1960 – Western Radar Sites – Canadian Civil Defence Museum And Archives

1960 – Western Radar Sites – National Archives of Canada

Extract from the minutes of a meeting of the House
Treasury Board, held at Ottawa, on March 24, 1960

TB 560345

NATIONAL DEFENCE

The Board directs that the 1960-61 National Defence Major Construction Programme, approved under Treasury Board Minute 557954-2 of December 28, 1959, as amended, be further amended by the addition thereto of the projects listed in Appendices “A” to “E” hereto, inclusive, pertaining to the construction of heavy radar sites at Penhold, Alsask, Gypsumville, Yorkton and Dana, in the amount of $27,503,600, and that funds in the aforesaid amount be transferred from Primary 83 to Primary 81 (RCAF).

Signed by:

Assistant Secretary.

APPENDIX “A”PENHOLD

Serial	Description	Cost
2	Clearing, Grubbing & Rough Grading	$49,000
3	Roads, Walks & Parking	31,000
4	Fencing	42,000
5	Water Supply & Distribution & Storage	98,400
6	Sanitary Sewer, Collection & Treatment Plant	24,300
7	Combined Heating & Diesel Plant	600,000
8	Underground Heating Distribution	25,000
9	Electrical Distribution, Fire Alarm and Electrical Lighting System	65,000
10	Two Gate Houses	5,000
11	FPS-26 Height Finder Tower	300,000
12	FPS-6 Height Finder Tower (foundations only – Technical equipment and tower from US sources)	20,000
13	FPS-7 Search Radar Tower	800,000
14	Telephone Building	134,000
15	SAGE Annex Building	180,000
16	Ground to Air Transmitter and Receiver Building including Antenna Foundations	130,000
17	Grading and Landscaping	25,000
	TOTAL	$2,528,700

APPENDIX “B”ALSASK

Serial	Description	Cost
1	Clearing, Grubbing & Rough Grading	$40,000
2	Roads, Walks & Parking Areas & Drainage (includes PMQ roads and walks)	210,000
3	Fencing	42,000
4	Sewage Treatment Plant & Collector System (includes PMQ service)	125,000
5	Water Treatment Plant, Pumping, Storage and Distribution (includes PMQ Service)	450,000
6	Underground Heating Distribution System	230,000
7	Electrical Distribution, Street Lighting, Fire Alarming System (includes PMQ service and service to communications facility)	395,000
8	Gate and Guard House and Two Gate Houses	25,000
9	Administrative/Hospital Building	130,000
10	Combined Mess Building	275,000
11	Combined Quarters Building	316,000
12	Combined Mobile Equipment/Unit Supply Building	128,000
13	Combined Construction Engineering/Fire Hall Building	111,000
14	5-Class School Building	140,000
15	Combined Chapel Building	87,000
16	Combined Heating/Power Plant Building	650,000
17	Mobile Homes, 90 units at $11,600 (including transportation, foundations, and hooking to services)	1,044,000
19	FPS-26 Height Finder Radar Tower	300,000
20	FPS-6 Height Finder Tower (foundations only – Technical equipment and tower from US sources)	20,000
21	FPS-27 Search Radar Tower	800,000
22	SAGE Annex Building	195,000
23	Telephone Building	134,000
24	Ground to Air Transmitter and Receiver Building including Antenna Foundations	125,000
25	Grading and Landscaping	94,500
26	Sports Field Facilities	20,000
27	Fuel Storage & Handling Facilities	72,000
	TOTAL	$6,158,500

