Liberal Government Dismisses Calls for Radar Site to Remain as Farmland The federal government is refusing to relocate its planned Arctic over-the-horizon radar installations, despite calls from southern Ontario residents to preserve farmland. Petitions submitted to Parliament criticized National Defence for purchasing farmland near Barrie for the radar sites. The government claims the project’s complex and inflexible latitude and distance requirements make finding alternative suitable locations impossible.

• Federal government rejects calls to find alternative sites for Arctic over-the-horizon radar installations.
• Residents in southern Ontario petitioned Parliament to preserve farmland purchased for the radar sites.
• National Defence bought land in Clearview Township for a receiver site and Kawartha Lakes for a transmitter site.
• The government cites complex and inflexible site requirements, including latitude and distance between installations, as reasons for not relocating.
• Alternative sites that could meet these requirements have not been found.