CFS Carp Almonte Detachment
The Almonte Detachment was a military-operated radio communications receiver station linked by land line to CFS Carp located in Burnt Lands Alvar off Lanark County Road 49 East of Almonte, Ontario. A second antenna receiver site was located further east near Dunrobin, Ontario; the Dunrobin Detachment. Both of these sites were linked to CFS Carp Richardson Detachment, which was a remote-operated transmitting site. CFS Carp Almonte Detachment was unmanned and the location primarily used as a remote antenna farm. After the end of the Cold War, CFS Carp was decommissioned and the antenna site was no longer needed.[3][4]
| Almonte Detachment | |
|---|---|
| Part of CFS Carp | |
| Coordinates | 45.26188°N 76.15213°W |
| Type | Military Radio Receiver Site |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Canadian Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1962[1] |
| Built by | Canadian Army |
| In use | 1962-1994[2] |
Location of Almonte Detachment
References
- Ozorak, Paul (2012). Underground Structures of the Cold War: The World Below. Pen & Sword Books Limited. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-84884-480-3.
- Ozorak, Paul (2012). Underground Structures of the Cold War: The World Below. Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-84884-480-3.
- Forsyth, Bruce. "A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
A two-story communications bunker was also constructed near Perth (Richardson Detachment), which was staffed exclusively by members of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS), later 701 Communications Squadron post-Unification.
- "CFS Carp - Units". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
CFS Carp was to provide the administration, security and housekeeping services needed to maintain a constant state of operational readiness for all sites under its command; most importantly, the communication facilities at Carp, Richardson, Almonte and Dunrobin
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