CFS Senneterre
RCAF Station Senneterre
Part of the Pinetree Line
Senneterre, Quebec, Canada
CFS Senneterre is located in Quebec
CFS Senneterre
CFS Senneterre
Coordinates48°21′43″N 77°13′22″W / 48.36190°N 77.22271°W / 48.36190; -77.22271
CodeC-8
Site information
OwnerPrivate
Controlled by Royal Canadian Air Force
ConditionPartially demolished, also repurposed
Site history
Built1950 (1950)
Built by Royal Canadian Air Force
In use1953-1988
Garrison information
Garrison34 AC&W Squadron

CFS Senneterre, initially called RCAF Station Senneterre prior to 1967, was a long-range radar and Ground Control Intercept station, part of the Pinetree Line radar defence network, situated 40 miles (64 km) north of Val-d'Or, Quebec. Situated atop Mount Bell, east of the town of Senneterre, Quebec, construction started in 1950. By 1953 the 34 AC&W Squadron became operational. From 1968 to 1973 Senneterre was the backup to CFB North Bay, the regional command post; in the event it was incapacitated by a nuclear strike, Senneterre was designated an Alternative Command Post (ALCOP). In 1988 the station was deemed no longer necessary as a long-range radar, and closed.[1]

Post closure

After closure in 1988 some of the facilities were sold to private interests. At the operations site:

References

  1. A History of the Air Defence of Canada, 1948-1997. Commander Fighter Group. 1997. ISBN 978-0-9681973-0-1.
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