CFB Montréal

Canadian Forces Base Montreal (also CFB Montreal or "Longue-Pointe" to members of 34 Brigade) is a Canadian Forces Base network located in Montreal, Quebec. Its official name is 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment MontrealGUIDE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ MILITAIRE/Military Community Guidebook
/ref> The address of CFB Montreal is 6769 Notre-Dame Street.

History

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).2nd Canadian Division Support Group
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Physical description

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 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 the Montreal.Une base militaire en plein cur de Montréal
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Economic data

*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.

Units, formation and reserves forces

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

* 202 Workshop Depot ( Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers)
* 25 CFSD (Canadian Forces Supply Depot)
* Army Equipment Fielding Centre
* 2nd Canadian Division
* 34 Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve) Headquarters, responsible for local units including:
** The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) (Reserve) (armoured)
** The Canadian Grenadier Guards (Reserve) (light infantry)
** The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (Reserve) (light infantry)
** The Royal Montreal Regiment (Reserve) (light infantry)
** Le Régiment de Maisonneuve (Reserve) (light infantry)
** Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal (Reserve) (light infantry)
** 34 Combat Engineer Regiment (Reserve) (Engineers)
* 5 MP Regiment detachment
* Joint Task Force East
* 4 Intelligence Company

The CFB Montreal newspaper

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.

Building 42

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.

file:Black Watch Montreal 08.JPG, The Black Watch Armoury.
file:Batiment 42 - Garnison Longue-Pointe - Montreal 02.jpg, Building 42.

References

External links

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

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