CFS Senneterre

CFS Senneterre, initially called RCAF Station Senneterre prior to 1967, was a long-range radar and Ground Control Intercept station, part of the Pinetree Line radar defence network, situated 40 miles (64 km) north of Val-d'Or, Quebec. Situated atop Mount Bell, east of the town of Senneterre, Quebec, construction started in 1950. By 1953 the 34 AC&W Squadron became operational. From 1968 to 1973 Senneterre was the backup to CFB North Bay, the regional command post; in the event it was incapacitated by a nuclear strike, Senneterre was designated an Alternative Command Post (ALCOP). In 1988 the station was deemed no longer necessary as a long-range radar, and closed.^[1]

CFS Senneterre
RCAF Station Senneterre
Part of the Pinetree Line
Senneterre, Quebec, Canada
Site information
Code	C-8
Owner	Private
Controlled by	Royal Canadian Air Force
Condition	Partially demolished, also repurposed
Location
CFS Senneterre
Coordinates	48.36190°N 77.22271°W / 48.36190; -77.22271
Site history
Built	1950 (1950)
Built by	Royal Canadian Air Force
In use	1953-1988
Garrison information
Garrison	34 AC&W Squadron