MTB Base in Montreal???...

[Ed Storey]

'Untrained' in the use of the C19, not untrained as in the required skills for the tour, is what should be interpreted from the statement that has been made.

[Marc Montgomery]

Unless I am mistaken, the claymore has a slightly curved face to spray a wider arc along with the large words "this side toward enemy" embossed on it (?)

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Marc Montgomery

Unless I am mistaken, the claymore has a slightly curved face to spray a wider arc along with the large words "this side toward enemy" embossed on it (?)

I believe it reads "Front towards Enemy"

[Robert Bergeron]

All,

Please read revised statement.The point is one of our own was lost and many were injured.We must never forget their sacrifices.

The weapon , made in Montréal worked properly and did it's job but in the wrong direction because of improper training.

Robert

[Ewen B]

I remember as a kid living in Blainville just south of Camp Bouchard during the "October Crisis", and watching the toops, foot patrols, helicopters, convoys travelling around and on static duty. I thought it was great, and wish I had a camera then. Why a patrol made a trip down our back yards I have no ideal, but I guess that is before anybody could afford to put fences up, and it was more scenic than walking down the street.

We also used to use the camp for scouting activities in later years.

[Robert Bergeron]

Anybody know when Camp Bouchard closed for good ?

[Dan Martel]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

Anybody know when Camp Bouchard closed for good?

According to "History of CFB Montreal and its Garrisons" (1980) by Jacques Castonguay; "Camp Bouchard (in Blaineville) ceased to exist as a unit in June, 1972." Castonguay doesn't provide any other information on what happened at the Bouchard site after 1972.

I also found the following quote online from "Abandoned Military Installions of Canada Vol II: Quebec" by Paul Ozorak; "...unification also lead to a reduction and consolitation of bases in Canada. As a result, operations at Bouchard were terminated in 1969, and the depot itself closed in 1972. All the military and ammunition production buildings were demolished and today, only the PMQs and some bunkers remain. A motor vehicle test centre for Transport Canada now occupies the eastern section of the former camp. After World War II, the depot was also used as a training area for local Militia units. Most of the property was sold off between 1972 and 1988."

It looks like 1972 is the year that the Camp ceased to function as a military site.

On another subject about the military in Montreal (and while I have your attention) can you advise where in Longueuil would one have found Jacques Cartier Barracks? I'm sure all trace of it has long since disappeared, but would you know the nearest intersection or some other way of locating the site? It was the initial location of the Headquarters for Mobile Command. It's one of the few places used by the post-war Army of which I have no idea.

Cheers,
Dan.