Site Name: Mid-Canada Line Sector Control Station 500
Location: Winisk, Ontario
Built: 1956
Operational: 1957 - 1965
Coordinates: 55.24440, -85.10944
Lot/Concession:
Condition: Remediated (2011-2013)
Current Ownership:Province of Ontario
Distance from paved road: Accessible by air, ice-road, water
Condition of access road: NA
Overview/Background:
Sector Control Stations along the Mid-Canada Line were the manned backbone of the radar system. They were technical, organizational and transport hubs. Sector Control Station 500 "Winisk" was located near the community of Winisk, that was wiped out by a flood in 1986 and relocated. The site of SCS 500 was remediated between 2011 and 2013, some satellite photos even show the vehicles parked at the airstrip that were used for the remediation.
Southwest of the station is the airstrip, I believe Northeast of the station was a dredged channel allowing barges of fuel and supplies to be dropped off.
Directions:
There's not much hope of getting to Winisk in the summer without a plane, but there has previously been an ice road access.
Trip Report:
This is just a place-holder in case I ever do get to Winisk
Pictures:
Some of the last photos of Winisk before everything was torn down.
Photos courtesy of Julian Pullara, and were taken in the fall of 2012.
Larry Wilson has vintage pictures on his web site of SCS 500
http://www.lswilson.ca/scs500.htm
Maps:
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Location: Winisk, Ontario
Built: 1956
Operational: 1957 - 1965
Coordinates: 55.24440, -85.10944
Lot/Concession:
Condition: Remediated (2011-2013)
Current Ownership:Province of Ontario
Distance from paved road: Accessible by air, ice-road, water
Condition of access road: NA
Overview/Background:
Sector Control Stations along the Mid-Canada Line were the manned backbone of the radar system. They were technical, organizational and transport hubs. Sector Control Station 500 "Winisk" was located near the community of Winisk, that was wiped out by a flood in 1986 and relocated. The site of SCS 500 was remediated between 2011 and 2013, some satellite photos even show the vehicles parked at the airstrip that were used for the remediation.
Southwest of the station is the airstrip, I believe Northeast of the station was a dredged channel allowing barges of fuel and supplies to be dropped off.
Directions:
There's not much hope of getting to Winisk in the summer without a plane, but there has previously been an ice road access.
Trip Report:
This is just a place-holder in case I ever do get to Winisk
Pictures:
Some of the last photos of Winisk before everything was torn down.
Photos courtesy of Julian Pullara, and were taken in the fall of 2012.
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| Winisk air strip |
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| Winisk Fire Hall |
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| Road from the air strip to the station |
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| The Winisk air strip control tower |
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Larry Wilson has vintage pictures on his web site of SCS 500
http://www.lswilson.ca/scs500.htm
Maps:
View Larger Map
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