Canadian Forces Station Kamloops Memorial

Erected by the city of Kamloops, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of Canadian Forces Station Kamloops, which was in operation from 1957 to 1988.

Inscription

[plaque on ground/plaque au sol]
IN MEMORIAL TO
CANADIAN FORCES STATION KAMLOOPS
1957-1988

[plaque under radar scope/plaque sous l’écran radar]
History of Canadian Forces Station Kamloops
1957-1988

CONSTRUCTION OF THE RADAR STATION AT KAMLOOPS COMMENCED IN 1956 WITH THE
UNIT BEING DESIGNED AS AN EARLY WARNING RADAR SITE TO AUGMENT THE PINE TREE RADAR
CHAIN. A LIMITED DEGREE OF OPERATIONS WAS ACHIEVED BY DECEMBER 1958. THE STATION
WAS FIRST MANNED BY AMERICAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND BECAME HOME OF THE 825TH
RADAR SQUADRON.

ON 1 APRIL 1962, THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE MANNING OF THE RADAR STATION. THIS BROUGHT ABOUT THE DISBANDMENT OF THE
AMERICAN SQUADRON AND THE FORMATION OF 56 AC&W SQUADRON, RCAF STATION KAMLOOPS.
THE 56 AC&W REMAINED IN EXISTENCE UNTIL 30 AUGUST 1967, WHEN AS A RESULT OF
UNIFICATION OF THE FORCES, THE UNIT WAS OFFICIALLY REDESIGNATED CANADIANFORCES
STATION KAMLOOPS.

THE STATION MOTTO “ILS NE PASSERONT PAS” TRANSLATES TO “THEY SHALL NOT PASS.”
CANADIAN MILITARY AND CIVILIANS MANNED THE SITE AROUND THE CLOCK TO PROVIDE FOR
CANADIAN DEFENCE AS A PART OF NORTH AMERICAN AIR DEFENCE (NORAD). OPERATIONS CEASED
ON APRIL 1988 AND THE STATION CLOSED ON AUGUST 1, 1988.

Ce mémorial, érigé par la ville de Kamloops, commémore la Station des Forces canadiennes Kamloops qui fut en activité de 1957 à 1988.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.