Gap Filler Details

1963 - Care and Custody - National Archives of Canada

1. Further to your S10-136-80/5 (DCEM) of 13 Mar 1963 to ADC regarding care and custody of Gap Filler Radar Stations where buildings have been erected, it is requested that ADC be asked to assume responsibility for care and custody of the radar towers which have been erected.

   This additional responsibility will add the following stations to the previous list:

   Bridgetown	B40-1-1001-1
   Lucknow	L37-1-1001-1
   Sparta	S111-1-1001-1

   No security fencing has been erected at the following sites where towers have been erected:

   Atikokan	Joint radar & forestry tower is being used by forestry personnel
   Bridgetown	Site on private land
   Chapleau	Site on crown land
   Formosa	Site on farm land
   Lucknow	Site on farm land
   Sparta	Site on farm land
   Westport	Site on private land

   It is requested that ADC be asked to barricade the stairs to the a/n towers (except at Atikokan) in order to prevent legal action caused by injury to persons climbing the towers. It is considered that the tower at Westport is extremely dangerous as it is only 5 miles from the summer resort area and has already been climbed by a large number of people, including children.

   It is also requested that all sites visited by ADC be well posted with DND No Trespassing Signs.

(MC Hyslop) W/C
DCEP
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