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	Invest Fredericton > Military Base
		Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, is located just 15 minutes outside Fredericton's city limits in the town of Oromocto, is the largest land-based military training base in the British Commonwealth with access to some of the most highly trained defence experts in Canada.
		CFB Gagetown is located adjacent to the Town of Oromocto where the permanent married quarters (PMQs) are located.
		Being one of the largest employers in the province of New Brunswick, CFB Gagetown is considered a very significant contributor to the economy of the area.
	www.investfredericton.com /content/1292 (418 words)

	CFB Gagetown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gagetown Military Camp (or Camp Gagetown) opened in 1956 and was named after the village of Gagetown, although the base was located west of this historic village and was headquartered to its north in Oromocto.
		At the time of its opening in 1956, until the opening of CFB Suffield in 1971, Camp Gagetown was the largest military training facility in Canada and the entire Commonwealth of Nations.
		CFB Gagetown continues to function as the army's primary training facility, although due to risk of forest fires in recent years, live-fire training has been pushed primarily to the fall-winter-spring seasons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CFB_Gagetown (761 words)

	Encyclopedia: CFB Gagetown
		Gagetown is a small village in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
		Canadian Forces Base Suffield (also CFB Suffield), is the largest Canadian Forces Base and one of the largest military training bases in the world.
		CFB Gagetown / Oromocto NB / New Brunswick
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/CFB-Gagetown (1828 words)

	The Use of Herbicides at CFB Gagetown \| Key Documents and Major Reports \| National Defence and the Canadian Forces
		The Use of Herbicides at CFB Gagetown
		Concerns have been raised about the health impacts of these tests and the use of all herbicides at CFB Gagetown from 1952 to the present day.
		This initiative will determine if there was human exposure and any potential health risks associated with the testing and use of herbicides at CFB Gagetown in 1966 and 1967, or by any of the herbicides used during the annual brush control program at the base from 1952 to present.
	www.forces.gc.ca /site/Reports/defoliant/index_e.asp (398 words)

	Base Gagetown and Area Fact-Finders Project
		Using the list of all herbicides used at CFB Gagetown from 1952 to present, developed in fact-finding task #2, a summary of how each chemical reacts in the human body will be developed.
		Researching scientific literature to examine the relationship between herbicides used at CFB Gagetown from 1952 to present and human health outcomes in order to complete a human health risk assessment.
		A literature research to identify any studies examining the relationships between herbicides, specifically those sprayed at CFB Gagetown since 1952, and human health, such as mortality, morbidity, incidence of cancer and type II diabetes, effect on reproduction and other aspects.
	www.basegagetownandareafactfindersproject.ca /task3.html (479 words)

	World War 1 and 2 - CFB Gagetown
		Existing training facilities dating from the First and Second World Wars in eastern Canada were relatively small (see CFS Debert, CFS Aldershot, CFB Valcartier, CFB Pettawawa), thus a new facility was considered.
		The Gagetown Military Camp (or Camp Gagetown) opened in 1952 and was named after the village of Gagetown, although the base was located west of this historic village and was headquartered to its north in Oromocto.
		At the time of its opening in 1952, until the opening of CFB Suffield in 1971, Camp Gagetown was the largest military training facility in Canada and the entire British Commonwealth.
	www.worldwardiary.com /history/CFB_Gagetown (722 words)

	Unions demonstrate against possibility of privatization of services at CFB Gagetown
		The upset workers of CFB Gagetown were protesting the federal governments’ indication that it might privatize services on the base.
		The possibility of privatization on base leaves most workers concerned about the safety of their jobs, said organizers at the protest, who fear that if private companies can do the work of the unionized workers for less money, then it is possible that their jobs may be in jeopardy.
		Stephen Beyer, the representative for the Union of National Defense Employees on base, said in an interview with the Brunswickan that the march was to protest against the privatization of these jobs and privatization of public service jobs, in general, at all levels of government.
	www.unb.ca /web/bruns/9899/Issue8/News/unions.html (704 words)

