Gap Filler Detail

1960 – National Archives of Canada

SECRET

EXTRACT from the minutes of a meeting of the Honourable the Treasury Board, held at Ottawa, on September 29, 1960.

TB 566358

NATIONAL DEFENCE

The Board directs that the 1960-61 National Defence Major Construction Programme approved by Treasury Board Letter 557954-2 dated December 28, 1959, as amended, be further amended to provide for:

1. the construction of 35 Gap Filler Radar Stations (CADIN Programme) at the sites and at the estimated costs as detailed below, involving an estimated cost of $7,667,000, funds in the said amount to be transferred from Primary 83 to Primary 81 (RCAF).

   SERIAL	STATION	COST
   1	Alder River	$154,000
   1	Algonquin Park	196,000
   1	Atikokan	201,000
   1	Batchawana	288,000
   2	Belleterre	241,000
   2	Biscotasing	224,000
   1	Buckhorn	115,000
   1	Chapleau	161,000
   1	Eaglet River	417,000
   1	Elliot Lake	174,000
   1	Ft Frances	164,000
   1	Geraldton	176,000
   1	Graham	234,000
   2	Lac Des Loups	227,000
   1	Lac Ste Marie	209,000
   29	La Macaza	256,000
   2	La Tuque	241,000
   1	Les Etroits	247,000
   1	Marathon	305,000
   1	Mt Carleton, NB	325,000
   1	Mt Carleton, PQ	232,000
   1	New Yarmouth	220,000
   1	Nicolet	118,000
   1	Nipigon	361,000
   1	Nobel	136,000
   1	Oba	245,000
   1	Portneuf	385,000
   1	Redditt	153,000
   1	Silver Falls	152,000
   1	Ste Cecile	262,000
   1	St Cleophas	230,000
   1	St Joseph	123,000
   2	Timmins	155,000
   1	Tobermory	118,000
   1	Todd Mtn	222,000

2. the deletion from the approved programme of the undermentioned stations with funds in the amount of $649,000 to be transferred from Primary 81 to Primary 83:

   STATION	COST
   Belleterre	$87,000
   Biscotasing	136,000
   Lac Des Loups	93,000
   La Tuque	172,000
   Marten River	91,000
   Timmins	70,000

Assistant Secretary

SECRET

EXTRACT from the minutes of a meeting of the Honourable the Treasury Board, held at Ottawa, on September 29, 1960.

TB 569202

NATIONAL DEFENCE

The Board directs that the 1960-61 National Defence Major Construction Programme approved by Treasury Boad Letter 557954-2 dated December 28, 1959, as amended, be further amended to provide for the construction of three Gap Fillers at the sites and at the estimated costs as shown below, funds in the amount of $409,000 be transferred from Primary 83 to Primary 81 (RCAF).

Assistant Secretary