Public Notice

Replacement of the Britt Weather Radar – Public Comments Invited

December 7, 2020 – Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISEDC) must determine whether the proposed Replacement of the Britt Weather Radar, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, ECCC and ISEDC are 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 January 8, 2021 to:

 

Sylvain Laramée, Director
Canadian Weather Radar Replacement Program
Environment and Climate Change Canada
4905 Dufferin St,
North York, Ontario M3H 5T4
ec.prrmc-cwrrp.ec@canada.ca

 

The Proposed Project

The Government of Canada is modernizing its weather-forecasting infrastructure and will proceed with the replacement of its aging weather radars with new, modern radar systems. This initiative will ensure that Canadians are better informed on changing weather, water, and climate conditions and that they have more lead time to take appropriate actions to protect themselves, their family, and their property from the effects of severe weather.

 

The purpose of the project is to decommission the existing Britt Weather Radar, located in Ontario,  and install a new weather radar system in its place. The new Britt radar will continue to provide   coverage for Northern Ontario and will consist of a 28 m open lattice steel tower with an 11.8 m diameter radome at the top (sphere covering the antenna) for a total height of approximately 41 m including lightning protection rods. The new radar will operate at frequency of 2845MHz.

 

The radar is located at 8 Station Road, Britt, Ontario, P0G 1A0, a property owned by ECCC. The geographic coordinates of the proposed radar site are 45.793274° N, -80.533911° W.

 

For more information:

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weather-general-tools-resources/radar-overview/modernizing-network.html

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