2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal | |
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BFC Montréal | |
Longue-Pointe | |
Site information | |
Type | Military base |
Controlled by | Canadian Armed Forces |
Condition | Operational |
Website | http://forces.gc.ca/en/about-economic-impact/asu-montreal.page |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°34′34″N073°31′23″W / 45.57611°N 73.52306°W |
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]
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]
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] , with estimated local spending impacts (direct and indirect) of $223,210,000. [6] [7]
The base itself is home to a number of units, formations of both the Regular and Reserve forces, including: [1] [8]
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, 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]