Proof and Experimental Test Establishment | |
Native Name: | Centre d’essais et d’expérimentation |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Proof and Experimental Test Establishment |
Type: | Munitions and Weapons Testing |
Coordinates: | 46.2212°N -72.6475°W |
Nearest Town: | Nicolet, Quebec |
Country: | Canada |
Site Area: | ~20km2 |
Status: | Active |
Dates: | 1952[1] - Current |
Remediation: | Partial Remediation of Lac Saint-Pierre |
The Proof and Experimental Test Establishment (French: Centre d’essais et d’expérimentation, or PETE[2]) is a Canadian Forces military weapons testing facility located West of Nicolet, Quebec on the shore of Lac Saint-Pierre.[3]