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CFB Montreal

October 31, 2023

2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal,[1] formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Montreal (also CFB Montreal or Longue-Pointe[citation needed]) is a Canadian Forces Base network located in Montreal, Quebec.[2][3] The address of CFB Montreal is 6769 Notre-Dame Street.[4]

2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal
BFC Montréal
Longue-Pointe
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal
Coordinates45°34′34″N 073°31′23″W / 45.57611°N 73.52306°W / 45.57611; -73.52306
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled byCanadian Armed Forces
ConditionOperational
Websitehttp://forces.gc.ca/en/about-economic-impact/asu-montreal.page

History edit

In 1994, the Canadian Forces Bases (CFBs) in Montreal and Saint-Jean were merged to create a new entity, an expanded CFB Montreal that included the Longue-Pointe, Saint-Hubert (Saint-Hubert), CFB Saint-Jean, Farnham and Saint-Bruno sites. In 1998, the mergers culminated in the amalgamation of CFB Montreal and CFB Valcartier into a new organization, 5 Area Support Group (now 2nd Canadian Division Support Group).[5]

Physical description edit

 
A map of CFB Montreal

CFB Montreal is delimited by sectors north and south accessible from streets Notre-Dame Street and Hochelaga. The north and south sectors of CFB Montreal occupy an area of 2.8 km (1.7 mi) square.

Montreal CFB covers several sites: for example many armories welcome Primary Reserves to the site of Saint-Bruno or marine equipment trials in the LaSalle borough.

On the Saint-Hubert site, 190 housing are available to military staff.

The garrison is an important military base located in the heart of Montreal.[1][6]

Economic data edit

  • CFB Montreal employs approximately 2,000 people, military and civilians.
  • A lot of merchandise valued at several billion dollars are stored at CFB Montreal.
  • CFB Montreal is the hub of the Canadian Army.
  • Local spending impact : $200,598,000.
  • Estimated local spending impacts (direct and indirect) : $223,210,000.[6][7]

Units, formation and reserves forces edit

The base itself is home to a number of units, formations of both the Regular and Reserve forces, including:[1][8]

The CFB Montreal newspaper edit

The Journal Servir is the official newspaper of CFB Montreal. It covers the military community west of Quebec (CFB Montreal and CFB Saint-Jean). Every second Wednesday, some 3,300 copies are distributed free of charge to CFB Montreal, Saint-Jean and elsewhere in the region covered.[1][9]

Building 42 edit

Building 42, also called the Administration Building, is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. The one-storey building faces Notre-Dame Street and was constructed in 1941.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d GUIDE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ MILITAIRE/Military Community Guidebook
  2. ^ Montreal Garrison
  3. ^ Le patron de la 2e Division du Canada, Stéphane Lafaut, devient sous-ministre à Québec
  4. ^ ARCHIVED Grass cutting at the Montreal Garrison (W0130-17M001/A)
  5. ^ 2nd Canadian Division Support Group
  6. ^ a b Une base militaire en plein cur de Montréal
  7. ^ ASU Montreal
  8. ^ Units and Formations - 2nd Canadian Division
  9. ^ Journal Servir
  10. ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-16.

External links edit

  • CFB Montreal CFB Presentation — Canadian Forces Newspaper
  • CFB Montreal Servir newspapers — CFB Montreal official newspapers
  • CFB Montreal - Canadian Armed Forces

October 31, 2023
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