CFD Alsask
Canadian Forces Station Alsask (CFS Alsask) was a military radar station in the Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292, just north of the hamlet of Alsask, Saskatchewan, Canada, a village on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. It is within the Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292.
| CFS Alsask | |
|---|---|
| Alsask, Saskatchewan | |
Former military station Alsask in 2011 | |
CFS Alsask Location of CFS Alsask in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′31″N 110°00′10″W |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | C-53 |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1963 |
| Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| In use | 1963-1986 |
RCAF Station Station Alsask was opened in 1963 as part of the Pinetree Line of NORAD radar stations. The station was later renamed CFS Alsask when the military branches were merged. The station was part of 44 Radar Squadron and had a call sign of November, Jade Ring. The station was disbanded in 1987 and has been taken over by the village. The station property became part of the Rural Municipality of Milton when the village of Alsask was dissolved in 2009.
The station consisted of three radar domes, housing, a school, swimming pool, with a staff complement of 125 (military) and 60 civilian workers.