Canadian Forces Station Foymount (CFS Foymount) was a military radar station in
Foymount, Ontario, Canada, (part of
Bonnechere Valley).
RCAF Station Foymount was opened in 1952 as part of the
Pinetree Line
The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across the northern United States and southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and Pacific coasts. ...
of
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection ...
radar stations. The radar itself was situated at the top of a 523-metre hill, one of the highest points in Eastern Ontario. The main lodger unit was No. 32 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, later renamed No. 32 Radar Squadron when the
Semi Automatic Ground Environment
The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) was a system of large computers and associated networking equipment that coordinated data from many radar sites and processed it to produce a single unified image of the airspace over a wide area. S ...
system was implemented in 1961.
In 1967, RCAF Station Foymount was renamed CFS Foymount with the unification of the
Canadian Forces
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force.
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. A few years later, the base was declared redundant; radars at
CFS Falconbridge
Canadian Forces Station Falconbridge (CFS Falconbridge) was a military radar station in the Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1952 to 1985.
The station was geographically located in Valley East, Ontario, although the nearest settl ...
and
CFS Lac St. Denis were deemed sufficiently powerful to monitor Foymount's coverage area. The station was closed in 1974 and sold to private interests.
References
External links
Pinetreeline.org - Description of Foymount
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1952 establishments in Ontario
1974 disestablishments in Ontario
Canadian Forces bases in Ontario
Royal Canadian Air Force stations