Time Period |
Occupant |
Pre 1952 |
No activity at Cape Warwick |
1951 – 1954 |
Construction of Pinetree Line 920th AC&W Squadron |
1954 – 1961 |
920th AC&W Squadron operational |
1961 |
920th AC&W Squadron is closed down |
1961 – 1972 |
USAF contracted Canadian Marconi to operate the Pole Vault communications system |
1972 |
USAF involvement ceases at Cape Warwick |
1972 – 1974 |
Canadian Coast Guard makes use of the facility |
1974 – 1976 |
No activity at Cape Warwick |
1976 |
Canadian Federal government sells all assets at Cape Warwick to the government of the North West Territories for $5,000.00 |
1976 – 1978 |
Government of the North West Territories removed a few ship loads of equipment, such as generators, tools and vehicles. |
1978 – 1986 |
No activity at Cape Warwick |
1987 |
Department of National Defence commence survey for future North Warning System complex |
1992 |
Scientific Investigations (Royal Military College) |
1993 |
North Warning System Complex operational at Cape Warwick |
1993 – 1996 |
Scientific Investigations (Queens University) |
1997 |
Initial cleanup equipment arrived from Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay) |
1998 |
Start of restoration project. Year 1 of 5 or 6. |