Space Weather Station – Ferguson's Cove

Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Space Weather Station – Ferguson's Cove

August 26, 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 September 25, 2026 to:

Maria Middelveen
Mailing Address:  National Defence Headquarters
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0K2
E-mail:  Maria.Middelveen@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) has proposed a project. DND intends to install four unoccupied Space Weather Stations consisting of one or more Transmit and/or Receive antennae, a small shelter in which to house the hardware, and a perimeter fence. They will form part of a network of such installations that will collectively measure real-time fluctuations in the ionosphere (i.e. space weather) in order to map it as a reflecting surface for high-frequency radio signals.

This information will be used as part of Canada's Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar project.