CFS Foymount
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Canadian Forces Station Foymount (CFS Foymount) was a military radar station in Foymount, Ontario
(part of Bonnechere Valley
).
RCAF Station Foymount was opened in 1952 as part of the Pinetree Line
of NORAD radar stations. The radar itself was situated at the top of a 523 metre hill, one of the highest points in southern 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
system was implemented in 1961.
In 1967, RCAF Station Foymount was renamed CFS Foymount with the unification of the Canadian Forces
. A few years later, the base was declared redundant; radars at CFS Falconbridge
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. Some of the residential and service buildings at the base are still in use.
Foymount, Ontario
Foymount is a small community situated in the township of Bonnechere Valley, Ontario, Canada, located on the Opeongo Road in Renfrew County, west of Eganville.Foymount is Ontario's highest populated point at above sea level....
(part of Bonnechere Valley
Bonnechere Valley, Ontario
Bonnechere Valley is a township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 3,665 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Communities:The administrative and commercial centre of Bonnechere Valley is Eganville, a small community occupying a deep limestone valley carved at the Fifth Chute of the...
).
RCAF Station Foymount was opened in 1952 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 radar itself was situated at the top of a 523 metre hill, one of the highest points in southern 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
Semi Automatic Ground Environment
The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment was an automated control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft used by NORAD from the late 1950s into the 1980s...
system was implemented in 1961.
In 1967, RCAF Station Foymount was renamed CFS Foymount with the unification of the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
. A few years later, the base was declared redundant; radars at CFS Falconbridge
CFS Falconbridge
Canadian Forces Station Falconbridge was a military radar station in the Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1952 to 1985....
and CFS Lac St. Denis
CFS Lac St. Denis
Canadian Forces Station Lac St. Denis is a former Canadian Forces Station that was located by Lac St. Denis, 60 miles north of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains.-Construction:...
were deemed sufficiently powerful to monitor Foymount's coverage area. The station was closed in 1974 and sold to private interests. Some of the residential and service buildings at the base are still in use.