S10-136-80/5 (DCEM)
Ottawa 4, Ont
13 Mar 63
Ref: S964-106-4 (DADSI) 26 Sep 62
CEM 918 19 Dec 62
CEM 535 18 Feb 63
Air Officer Commanding
Air Defence Command
RCAF Stn St Hubert, PQ
Care and Custody
Gap Filler Radar Stations
The a/r correspondence assigned responsibility for care and custody of certain Gap Filler sites to ADC, and indicated that access roads to the sites were to be repaired only as required to fulfill this responsibility. The following sites are involved and their locations and means of access are shown on the General Site Plans listed:
| Algonquin Park | A19-1-1002-1 |
| Atikokan | A20-1-1002-1 |
| Belleterre | B46-1-1002-1 & 2 |
| Biscotasing | B44-1-1002-1 to 3 |
| Chapleau | C66-1-1002-1 to 4 |
| Elliot Lake | E24-1-1002-1 |
| Formosa | F24-1-1002-1 |
| Lac Ste Marie | L32-1-1002-1 |
| La Tuque | L29-8-1000-3 & 4 Access Road Plans) |
| Nicolet | N21-1-1001-1 |
| Oba | O22-1-1002-1 |
| Scotch Settlement | S93-1-1002-1 & 2 |
| St Joseph | S95-1-1001-1 |
| Timmins | T53-1-1002-1 and T53-1-1003-1 (Location Plan) |
| Tobermory | T52-a-1001-1 |
| Todd Mtn | T54-1-1002-1 to 7 |
| Westport | W42-1-1002-1 |
It is requested that an inspection report be submitted after every visit to a site, reporting any deterioration or damage done to the buildings, and services, and recommending emergency repairs, long-term maintenance, or design changes. The same applies to the access roads, particularly in the spring.
At Atikokan, Belleterre, Biscotasing, Elliot Lake, Oba, Timmins, and Todd Mountain, forestry towers are being operated by the Dept of Lands and Forests, Forest Protective Associations, or paper companies. At Atikokan the tower is a joint radar and forestry tower and will be used by the Dept of Lands and Forests as their tower has been dismantled. The above agencies are being requested to accept temporary responsibility for maintenance of the access roads as required by them, and temporary responsibility for the outward care and custody of the buildings and services while their personnel are on site. This arrangement should protect us against vandalism, but will not eliminate the need for inspection trips.
(SD Walker) W/C
for CAS.