA) Section and Environmental Services Branch (ESB) for training and development of 4 General Support unit. The buildings will not require electrical or heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) or plumbing services and will be used exclusively as storage structures. The building system will be prefabricated modular fiberglass design or similar and will be supported on concrete slab on grade. The consultant will evaluate the existing ground slab at the proposed location and, if the slab is deemed inadequate to support the proposed new buildings, a new ground slab will be designed and constructed at the same location. The scope of work would include an assessment of the existing site, including existing plans and reports, the conduct of site-specific studies, the preparation of engineering plans, and the submission of a construction package for implementation.