Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Installation of Diving Aid – Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR), Nanoose Bay

August 27, 2021 — 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 6, 2021 to:
Cpl Todd Kaufmann, National Underwater Recovery Training Centre
Mailing Address:  NURTC, 4416 Boban Drive, Nanaimo
British Columbia, Canada, V9T 5V9
E-mail:  Todd.kaufmann@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) is proposing to install a permanent diving aid adjacent (~40 feet depth) to the Ranch Point float at DND's Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR) in Nanoose Bay, BC. The diving aid is an uncoated aluminum boat shell, approximately 16 feet long, 6 feet wide and 6 feet tall. RCMP divers will use the shell for underwater recovery training. Once installed, RCMP divers would attach lift bags to the training aid at various points; the aid would be lifted to surface and then placed back into its previous location. CFMETR is located on the east side of Vancouver Island, ~20km south of Parksville, BC and ~30km north of Nanaimo, BC.

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