Foymount, ON

1971 – Historical Report – National Archives of Canada

1326-1 (CO)

ANNUAL HISTORICAL REPORT
CFS FOYMOUNT, ONT
1 JAN 71 TO 31 DEC 71

The following is a chronological summary of Unit activities at CFS Foymount for the period 1 Jan 71 to 31 Dec 71:

February	Foymount annual Winter Carnival was held during the week commencing 13 Feb - 20 Feb 71. FYQ47/GPA124 Supervisor’s course was held and 19 students graduated.
March	Colonel JD Richards, DCOS C&E conducted the Annual Commander’s visit to CFS Foymount.
April	FYQ47/GPA124 Supervisor’s course was held an 13 students graduated.
May	GPA124 Trade Specialty course graduation was held at which 12 students graduated.
June	The celebration of Armed Forces Day was held in the Officer’s Mess with a cocktail party for the dignitaries of the local area. Installation of the GPA124 commenced. General Paschal (USAF), 22 NORAD Deputy Commander visited CFS Foymount.
July	GPA124 handover to CFS Foymount. CFS Foymount participated in the Summer Student Employment program. To this end, two students were employed for the summer 1971.
August	Installation of FYQ47 commenced. CFS Foymount achieved the commendable record of seven years accident-free driving. Phase I of Foymount PMQ Improvement program was completed with the acceptance of 42 renovated bathrooms from DCL contractor. Cost - $32,000.00
September	Installation of FYQ47 completed. Secure workshop area for FYQ47 completed. GPA124 Trade Specialty course completed and 12 students graduated.
October	Visit of Colonel Bowes (CAF) from Colorado Springs. Two FYQ47/GPA124 courses were held and a total of 38 students graduated.
November	A GPA124 Trade Specialty course was held and 13 students graduated.
December	Unit Ground Environment Orders were re-written and published as Communications and Electronics Orders (C&EOs) FYQ47/GPA124 Supervisor’s course was held and 20 students graduated.

The following on-Station courses were given throughout the past year:

Manual Surveillance Display and Telling	2 personnel
Height and Search Reporting	2 personnel
Manual Surveillance Detection	2 personnel
LRR HRI Operator	2 personnel
LRR Manual Mapper	2 personnel
LRR DMCC Desk Supervisor	2 personnel
AN/FPS-507	1 person
AN/FPS-508 TX	1 person
Motor Vehicle Mechanic Ontario and Interprovincial Licence	1 person
Canadian International Standards	1 person
Stationary Engineer	1 person
Augmentation Security Force	69 personnel
Fire Fighting	72 personnel
First Aid	5 personnel
Search & Rescue	8 personnel
Projectionist Course 16 mm	28 personnel
Defensive Driving	15 personnel
Digital Techniques ET	3 personnel
Grade X History Ontario	1 person
Automatic Data Processing Systems	3 personnel

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 71.

Signed by:

GW Tahirali
Major
CO CFS Foymount

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