	Chemtrail Central :: View topic - Agent purple (1966)
		Ottawa has acknowledged that Agent Orange defoliant was used in the 1960s to clear training areas at CFB Gagetown, but the government has only acknowledged the harm caused by Agent Orange when it was sprayed on Gagetown in 1966 and 1967.
		It says the department does not have a list of people who served at CFB Gagetown who may have been exposed, and it says the number who may have come into contact with the chemical is thought to be minimal.
		Jody Carr is the MLA representing Oromocto and Gagetown.
	www.chemtrailcentral.com /forum/thread8652.html (2543 words)

	MARITIMES SCANNING SITE
		CFB Greenwood in the Annapolis Valley is operated by 14 Wing and is home to Maritime Patrol squadrons operating CP-140 Aurora (and CP-140A Arcturus variety) patrol aircraft, and also to a search and rescue/transport squadron operating CC-130 Hercules fixed wing aircraft and the new Cormorant helicopter.
		CFB Halifax is primarily the home to Canada's east coast navy and hosts the operational and support fleet.
		CFB Gagetown is an army base that is home to an infantry battalion that is often deployed overseas.
	www.accesswave.ca /~scan/federal.htm (1002 words)

	Government Announces Approach Regarding Use of Herbicides at CFB Gagetown
		The second task is a review of the history of the spraying of herbicides at CFB Gagetown from 1952 to present, and their environmental fate and impacts.
		Task 3 is divided into two parts: Part 1 is a health study that will assess potential risks to human health from the herbicides used at CFB Gagetown, based on the properties of these products and the probability and degree of exposure (type, volumes, concentrations, application conditions, and frequency of use, etc.).
		Part 2 is a descriptive epidemiological study, which would determine whether there is a higher incidence of illnesses in the population in the area surrounding CFB Gagetown, versus a control population from elsewhere.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=164659 (629 words)

	Feds Spending $145 Million To Upgrade CFB Gagetown
		As part of the federal government's 5-year plan to increase military troop levels along with upgrading military bases throughout the country, CFB Gagetown will receive over $145 million to upgrade existing facilities and expand the base with new structures.
		Camp Gagetown which is situated near the town of Oromocto in southern New Brunswick was opened in 1952.
		CFB Gagetown's primary purpose is that of the combat training centre for Land Force Command.
	www.halifaxlive.com /artman/publish/gagetown_130905_6610.shtml (235 words)

	Agent Orange Alert Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		The government understands and acknowledges that citizens in the area surrounding CFB Gagetown are concerned about the long-term and cumulative impact of the use of these herbicides on the environment and on their health.
		The second task is a review of the history of the spraying of herbicides at CFB Gagetown from 1952 to present day and an assessment of their environmental fate and impacts.
		I think all the soldiers and the widows of soldiers who served at CFB Gagetown during the period of spraying should be compensated by the government.
	www.agentorangealert.com /pages/19 (8404 words)

	Medbroadcast Health News
		She said most of those applications were from people who were at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in 1966 when Agent Orange, now known to be hazardous to human health, was tested by the U.S. military on the base's forests.
		The fact that Agent Orange was sprayed at CFB Gagetown in the 1960s has been a matter of public record since the early 1980s.
		Herb Crowe, a retired artillery soldier who was stationed at CFB Gagetown in the 1960s, said he was involved in several herbicide spraying tests after the 1966 Agent Orange tests.
	www.medbroadcast.com /health_news_details_pf.asp?news_id=6756&news_channel_id=1000 (552 words)

