The military is planning to spend $830 million on new buildings and infrastructure at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa over the next 10 years, according to documents obtained by the Citizen.
The CFB Petawawa “recapitalization” report, written in February 2010, outlines proposed spending at the Ottawa Valley base until 2020.
A big chunk of the spending — $284 million — is to prepare for the arrival of a new helicopter squadron, which will be operating Chinook choppers. That includes construction of a new heliport, fuel facilities, messes and communications centres.
But more than $530 million will be spent on new construction for other units at the base. Those include training quarters, facilities for light armoured vehicles, a new firehall and maintenance and paint facilities.
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