NBMHP | Canadian Forces Station St Margarets

Point of Interest

Canadian Forces Station St Margarets

Latitude: 46.90903
Longitude: -65.2092

The Pinetree Line was one of three radar lines established across North America during the Cold War to counter the perceived Soviet air threat. It was a joint Canadian and American initiative. St Margarets was one of the Pinetree sites, manned and operated by the RCAF. Construction began in 1950 and the site became operational on 1 November 1953. Units stationed there included #205 RCAF Radio Station and #21 AC&W (RCAF). During the late 1950s plans were made to provide St Margarets with three unmanned satellite radar sites - at Bull Moose Hill, Shemoque and Todd Mountain. Although construction started on two of these sites, they never became operational. The Pinetree Line became redundant and CFS St Margarets closed on 1 April 1988.