	CFB Gagetown area sprayed with lethal chemicals
		CFB GAGETOWN, N.B. -- The federal government is making a major investment in a New Brunswick military base as part of an effort to beef-up Canada's military.
		Military and civilian personnel who worked at Gagetown believe their health was harmed by the use of chemical defoliants to clear brush from training areas.
		About 100 people crammed a small hall in Upper Gagetown, N.B., for the first in nine evening sessions organized by Ottawa to look into the impacts of the spraying of the defoliant Agent Orange at CFB Gagetown in the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
	www.able2know.com /forums/about53693-40.html (3463 words)

	canadaeast.com - TP E-Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		The head of the Maine National Guard says his soldiers will not train again at CFB Gagetown until he is convinced there is no lingering risk from the testing of Agent Orange at the base 40 years ago.
		Libby said he isn't so sure, and some of his soldiers and veterans are worried about their potential exposure during their training sessions that began at CFB Gagetown in 1971.
		Libby said, as he plans for several units to return to CFB Gagetown in June and August 2006 for two-week training stints.
	canadaeast.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050701/TPEBRIEF/307010129 (815 words)

	The Agent Orange and Its Repercussions Thread (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		My husband was AirForce, served CFB Chatham, NB, Jul,1964-Oct,1966, E Tech A (maintained batteries and light bulbs in aircraft) but he worked as ISTech 521 during 66 while he waited to start his course since he had remustered to become a Flight Simulator Tech.
		CFB Chatham was closed and it seems all data was moved to be archived in cardboard boxes in some warehouse in Ottawa, kinda hard to locate.
		The herbicide, used by Americans during the Vietnam War to clear trees and ground cover, was tested at CFB Gagetown in 1966 and is known to cause cancer, diabetes and birth defects.
	forums.army.ca /forums/index.php?topic=27191.msg216744 (3233 words)

	CNW Group
		The advisory panels, in conjunction with the federal government's Interdepartmental Steering Committee on Herbicide Use at CFB Gagetown, have the ability to influence the fact-finding tasks.
		The first round of soil, water and vegetation sampling looking for dioxin and other herbicide-related contaminants in the CFB Gagetown range and training area is about to conclude for the winter.
		The review of historic herbicide use at CFB Gagetown will provide information on the types of herbicides that were used and how they were used.
	www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/November2005/16/c5949.html (1213 words)

	CFB Gagetown area sprayed with lethal chemicals
		Three other Gagetown veterans who thought their symptoms were caused by Agent Orange have been given disability pensions for other reasons.
		The powerful herbicide, widely used to clear jungle during the Vietnam War, was tested at CFB Gagetown in 1966 and 1967, along with a rainbow of other potent herbicides.
		CFB GAGETOWN -- The man appointed to lead a fact-finding mission into the use of Agent Orange and other defoliants at a New Brunswick military base was given a tour Friday of a remote area where spent barrels of the toxic chemicals could be buried.
	www.able2know.com /forums/about53693-30.html (4876 words)

	Dennis Furlong New Fact-Finding and Outreach Coordinator
		On August 16, 2005, the Government of Canada announced its approach regarding the use of herbicides at CFB Gagetown.
		Furlong will work with the federal government to gather the facts on herbicide use at the base and will also hear the concerns of the community, ensure those concerns are communicated to the federal government, and inform the community about the work being conducted, including the results of the fact-finding tasks.
		The advisory panels, in conjunction with the federal government's Interdepartmental Steering Committee on Herbicide Use at CFB Gagetown, have the ability to influence the fact-finding tasks.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=183819 (508 words)

	About the Authors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		It was while posted to CFB Gagetown that I first tangled with the magnificent Landlocked Salmon and learned the tricks and tactics involved in catching them.
		William was posted back to CFB Gagetown in 2001, and now resides in Geary, NB.
		Upon graduation I was posted to the province of NB, CFB Gagetown to be exact.
	manzer.org /fish/about.htm (430 words)

