Parent, QC
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  1. A "Welcome" sign at the turn off which takes you to the base. This was not there in the 1950s or the 1960s - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  2. Looking down Main Street in the village of Parent from a hilltop. The Fire Station is at the very end of the road - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  3. Fire station in the village of Parent - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  4. The Bouchard's Boarding House (now a Senior's Club) - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  5. Location of the original "Dominion Hotel" owned by Jules Tifaut. The original hotel burned down a few years ago and this is what was built to replace it - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  6. Hotel Central (also known as Roy's Hotel) located behind Rickard's General Store - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  7. Current CNR station in the village of Parent - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  8. Original location of the Guardhouse/Main Gate - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  9. Remains of the Headquarters/Administration building which was constructed around 1960. PMQs in the background - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  10. Admin building from the inside of the remains - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  11. Admin building from the outside. This side faces the lake - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  12. The lake and some PMQs as seen from the Admin building - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  13. Beach at the lake, around which the station was built. Note the white building (pump house) on the opposite side of the lake - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  14. PMQs as seen from the pump house - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  15. The first PMQ in the PMQ area. Many of these have been purchased by people who work at the mill in the village of Parent - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  16. Foundation remains of the Protestant school looking at PMQs. The blue house in the middle was the COs residence - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  17. Foundation remains of the Protestant school. This school was available to military and local civilian children until 1958 when "overcrowding" ended the participation of local civilian children - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  18. PMQs past the location of the Protestant school - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  19. Foundation remains of the Officers Mess - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  20. More PMQs - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  21. Brick duplex PMQs built in 1956-57 time period - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  22. Foundation remains of the Catholic school which was across the street from the Rec Center - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  23. Cement remains of the Rec Center which housed the snack bar, theater, gymnasium, bowling alley, swimming pool and grocery store - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  24. Foundation remains of the station Hospital/MIR - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  25. Road to the Operations site. It is doubtful that you could get there without a four wheel drive as the road is not maintained - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  26. Road to the Operations site. Note the large stone in the middle of the road - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  27. Foundation of the left radar tower in the Operations site - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  28. Cement foundation and circular object in front of the left radar tower. Note the building in the upper right hand corner. - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  29. Pipes inside of the cement foundation in the previous photo - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  30. Interior of the circular structure as viewed in the previous photo - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  31. These buildings and the antenna are located on the area where the main radome (center radar tower) was once located - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  32. Remains of the cement foundation of the right radar tower - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  33. Interior photo in the basement area of the right tower - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).

  34. View of PMQ's from the Operations site - August 1999.
    Courtesy Sue Dewar (now Kennedy).


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Updated: October 28, 1999