CFD Alsask
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Canadian Forces Detachment Alsask (CFD Alsask) was a military radar station in Alsask, Saskatchewan
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RCAF Station Station Alsask was opened in 1963 as part of the Pinetree Line
of NORAD radar stations. The station was later renamed CFD Alsask when the military branches were merged together. The station was part of 44 Radar Squadron and had a call sign of November, Jade Ring. The station was disbanded in 1987 and has been taken over by the village. The station property became part of the Rural Municipality of Milton when the village of Alsask was dissolved in 2009.
The station consisted of three radar domes, housing, a school, swimming pool, with a staff complement of 125 (military) and 60 civilian workers. The one remaining radar dome, built in 1961, was designated a heritage property in 2002.
Alsask, Saskatchewan
Alsask is part of the Heartland Regional Health Authority with SaskHealth reporting Alsask as having a population of 148 -Climate:Alsask experiences a semi-arid climate . Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are short and warm...
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RCAF Station Station Alsask was opened in 1963 as part of the Pinetree Line
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 and Pacific coasts. Run by NORAD , over half were manned by United States Air Force...
of NORAD radar stations. The station was later renamed CFD Alsask when the military branches were merged together. The station was part of 44 Radar Squadron and had a call sign of November, Jade Ring. The station was disbanded in 1987 and has been taken over by the village. The station property became part of the Rural Municipality of Milton when the village of Alsask was dissolved in 2009.
The station consisted of three radar domes, housing, a school, swimming pool, with a staff complement of 125 (military) and 60 civilian workers. The one remaining radar dome, built in 1961, was designated a heritage property in 2002.
