The records in this accession consist of files on property acquired, owned, rented and managed by the Department of National Defence. Files include general accommodation files, acquisition and disposal of leased and rented accommodation, accommodation planning for the permanent force, chapel accommodation, general construction and maintenance, disposal of D.N.D. owned property, weed and bush control, and agreements for water and sewage systems. The records are arranged according to the Third Army file classification system.
The records in this accession document Canadian Army bases, installations and facilities. The information on individual bases may include site plans, blueprints, acquisition and disposal of lands and facilities.
In order to use the Finding Aid you must first look up the Army location code for a particular base. Location codes are found in the Army file index. For example, the code for Valcartier is 'V5.' This means that all files relating to the army establishment at Valcartier Quebec will end with this code, ie 5022-V5. Once you have identified the Location code for the base you are seeking, scan the box list. For boxes whose range of files includes the location code you have identified. For example Valcartier records will be found in box 10, because the box range ends with 5022-V5. Records for CFB Kingston MAY be found in box seven because the range of locator codes 5022-L125 to 5022-P90/2, includes the locator code for Kingston, which is K75.
NB. The LAC does not hold property records for all Canadian military installations. Therefore, if you order all the boxes whose range includes the locator you are looking for and you do not find any relevant files there are three further steps to take.
1- Some smaller sites were never given their own locator codes, or their records were amalgamated into larger nearby sites. If you are looking for a small site and have been unable to find any records, try looking at the records of a larger site that is very close by.
2- Make sure that you are looking for an ARMY site. The LAC holds records for RCAF sites in accession 1997-98/588. A full finding aid for this accession is available.
3- Check Archivianet, the LAC's electronic catalogue. Use the site name ie 'Valcartier', NOT the location code.
If you have tried all of these methods and have not found any information on the site you are looking for, then the LAC probably does not hold any property files for that site.
