Annual Historical Report
CFS Foymount, Ontario
1 Jan 73 to 31 Dec 73
The following is a chronological summary of Unit activities at CFS Foymount for the period 01 Jan 73 to 31 Dec 73:
January 73
Base Defence Force Course 13 personnel. Course 7301 FYQ-47 started. Exercise Fabric Keynote 73-3 22 NR Special Test live Operations.
February 73
Foymount annual Winter Carnival was held during the week commencing 10 Feb 16 Feb 73. Exercise Fabric Indian 73-2 22 NR SSTM level 1,2,3 Operations. Foymount receives 2,000,000 accident free miles record award 06 Feb 73. Base Defence Force Course 27 personnel. Exercise Fabric Brave 73-2 22 NR live Battle Staff, Operations. Five personnel from SAGE Support Unit North Bay for familiarization visit.
March 73
Exercise Wintex, NORAD/NATO Battle Staff, BDF and Operations. Base Defence Force 12 personnel. Exercise Amalgam Fairplay 73-3 Multi-region SSTM Battle Staff, Operations. Night School Grade 12 math course ended 7 graduates. DDC course held with 28 personnel attending.
April 73
Course 7301-FYQ-47 graduated 11 students. Exercise Power Scope in conjunction with 2RCR #2 Combat Group, CFB Petawawa. Col Holtby and Cap Fong-Jean conducted the Annual Commanders visit to CFS Foymount. Engineering visit by NDHQ-DEEM and ADCHQ-SOSM to research UPX-14 Power Supply Project. Course 7302 GPA-124 started. Volunteer Firefighter course 7 personnel.
May 73
Ceremonial Mess Dinner held to commemorate 2,000,000 accident free miles record for CFS Foymount held 24 May with MGen Magnusson as guest of honour. Exercise Snowtime 73-6 Battle Staff, BDF, Operations. Visit from NDHQ, ADCHQ and CFS Shelbourne personnel to study the amalgamation of 171 (AD Tech) and 271 (Radar Plotter) trades. Exercise Springtime Tumbleweed, local BDF, Battle Staff NBCW.
June 73
NDHQ DEEM visit for further investigation of UPX-14 Power supply Project. 92 Service personnel attended the Parade & Drill Standards Training 11 15 Jun and 18 22 Jun 73. Volunteer Firefighters course 9 personnel. French Language Training graduates 10 students Level I, 3 students Level II. Armed Forces Day celebration at CFS Foymount included an Officers Mess Garden Party for local dignitaries and station tours for local Service Clubs and similar organizations.
July 73
Course 7303 GPA-124 graduates 10 students. Captain Lay from NDHQ-DEEM doe FYQ-47 System briefing. AN/FST-2B removed and stored.
August 73
Exercise Fabric Brave 74-1 22 NR live Operations. One day Firefighting course 37 personnel. Projectionist course (16mm) 10 personnel.
September 73
French language training started. Mr Yvon Boucher teacher 18 students. Course 7304 FYQ-47 started. Search and Rescue Exercise 6 personnel. Federal Hunt 74-1 20 NR Multi-region SSTM Battle Staff, BDF and Operations. OSMET visit from NDHQ for a familiarization tour and establishment briefing on a typical radar site. Course FYQ-47 Supervisors Course 14 personnel. One day firefighters course 29 personnel.
October 73
Defensive Driving course 18 personnel. One day Firefighter course 17 personnel. Night School Grade 12 math started 8 students. CFS Foymount closure 01 Sep 74 announced 10 Oct 73.
November 73
Remembrance Day Parade held in Eganville, Ontario with Branch 353 Royal Canadian Legion and 3rd Battalion RCR Pipes and Drums. Exercise Amalgam Fairplay 74-1 NORAD and multi-region SSTM Battle Staff and Operations. Energy Conservation study conducted on the unit. Familiarization visit to 655 Radar Squadron Watertown AFS New York. Four personnel attended.
December 73
Course 7304 FYQ-47 graduated 11 students. ADCHQ-DCOSC&E and CFS Foymount Ground Environment meeting as to equipment removal and use after 1 Apr 74.
Attached as Annex A is a list of all Officers and number of WOs, NCOs and men on strength at CFS Foymount as at 31 Dec 73.
DW Mitchell
Major
Commanding Officer CFS Foymount