Garrison St. John's is a
Canadian Forces Garrison located in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland.
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Garrison St. John's is located on north shore of
Quidi Vidi Lake on part of the former site of
Pepperrell Air Force Base, as well as a small adjunct area on St. John's Harbour. The Garrison supports all military activities in Newfoundland as well as local reserve units; CFS St. John's has 15 lodger units and supports 450 full-time military and civilian personnel. It also indirectly supports 1,500 reservists in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as 5,000 cadets.
In its primary role, Garrison St. John's supports naval vessels of
Maritime Forces Atlantic
In the Canadian Forces, Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) is responsible for the fleet training and operational readiness of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. It was once referred to as Canadian Atlantic Station.
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which patrol waters off Newfoundland and Labrador. The station also supports as many as 30 visiting NATO naval vessels each year.
It also provided direct support to
HMCS ''Avalon'', a sea cadet facility, as well as the
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (R NFLD R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of the 5th Canadian Division's 37 Canadian Brigade Group.
Predecessor units trace their origins to 1795, and since 1949 Royal N ...
, 37 Combat Engineer Regiment, 37 Service Battalion, Air Reserve Flight Torbay and the Naval Reserve Division
HMCS ''Cabot''.
On 21 June 2014, the new Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander W. Anthony Paddon Building was opened which will house those personnel attached to the station, replacing 17 older buildings. The new building is located in the Pleasantville area. The initial land purchase took place in 2007, when the Department of National Defence bought 6.4 acres of land. Initially the cost of the new building was forecasted as $101 million, however after seven years, the actual cost came out to $156 million.
The building is named for
William Anthony Paddon, a former
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as w ...
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Buildings and structures in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador