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CFB Montreal
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal,[1] formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Montreal (also CFB Montreal or Longue-Pointe[citation needed]) is a Canadian Forces Base network located in Montreal, Quebec.[2][3] The address of CFB Montreal is 6769 Notre-Dame Street.[4] HistoryIn 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).[5] 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 2.8 km (1.7 mi) 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 Montreal.[1][6] Economic data
Units, formation and reserves forcesThe base itself is home to a number of units, formations of both the Regular and Reserve forces, including:[1][8]
The CFB Montreal newspaperThe 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.[1][9] Building 42Building 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.[10]
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