APPENDIX “C”GYPSUMVILLE

Serial	Description	Cost
1	Clearing & Grubbing	$20,000
2	Roads, Walks & Parking Areas & Drainage	298,500
3	Fencing	39,800
4	Rail Spur Line	4,000
5	Fuel Storage & Handling Facilities	72,000
6	Sewage Treatment Plant & Collector System	258,000
7	Water Treatment Plant, Pumping & Storage & Distribution System	372,000
8	Underground Heating Distribution System	230,000
9	Electrical Distribution, Street Lighting, & Fire Alarm System including Electrical Distribution to Operational Facilities	380,000
10	Gate and Guard House and Two Gate Houses	25,000
11	Administrative/Hospital Building	130,000
12	Combined Mess Building	275,000
13	Combined Quarters Building	316,000
14	Combined Mobile Equipment/Unit Supply Building	128,000
15	Combined Construction Engineering/Fire Hall Building	111,000
16	5-Class School Building	140,000
17	Combined Chapel Building	87,000
18	Combined Heating/Power Plant Building	650,000
19	Mobile Homes, 90 units at $11,600 (including transportation, foundations, and hooking to services)	1,044,000
21	FPS-26 Height Finder Radar Tower	300,000
22	FPS-6 Height Finder Tower (foundations only – Technical equipment and tower from US sources)	20,000
23	FPS-27 Search Radar Tower	800,000
24	Telephone Building	134,000
25	SAGE Annex Building	265,000
26	Ground to Air Transmitter and Receiver Building including Antenna Foundations	175,000
27	Grading and Landscaping	20,000
28	Sports Field Facilities
	TOTAL	$6,544,300

APPENDIX “D”YORKTON

Serial	Description	Cost
2	Roads, Walks & Parking Areas & Drainage	183,400
3	Fencing	42,000
4	Sewage Treatment Plant & Collector System	88,400
5	Water Treatment Plant, Pumping & Storage & Distribution	415,800
6	Underground Heating Distribution System	230,000
7	Electrical Distribution, Street Lighting, Fire Alarm System (includes service to communications facility)	353,000
8	Gate and Guard House and Two Gate Houses	25,000
9	Administrative/Hospital Building	130,000
10	Combined Mess Building	275,000
11	Combined Quarters Building	316,000
12	Combined Mobile Equipment/Unit Supply Building	128,000
13	Combined Construction Engineering/Fire Hall Building	111,000
15	Combined Chapel Building	87,000
16	Combined Heating/Power Plant Building	650,000
19	FPS-26 Height Finder Radar Tower	300,000
20	FPS-6 Height Finder Tower (foundations only)	20,000
21	FPS-28 Search Radar Tower	1,000,000
22	SAGE Annex Building	195,000
23	Telephone Building	134,000
24	Ground Air Transmitter & Receiver Building with Antenna Foundations	125,000
25	Grading & Landscaping	95,000
26	Sports Field Facilities	20,000
27	Fuel Storage & Handling Facilities	72,000
28	Clearing, Grubbing & Rough Grading	90,000
	TOTAL	$5,085,600

APPENDIX “E”DANA

Serial	Description	Cost
1	Clearing, Grubbing & Rough Grading	$156,000
2	Roads, Walks, Parking Areas & Drainage (includes PMQ roads and walks)	350,000
3	Fencing	42,0000
4	Sewage Treatment Plant and Collector System (includes PMQ service)	121,500
5	Water Treatment Plant, Pumping, Storage and Distribution (includes PMQ service)	508,500
6	Underground Heating Distribution System & Gas Supply Line with distribution to PMQs	467,000
7	Electrical Distribution, Street Lighting, & Fire Alarming System (includes PMQ services and service to communications facility)	520,000
8	Gate and Guard House and Two Gate Houses	25,000
9	Administrative/Hospital Building	130,000
10	Combined Mess Building	275,000
11	Combined Quarters Building	316,000
12	Combined Mobile Equipment/Unit Supply Building	128,000
13	Combined Construction Engineering/Fire Hall Building	111,000
14	5-Class School Building	140,000
15	Combined Chapel Building	87,000
16	Combined Heating/Power Plant Building	650,000
17	Mobile Homes, 90 units at $11,600 (including transportation, foundations, and hooking to services)	1,044,000
19	FPS-26 Height Finder Radar Tower	300,000
20	FPS-6 Height Finder Tower (foundations only)	20,000
21	FPS-7 Search Radar Tower	800,000
22	SAGE Annex Building	195,000
23	Telephone Building	134,000
24	Ground Air Transmitter & Receiver Building with Antenna Foundations	145,000
25	Grading and Landscaping	94,500
26	Sports Field Facilities	20,000
27	Ditch to Minski Lake	32,000
	TOTAL	$6,811,500