on february 23, 2016, in response to an increase in russian military presence in the arctic, it was announced that the military training facility would be expanded. this would include, "more storage, more capacity to get more equipment in, prepositioning more equipment so we don't spend a fortune on airlift or chartered aircraft", said lt.-col. luc st-denis. incinerators were also said to be proposed to minimize the environmental impact on the area.