Sioux Lookout, ON

1987 - CFS Sioux Lookout Closure - 1953-1987 - Fred Southwell


Canadian Forces Station Sioux Lookout
Now and Then
The Commanding Officer (Major George Roberts), all members and DND civilian personnel had the rare experience of witnessing the shut-down of the operational portion of CFS Sioux Lookout on 1 April 1987. Those who are left will have the added pleasure of completely closing an outstanding Long Range Radar Site on 31 July, 1987.

Remember when, in the spring of 1953, this site was opened with a group of USAF personnel from the 915th Air Control and Warning Squadron from New Hampshire?

Approximately ten years later, the site became RCAF Station Sioux Lookout/39th Radar Squadron operated by RCAF personnel. Due to integration in 1968, the RCAF Station became Canadian Forces Station Sioux Lookout, thus it shall remain until the final closure. Most will keep in their hearts the fond and pleasant memories of USAF/RCAF/CFS Sioux Lookout.

Festivities Agenda
Event and Location Time Date
Kids Party PTP 0900-1500 29 March 1987
Power Down Operations 1800 31 March 1987
Power Down Party All Ranks' Mess 2030 31 March 1987
Meet & Greet All Ranks' Mess 1600-2300 3 April 1987
Town Parade - Sioux Lookout 1300 4 April 1987
Smorg and Dance - Gym (Shirt & Tie) 1900 4 April 1987
Pancake Breakfast - Legion 0900-1200 5 April 1987
Legion Party 2100 11 April 1987
CFS Sioux Lookout Nominal Roll
at time of closure in April 1987
Major GW Roberts
Captain RH Drew
Captain CV Imeson
Captain RG Mackley
Captain WM Roberts
Captain HA Verwey
Lieutenant AB Eliason
Lieutenant JR Legendre
Officer Cadet JJ Marcil-Dallaire
CWO EB Nickerson
MWO JO Lapalme
WO JL Boily
WO RB Gillies
WO JG Paradis
WO GW Thompson
Sgt A Athanosopoulos
Sgt WB Clarke
Sgt DA Dale
Sgt ME Escott
Sgt EF Gale
Sgt DC Gordon
Sgt H Iedema
Sgt RJ Jolymore
Sgt EG Jordan
Sgt JD Labrecque
Sgt PA Proctor
Sgt DS Rommell
Sgt RF Smith
Sgt KJ St John
Sgt J Vandereist
Sgt MC White
Sgt MM White
Sgt BD Wood
MCpl PJ Asselin
MCpl ML Barham
MCpl JC Beaudry
MCpl JB Beaulieu
MCpl DR Blackwood
MCpl AC Booker
MCpl RM Cadeau
MCpl JD Cann
MCpl A Castonguay
MCpl TP Clarke
MCpl DP Fagan
MCpl HW Fossett
MCpl ER Fulford
MCpl PG Janes
MCpl JA Kellough
MCpl RG Larochelle
MCpl FA MacIsaac
MCpl DM McNeil
MCpl CW Mills
MCpl GW Sooley
MCpl JK Telfer
MCpl W Willard
MCpl JP Zettel
Cpl JR Blanchette
Cpl JP Bleoo
Cpl DJ Bray
Cpl PG Breault
Cpl LE Broome
Cpl FT Butcher
Cpl DS Chatman
Cpl E Giotti
Cpl LT Giotti
Cpl KF Cooper
Cpl SM Dalby
Cpl JL Desfosses
Cpl JE Farrent
Cpl JA Gauthier
Cpl CA Gilman
Cpl JA Gilman
Cpl G Green
Cpl JM Junkens
Cpl KF Krienke
Cpl JG Lewis
Cpl RC Mainville
Cpl RA McConnell
Cpl KE McLean
Cpl RC Mielke
Cpl G Neil
Cpl MR Ouellet
Cpl DJ Pelland
Cpl MJ Picard
Cpl AL Ratkai
Cpl SP Rogers
Cpl JH Roy
Cpl JB Sirois
Cpl GD Smith
Cpl JJ Tellier
Cpl S Trommels
Cpl MJ Watts
Cpl GL Wilcox
Cpl KR Winchester
Pte JW Armstrong
Pte CA Cunningham
Pte R Deramanchuk
Pte DG Desfosses
Pte MT Govaert
Pte SG Lavoie
Pte S Macfarlane
Pte KS Myers
Pte MM Ratkai
Pte MJ Rochon
Mrs SE Barham
Mr JP Beaulne
Mr RE Bell
Mrs L Bennett
Mrs JP Bernier
Mrs LC Berze
Mr LT Broome
Miss C Carpenter
Mr CJ Cummine
Miss LL Doyle
Mr WP Edwards
Mr RC Elliott
Mrs GL Evans
Mrs LE Gadal
Mrs HA Gillies
Mr JR Hamilton
Mrs D Haney
Mrs M Hansen
Mrs BJ Hansson
Mr RJ Hay
Mrs LJ Howe
Mr LA Husak
Mr MW Jardine
Mrs EJ Jeffery
Mr JH Martell
Mr JB McCormick
Mrs EE McLean
Mrs YM Morriss
Mrs CA Mushquash
Miss P Mustard
Mr F Mymryk
Mrs IM Nickerson
Mr ML Orazi
Mr JK Sayers
Mr WJ Scherpenisse
Mr GA Sitar
Mr T Sitar
Mrs JM Southwell
Mrs DA Telfer
Mrs DA Tilberg
Mr LF Wallace
Miss BJ Wong
Mr S Wong
Mrs G Wood