US EditionRural Ontario town worries as Ottawa plans military radar site
Clearview residents oppose land sales for a $6 billion radar system citing fears of farmland loss and environmental impacts near sensitive wetlands, despite DND's consultations and land acquisitions.
- On Feb. 2, 2026, the Department of National Defence purchased land in Clearview, prompting strong opposition from residents and officials who received sale letters. DND said it is not currently working on expropriation plans.
- Site selection follows a `set of complex and inflexible requirements` including latitude, land size, environmental constraints, radio-noise distance, and power access, DND says, as part of Canada’s $38.6 billion NORAD modernization.
- Terri Jackman described visits by three DND officials warning of tree removal, night lighting, and security cameras pointing toward neighbouring properties, raising environmental and safety concerns.
- DND says it held online consultations last year, ran two public sessions in September, and will approach future acquisitions fairly and respectfully, while a local petition organizer gathered more than 2,000 signatures urging Ottawa to halt construction on purchased Clearview land.
- The Department of National Defence did not answer a followup about purchasing another 4,000 acres, leaving expansion plans unclear, while local officials suggested alternatives like Canadian Forces Base Borden or Crown lands in northern Ontario.
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'It's our livelihood': A rural Ontario town worries as Ottawa plans military radar site
The first sign that something was afoot in the rural Ontario community of Clearview came about a year ago, when Mayor Doug Measures found out that a local farm was registered to the Crown months after it was listed for sale.
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'It's our livelihood': Rural Ontario town worries as Ottawa plans military radar site
The first sign that something was afoot in the rural Ontario community of Clearview came about a year ago, when Mayor Doug Measures found out that a local farm was registered to the Crown months after it was listed for sale.
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dailyguardian.caOntario town worried over planned military radar site: ‘Very frustrating situation’
The radar system, with an estimated cost of $6 billion, is being built to monitor airspace from the Canada-United States border to the Arctic for incoming missiles.
‘It’s our livelihood’: Rural Ontario town worries as Ottawa plans military radar site
The first sign that something was afoot in the rural Ontario community of Clearview came about a year ago, when Mayor Doug Measures found out that a local farm was registered to the Crown months after it was listed for sale.
'It's our livelihood': Clearview Township worries as Ottawa plans military radar site
The first sign that something was afoot in the rural Ontario community of Clearview Township came about a year ago, when Mayor Doug Measures found out that a local farm was registered to the Crown months after it was listed for sale. A few months later, he learned at a meeting with federal government officials that the township of nearly 15,000 people, about 40 kilometres west of Barrie, had been chosen as a receiving station site for Ottawa's …
‘It’s our livelihood’: Rural Ontario town worries as Ottawa plans military radar site – 105.9 The Region
The first sign that something was afoot in the rural Ontario community of Clearview came about a year ago, when Mayor Doug Measures found out that a local farm was registered to the Crown months after it was listed for sale. A few months later, he learned at a meeting with federal government officials that the township of nearly 15,000 people, about 40 kilometres west of Barrie, Ont., had been chosen as a receiving station site for Ottawa’s over…
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