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1962 – Care and Custody – National Archives of Canada


S10-136-80/5 (DCEM)

MEMORANDUM

 

17 Sep 62

DADSI

Care and Custody

Gap Filler Stations

  1. As a result of the termination of Gap Filler construction due to the austerity programme, there is a requirement for interim care and custody of the partially completed sites. These are listed in Appendix "A", Gap Filler Construction Status, which shows percentage complete of the 25 sites which have been started. Construction has not been started on the other 20 sites. All of the 25 partially completed sites will have been taken over from contractors by the end of October 62.
  2. The Gap Fillers which are 50% complete or better will be winterized and all openings sealed from inside and out. The sites which are 10% complete will not be constructed past the foundation stage. No maintenance will be required on the 10% sites, and it is expected that the only maintenance required on the others will be that due to damage which may be caused by trespassers. Therefore, it is proposed that two maintenance inspections of the 50% or better sites be carried out per year, one in the fall preferably after the hunting season, and one in the spring.
  3. DCL 51’s (Interim Take-over Forms) will be passed from this HQ to ADC upon take-over of individual sites. ADC will then be responsible for care and custody of the individual sites and should arrange the necessary maintenance inspections. The Prime Radar Stations which could best maintain these sites are listed opposite appropriate Gap Fillers in App "A". Although ADC might prefer to carry out the inspection visits from its own HQ, any maintenance work which might arise from these inspections would have to be carried out by the responsible stations.
  4. Since security and possibly other aspects in addition to maintenance are involved, it is presumed that responsibility for the interim care and custody of the subject Gap Fillers will be assigned by Organization Order. The foregoing information is submitted for inclusion in whatever direction is issued on the matter on the assumption that you will coordinate the requirement.

 

(SD Walker) W/C
Acting DCEM
2-8375

Att.

Gap Filler Construction Status

 

App"A"
S10-136-80/5 (DCEM)

Prime Radar

Gap Filler

Percent

Completed

Remarks

St. Margarets, NB

Scotch Settlement

95

 

St. Margarets, NB

Todd Mountain

50

 

Beaverbank, NS

St. Joseph

95

 

Beaverbank, NS

Summerville Centre

10

No inspection required

Beaverbank, NS

Bridgetown

10

No inspection required

Mont Apica, PQ

La Tuque

50

 

Lac St. Denis, PQ

Nicolet

90

 

Lac St. Denis, PQ

Lac Ste Marie

90

 

Foymount, ON

Algonquin Park

90

 

Foymount, ON

Westport

50

 

Edgar, ON

Tobermory

90

 

Edgar, ON

Formosa

90

 

Edgar, ON

Lucknow

10

No inspection required

Edgar, ON

Sparta

10

No inspection required

Falconbridge, ON

Biscotasing

50

 

Falconbridge, ON

Chapleau

50

 

Falconbridge, OB

Batchawana

10

No inspection required

Falconbridge ON

Elliot Lake

90

 

Ramore, ON

Belleterre

90

 

Ramore, ON

Timmins

90

 

Ramore, ON

Oba

50

Lowther to be responsible for inspection after July 63

Sioux Lookout, ON

Atikoken

50

 

Armstrong, ON

Nipigon

10

No inspection required

Pagwa, ON

Manitouwage

10

No inspection required

Pagwa, ON

Marathon

10

No inspection required