149:. There were always two personnel stationed at SGT Folly Lake 24 hours a day year-round; they worked in rotating 3 day shifts whereby they lived at the facility for 3 days on and then had 2 days off. The living quarters in the Operations Building was equipped with bedrooms, washrooms, showers, a kitchen, and a living room which had a television and VCR/DVD. Outside there was a deck with a barbecue and horseshoe pits. Most personnel commuted to the facility from
136:
created by the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear weapon. The
Operations Building was constructed with a radio frequency shield around it that would stop the EMP from destroying the equipment; the AN/FSQ173 control equipment was placed in a hardened shell that would protect the crew from the nuclear
144:
personnel working in several shifts; the primary day shift consisting of two supply technicians, two administration technicians, a coolant technician, a power plant technician, and a detachment commander. There was also a civilian engineer from the
175:
The 13.716 m (45.00 ft) diameter satellite uplink dish was located on a perfectly flat concrete pad shielded by the Radar Dome. The dish had electro-mechanical actuators and was constantly tracking a NATO satellite positioned in
196:
which translated the signal into the appropriate channels and routed them to their correct destinations. Military NATO communications traffic was sent to the
Telegraph Automated Relay Equipment (TARE) located at
168:
Personnel stationed at SGT Folly Lake received 1 year of basic electronics training, 1 year of advanced electronics training and a 3-month course in advanced satellite communications training taken in
319:
124:, was an AN/FSQ173 control terminal for control of NATO Tactical Satellites (TACSAT). It had supplies in the form of 30 days of food, as well as diesel fuel that would run two
260:
Screening Level
Environmental Assessment for the future Disposal options for DND at the time NATO return the property of Folly Lake Satellite Ground Terminal, Folly Lake, NS
240:
224:
SGT Folly Lake had been costly to maintain as the electronics required a tremendous amount of energy; the residual heat being used to heat the buildings.
275:
339:
324:
47:
SGT Folly Lake was one of two such facilities in Canada and was located on the west slope of an unnamed hill along the eastern side of the
128:
generators. Although not hardened to withstand a near or direct nuclear attack, the facility's electronics were shielded to withstand the
334:
269:
Chief
Warrant Officer William Cook, former Detachment Commander of SGT Folly Lake, NATO Rank EL8. Personal Interview. 16 October 2010.
55:. SGT Folly Lake's location was approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) north of the county line and is closest to the community of
202:
146:
113:
103:
one-storey
Storage Barn, constructed in 1990 located off the parking lot with a footprint of 25.27 m (272.0 sq ft)
100:
one-storey Radar Dome (for shielding the satellite dish), constructed in 1982 with a footprint of 89 m (960 sq ft)
68:
97:
one-storey Gate House, constructed in 1982 located at the security gate with a footprint of 14.54 m (156.5 sq ft)
329:
91:
two-storey
Operations Building (Control), constructed in 1982 with a footprint of 1,144.54 m (12,319.7 sq ft)
172:. They also had a minimum of 5 years of on-the-job/operational experience although most people had 10–13 years experience.
188:(SHF). In this signal there could be 10,000 different channels of information which was received at SGT Folly Lake by a
41:
201:(until 1994), while civilian NATO communications traffic was sent through the local telecommunications company
64:
60:
33:
221:, as well as changes in NATO tactical satellites (TACSAT) that made the AN/FSQ173 control system outdated.
217:
in
December 2006 after it was deemed surplus to NATO communications requirements following the end of the
314:
205:(MT&T). The system allowed voice, video, faxes, teletype, and digital information to be sent.
56:
150:
94:
one-storey Garage, constructed in 1982 with a footprint of 40.30 m (433.8 sq ft)
67:. SGT Folly Lake was built in 1982 and decommissioned in December 2006. It was owned by the
29:
129:
228:
185:
177:
158:
8:
189:
154:
116:
as part of Canada's NATO obligations, SGT Folly Lake, along with a similar facility at
259:
125:
48:
214:
141:
133:
72:
308:
290:
277:
169:
63:
and approximately 3.2 km (2.0 mi) north from the northern edge of
40:. At one time it was one of 24 satellite communication facilities for the
193:
76:
37:
198:
162:
218:
52:
121:
51:, opposite Higgins Mountain. The second facility was located at
181:
25:
192:
located on the dish. The amplified signal was then sent to a
117:
241:
NATO Communications and
Information Systems Services Agency
320:
Buildings and structures in
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
165:
in 1998 personnel were stationed at that nearby base.
28:
military satellite communications facility located in
306:
44:(NATO) that were located in NATO countries.
213:SGT Folly Lake was decommissioned by the
18:NATO Satellite Ground Terminal Folly Lake
203:Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company
227:SGT Folly Lake was sold in 2009 by the
82:
307:
340:2006 disestablishments in Nova Scotia
107:
325:Canadian Forces bases in Nova Scotia
87:The site contained five buildings:
13:
335:1982 establishments in Nova Scotia
208:
140:SGT Folly Lake was operated by 24
42:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
14:
351:
184:which broadcast a signal in the
161:, however, until the closure of
253:
147:Department of National Defence
114:Department of National Defence
75:personnel as a lodger unit of
69:Department of National Defence
1:
246:
330:NATO installations in Canada
7:
234:
112:Constructed in 1982 by the
10:
356:
24:, is a now-decommissioned
65:the lake of the same name
151:Moncton, New Brunswick
291:45.56111°N 63.54417°W
132:(EMP) and associated
130:electromagnetic pulse
229:Canada Lands Company
186:Super High Frequency
178:geosynchronous orbit
159:Halifax, Nova Scotia
83:Facility description
296:45.56111; -63.54417
287: /
190:low-noise amplifier
155:Truro, Nova Scotia
108:Facility operation
180:off the coast of
61:Colchester County
34:Cumberland County
347:
302:
301:
299:
298:
297:
292:
288:
285:
284:
283:
280:
262:
257:
71:and operated by
49:Wentworth Valley
20:, also known as
355:
354:
350:
349:
348:
346:
345:
344:
315:Ground stations
305:
304:
295:
293:
289:
286:
281:
278:
276:
274:
273:
266:
265:
258:
254:
249:
237:
215:Canadian Forces
211:
209:Decommissioning
142:Canadian Forces
134:nuclear fallout
126:Caterpillar D-8
110:
85:
73:Canadian Forces
12:
11:
5:
353:
343:
342:
337:
332:
327:
322:
317:
271:
270:
264:
263:
251:
250:
248:
245:
244:
243:
236:
233:
210:
207:
194:de-multiplexer
109:
106:
105:
104:
101:
98:
95:
92:
84:
81:
22:SGT Folly Lake
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
352:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
328:
326:
323:
321:
318:
316:
313:
312:
310:
303:
300:
268:
267:
261:
256:
252:
242:
239:
238:
232:
230:
225:
222:
220:
216:
206:
204:
200:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
173:
171:
170:Latina, Italy
166:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
143:
138:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
102:
99:
96:
93:
90:
89:
88:
80:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
45:
43:
39:
35:
31:
27:
23:
19:
272:
255:
226:
223:
212:
174:
167:
139:
111:
86:
46:
21:
17:
15:
294: /
77:CFB Halifax
38:Nova Scotia
309:Categories
282:63°32′39″W
279:45°33′40″N
247:References
199:CFS Debert
163:CFS Debert
57:Folly Lake
137:fallout.
30:Wentworth
235:See also
219:Cold War
53:CFS Carp
26:Canadian
122:Belgium
182:Africa
118:Kester
16:The
157:or
59:in
311::
231:.
153:,
120:,
79:.
36:,
32:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.