Hopedale, Labrador

1998 - North Warning System - Larry Wilson

The original Pinetree Line radar station was located very close to the community of Hopedale. The existing North Warning System (NWS) radar site was constructed in another nearby location, as opposed to being located on the same location as the original Pinetree Line radar station. This NWS complex is an unmanned Short Range Radar (SRR) installation and it was established in September 1992. The site is unmanned and it is supported by a nearby Logistic Support Site (LSS). The complex is known as Big Bay, Labrador and the site number of this NWS complex is LAB-4. Hopedale one of 36 existing SRR locations which forms the NWS. The SRR complex at Hopedale makes use of the Unisys AN/FPS-124 radar.

The NWS military complex at Hopedale is a restricted military site and permission must be obtained from the Director General Aerospace Engineering Program Management (Radar and Communications Systems) - also known as DGAEPM (R&CS) before going there.

-- Larry Wilson