Canadian Forces Station Barrington, also referred to as CFS Barrington, was a Canadian Forces Station located in Baccaro, Nova Scotia at Baccaro Point near the southwestern-most point of the province. A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th) Land 53,338 km² Water 1,946 km² (3. ...

History

In 1943 the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) established a LORAN site at Baccaro Point to assist in navigation for Allied naval operations on the North Atlantic. After the war, the LORAN site was operated by the Department of Transport. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) is a terrestrial navigation system using low frequency radio transmitters that use the time interval between radio signals received from two or more stations to determine the position of a ship or aircraft. ... The Department of Transport, also referred to as Transport Canada, is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. ...

In the early years of the Cold War, the RCN sought to establish a radar site on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia; a number of sites were considered, including remote Sable Island which was ultimately rejected by 1953 due to logistical problems. The Baccaro Point site was selected as it was near the southwestern-most point of Nova Scotia at Cape Sable Island and would provide maximum coverage area. For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ... This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... Sable Island is situated 180 km southeast of Nova Scotia, Canada in the Atlantic Ocean. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

By that time, the Pinetree Line early warning radar network was being proposed by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Construction of a Pinetree Line site began at Bacccaro Point in 1955 and was completed in 1957. The facility was operated by the USAF as Barrington Air Force Station, with the 627th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron reporting to Boston Air Defence Sector at Stewart AFB and Bangor Air Defence Sector at Topsham AFB. A rough map of the three warning lines The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Operation of the Baccaro Point radar station was transferred to the RCAF on June 1, 1962 and it was renamed RCAF Station Barrington. The RCAF's 23 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron reported to the Bangor Air Defence Sector of the 26th NORAD Division. The facility was renamed CFS Barrington with the creation of the Canadian Armed Forces on February 1, 1968 and the newly established 213 Radar Squadron reported to the 21st NORAD Region at Hancock AFB. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... NORAD is short for: North American Aerospace Defense Command Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of the Dominion of Canada. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

In 1971 the Canadian Forces constructed a mobile home subdivision on Sherose Island 27 km west of the station for housing personnel and their families. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... A modern double-wide mobile home Mobile homes are housing units built in factories, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where they will be occupied, usually by being carried by tractor-trailers over public highways. ... Sherose Island (43º3200N, 65º3557W) is a small Canadian island located off the South Shore of Nova Scotia. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ...

Beginning in 1983, CFS Barrington began reporting to Canada East ROCC at CFB North Bay and the long range early warning radar station was closed on August 1, 1990. The Baccaro Point site currently hosts a remotely operated Canadian Coastal Radar transmitter/receiver facility. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CFB North Bay (22 Wing) is a Canadian Forces Base located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...