MacKay announces $300M to clean up Labrador airbase

The US should be involved with the clean up. We caused it and Canada was our host.

This sounds more like the behavior of pigs than military professionals.

Funny how the article makes no mention of the British, Germans, Dutch and at least a half dozen other countrys that helped in creating the problem in the first place.

Just the US. Strange that.


Oh wait, CBC, never mind!!

.. or the fact that the mess has been around for decades when we had money to burn and strong majority governments that payed lip service to the enviroment.

Having spent three years of my life at Goose Bay I have a little knowledge on this subject.

Most of the contaminated areas were in fact left that way by the USAF post them having SAC (Strategic Air Command) bombers based there up until the late 1960's.

At one time the USAF had over 3000 servicemen at the then RCAF Goose Bay base.

I visited some of the abandoned parts of the base, I have an interest in old AF bases.

The RAF always had a small training presence at Goose Bay and had a couple of hangars for transiting aircraft at the most. The late 1980's saw an increase in traffic at the base as the Dutch, Italians and Germans flew in the late spring/summer months doing low-level flying training.

All the NATO forces had very basic operational assets at YYR, the were basically large detatchments with a few dozen or so permanent staff.

The changing political environment and the increasing costs the Canadian government was exacting on the NATO nations encouraged them to pull out and train closer to home.

I think you will find that the large majority of the contamination at YYR and the surrounding areas dates back to the 50's and 60's when environmental concerns were at the bottom of the pile, so in this case I think the CBC report wasn't far off.

Oh those pre-election gifts!

Nothing better to keep those fisherpersons busy.

Having spent three years of my life at Goose Bay I have a little knowledge on this subject.

Most of the contaminated areas were in fact left that way by the USAF post them having SAC (Strategic Air Command) bombers based there up until the late 1960's.

At one time the USAF had over 3000 servicemen at the then RCAF Goose Bay base.

I visited some of the abandoned parts of the base, I have an interest in old AF bases.

The RAF always had a small training presence at Goose Bay and had a couple of hangars for transiting aircraft at the most. The late 1980's saw an increase in traffic at the base as the Dutch, Italians and Germans flew in the late spring/summer months doing low-level flying training.

All the NATO forces had very basic operational assets at YYR, the were basically large detatchments with a few dozen or so permanent staff.

The changing political environment and the increasing costs the Canadian government was exacting on the NATO nations encouraged them to pull out and train closer to home.

I think you will find that the large majority of the contamination at YYR and the surrounding areas dates back to the 50's and 60's when environmental concerns were at the bottom of the pile, so in this case I think the CBC report wasn't far off.

Good to know.

I'm a wealth of knowledge on CFB Goose Bay mate. Plus I lived 'off base' in Happy Valley for 2 years.
I'm also converse in NFLD culture too, and I can Jig. The Irish dancing lessons I was forced to do when I was 8 paid off when I went to St Johns....Water Street and George Street!

Would love to watch you jig EyeBrock

It's bloody hard work ken!

I know it is. I tried in my younger days to learn step dancing, it was a no go.
Wasn't putting you down, I appreciate people who can dance and jig.

I know mate! I haven't done it for a while.....