Arctic Over-The-Horizon-Radar (A–OTHR) planned for Ontario farmland: Kawartha Lakes & Clearview Township

May 2026:  Two sites have been selected by the Department of National Defence (DND) for an Arctic Over the Horizon Radar site.  The Transmitter site is scheduled for Kawartha Lakes and the Receiver site is set for Clearview Township with construction beginning in the winter of 2026.  Dr. Magda Havas gave a talk in Creemore, Ontario on May 27, 2026.  The handout (pdf) is available here for those interested.

Slides presented in Creemore for A–OTHR are available here as a pdf and here is a video.

Disclaimer:  Information about military OTHR sites is often classified.  Consequently,  ability to verify some of the information provided by the DND and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is limited.  This document summarizes some of the potential adverse human and environmental health effects of such an installation.

Note: In addition to radio frequency radiation (3-30 MHz), sites will generate ELF EMFs, dirty electricity, ground current and light pollution.  Transmitter OTHR sites are often located at least 10 to 20 km plus from communities; and Receiver sites are at least 5 to 10 km plus away.   These two proposed sites are MUCH closer to where people live and are going to be built on prime farm land near important wetlands.

Two additional sites are also planned for Ontario, although those locations have not yet been identified.