	Vietnam Agent Orange Campaign \| Home
		Fact-finding Task 2 will be a review of the history and science of the spraying of herbicides at CFB Gagetown from 1952 to present day and an assessment of their environmental fate and impacts.
		Part 2 is a descriptive epidemiological study, which would determine whether there is a higher incidence of illnesses in the population in the area surrounding CFB Gagetown, versus a control population from elsewhere.
		The 200,000 troops and their families that were at CFB Gagetown between 1956 and 1984 are no longer residents.
	www.vn-agentorange.org /connolly_20060328.html (2522 words)

	Gung-ho soldiers heading for Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		CFB GAGETOWN -- Some of Canada's politicians may be having second thoughts, but soldiers preparing for the next deployment to Afghanistan say they're not only ready to go, they're gung-ho.
		Training at Gagetown and at CFB Wainwright, Alta., included live-fire exercises, role-playing involving actors pretending to be insurgents and Afghan-Canadians who spoke only in their native languages.
		Commanders at CFB Gagetown say the troops feel they have broad support from Canadians for their efforts in Afghanistan.
	www.canada.com /topics/news/story.html?id=010ac724-a09d-461d-a756-7c0f89d9a2bc (765 words)

	Operation Halo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Halo is the Canadian Forces contribution of 450 personnel, 6 CH-146 Griffon helicopters to Haiti as part of the United Nations Multinational Interim Taskforce to assist in stabilizing the country.
		The Canadian contribution will be comprised of the Second Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment based in CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, the Canadian Forces Joint Operations Group in Kingston, Ontario, and 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron based in Valcartier, Quebec.
		C-130 Hercules and Polaris aircraft based at 8 Wing CFB Trenton, Ontario, will provide airlift support for this deployment.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Halo (133 words)

	PMag v21n3p12 -- CFB Gagetown: Clean it Up, Shut it Down!
		CFB/CTC Gagetown is built on land which was rich farmland before its expropriation in the 1950s.
		Gagetown, on the other hand, has a $10 million, 10-year environmental cleanup fund that will go primarily toward road repair -- which many say will simply make for easier transportation of additional ammunition.
		This, coupled with ground and aerial spraying of thousands of litres of herbicides each year, is an effort to kill the lush vegetation on the base, a prerequisite for continued weapons testing despite the long-term costs.
	peacemagazine.org /archive/v21n3p12.htm (653 words)

	Fort Frances Times - 2004-04-15 - PM goofs over D-Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		CFB GAGETOWN, N.B. Prime Minister Paul Martin rewrote history yesterday, referring twice to Canada’s invasion of Norway, the Toronto Sun reported.
		Martin’s slip of the tongue—it should have been Normandy—came as he was surrounded by soldiers at CFB Gagetown.
		Martin, who is scheduled to attend the 60th anniversary of D-Day on the coast of France, told the soldiers the invasion is one of Canada’s greatest military achievements.
	www.fftimes.com /print_version.php/14037 (126 words)

	Pro-American Forums - over 14,000 Patriotic Members! - Canadian Government Admits Agent Orange Poisoning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		By the time he reached Gagetown in 1963, he was a colonel and commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Black Watch, with more than 1,000 men under him.
		Most of them served at CFB Gagetown during the 1960s, when Agent Orange was being tested.
		For its part, CFB Gagetown, was looking for a way to clear brush and trees from some of its training areas.
	www.pro-american.com /forums/showthread.php?t=11157 (3383 words)

	CBC New Brunswick - Concern builds over spray program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-31)
		The federal government is under increasing pressure to release all the information it has about the chemicals it sprayed at CFB Gagetown, starting in the late 1950s.
		Neil Munn, who worked at CFB Gagetown in 1964, says one of his jobs was to waive a flag at the spray planes to help them find their intended targets.
		One of the documents obtained by the CBC says CFB Gagetown started experimenting with chemical defoliants in 1956, spraying thousands of acres with a compound called 2, 4, 5-T – the active ingredient in Agent Orange.
	nb.cbc.ca /regional/servlet/View?filename=nb-purple20050614 (812 words)

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