Gap Filler Detail

1964 – National Archives of Canada

10-36-80/5 Vol 3 (DCEP)

Please address your reply to:

Chief of the Air Staff,
Air Force Headquarters,
Department of National Defence,
Ottawa 4, Ontario

10 March 1964

Defence Construction (1951) Limited,
Kenson Building,
225 Metcalfe Street,
Ottawa 4, Ontario

Attention: Mr WR Cooke, P Eng,
RCAF Projects Engineer

Dear Sir:

Re: Material in Commercial Storage
Gap Filler Radar Stations - Various

With reference to your letter of 13 January 1964, on file 122-7-193, we wish to advise that arrangements have been made for the removal and/or disposal of the material in commercial storage at the following locations:

1. Purchased for Gap Filler Radar Station Manitouwadge.
   In Storage at Lakehead Freightways Ltd, Manitouwadge Ont. (Office 500 11th Avenue, Port Arthur, Ont).
   Materials in storage - see Appendix "MANITOUWADGE 1".

2. Purchased for Gap Filler Radar Station Marathon.
   In storage at Lakehead Freightways Ltd, Marathon Ont. (Office 500 11th Avenue, Port Arthur, Ont).
   Materials in storage - see Appendix "MARATHON 1".

   In storage at Armstrong Van & Storage Ltd, 243 N Cumberland Street, Port Arthur, Ont.
   Materials in storage - see Appendix "MARATHON 2"

3. Purchased for Gap Filler Radar Station Nipigon
   In storage at Beaver Lumber Co, Nipigon, Ont.
   Materials in storage - see Appendices "B, C, D, AND E".

   Note - 1 bag of split rings for 1 -32 ft bridge is also stored at Nipigon.

Air Materiel Command, who are taking disposition action on this material, are unable at this time to give removal dates, but have been requested to notify AFHQ and DCL as soon as the dates are known.

(SE Martin) W/C
for Chief of the Air Staff