Friday, December 6, 2013

Surplus government of Canada properties.

The Dominion Coal Blocks, which are located east of Fernie, British Columbia. Parcel 73 covers 2,000 hectares of land, while Parcel 83 covers more than 18,000 hectares of land. Since the year 1905, the federal government has owned the Dominion Coal Blocks.The Fraser Institute is calling for the devolution and privatization of all federal properties in British Columbia, including the holdings of the CBC, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Canada Post, Agriculture Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Veterans Affairs and the National Parks.
The Dominion Coal Blocks near Fernie, British Columbia, owned by Natural Resources Canada.. 
Surplus Canada Post properties
4877 Argyle Street (and 4th)
Port Alberni, British Columbia
Land Area: 0.1370 ha.    1 Building.

Government of Canada Building
1323 5th Avenue (at Quebec)
Prince George, British Columbia
Land Area: 0.6550 ha.  1 Building

2 Laird Drive in Toronto, Ontario - a developer wants to build a 7-storey, 78 unit apartment building on the land. The Canada Post building was apparently worth $835,000 dollars.

The Notre-Dame-de-Grace Post Office in Montreal:
Notre- Dame- de- Grace Post Office in Montreal. Quebec.
Government of Canada Building
192 Stewart Street West
Vanderhoof, British Columbia
Land Area: 0.1204 ha.   1 Building

Government of Canada Building
62 Victoria Street West
Kensington, Prince Edward Island(Malpeque)
Disposal of the whole property.

Government of Canada Building
450 Main Street
Alberton, Prince Edward Island
Disposal of the whole property.

Government of Canada Building
120 Main Street
Guysborough, Nova Scotia
Disposal of the whole property.
Land Area: 0.1615 ha.    1 Building.

Government of Canada Building
15 Main Street
Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
Land Area: 0.0697 ha.   1 Building

Government of Canada Building
1315 Union Street
Canso, Nova Scotia
Disposal of the whole property.
Land Area: 0.1070 ha.  1 Building

The Winnipeg Canada Post complex on Graham Avenue is a 12-storey office tower and mail processing
facility.

The Paul Martin Building in Windsor, Ontario.

The main post office in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A former Canada Post and Bank of Canada Building in Toronto was sold to financier E.P. Taylor and then to Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc:
The former Canada Post property at 10 Toronto Street, Toronto Ontario.

Canada Customs buildings and land

Customs House-Government of Canada Building
816 Government Street
Victoria, British Columbia
Land Area: 0.2558 ha.    1 Building.
Property Number 24426
VACANT LAND (FORMER TEMPORARY BUILDING #8 near Sir John Carling Building)
870 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
Land Area: 3.6420 ha. or 8 acres.

The Sir John Carling Building in Ottawa, Ontario.
Service Canada Buildings and Land
Sir Lionel Chevrier (Land)
111 Water Street East
Cornwall, Ontario
Land Area: 1.2493 ha. or 3 acres.

Pinetree Line sites-The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations operated by NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defence Command.) Located in the the northern United States and in Canada,  most of the Pinetree Line stations in Canada were decommissioned. (Information from Wikipedia):
CFS Alsask SK
CFS Armstrong ON
CFS Baldy Hughes BC
CFS Barrington NS
CFB Beausejour MB
RCAF Beaverbrook NS
CFS Beaverlodge AB
Cape Makkovik Air Station NL
Cartwright Air Station NL
CFS Chibougamau QC-
CFS Cold Lake AB
CFB Comox BC
Cut Throat Island Air Station NL
CFS Dana SK
CFS Edgar ON
Elliston RIdge Air Station NL
CFS Falconbridge ON - The military base was sold via an Order in Council-
Order in Council - October 23, 1986-The Surplus Crown Assets Act
    The former CFS Falconbridge. Authority for the Minister to sell 259 ha of land to General Leasholds Ltd.
Fox Harbour Air Station NL
CFS Foymount ON
Frobisher Bay AB
CFB Gander NL
Goose Air Force Base NL
CFS Gypsumville MB
CFS Hoberg BC
Hopedale Air Station NL
CFS Kamloops BC
CFS Mont Apica QC
CFS Moosonee ON
RCAF Station Pagwa ON
RCAF Parent QC
CFS Penhold AB - The Diefenbunker at Penhold was systematically demolished by the federal government after the Hell's Angels or Satan's Choice indicated that they wanted to buy the property.
The former Diefenbunker at CFS Penhold in Alberta.
RCAF Station Puntzi Mountain BC
CFS Ramore ON
CFS Resolution Island NU
Saglek Air Station NL
CFS Senneterre QC
CFS Sioux Lookout ON
Spotter Island Air Station NL
Saint Anthony Air Station NL
Redcliff Air Station NL
CFS St. Margaret's NB
RCAF St. Sylvestre QC
Stephenville NL
CFS Sydney NL
RCAF Tofino BC
CFS Yorkton SK
The Pinetree Line site that is currently "surplus" is located in Stephenville:
Property Number 00854
PINETREE SITE
Main Street
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Land Area: 142.7660 ha.

Surplus Agriculture Canada Experimental Farms
The Delhi Research Farm in Norfolk County, Ontario.
In 2005, the federal government wanted to close four major experimental farms:
1.) The Dairy and Swine Research Centre in Kapuskasing, Ontario.
2.) The Atlantic Cool Crop Research Centre in St. John's NL.
3.) The Cereal Research Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
4.) The Crop and Livestock Research Centre in Nappan, Nova Scotia.
In the year 1988, 91 acres of land were annexed from the Experimental Farm in Ottawa, the Clyde/Merivale lands.
The Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa,