(reprinted from the 30 May 1984 issue of The Voxair, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Transport, MP for Winnipeg — Fort Garry, on behalf of Defence Minister Jean-Jacques Blais, has announced Treasury Board approval of a #28.4 million expenditure for the construction of a new Air Command Headquarters building.
The 10,600 square meter structure, to be built at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, will provide modern, energy-efficient working space for approximately 650 Air Command staff, currently housed in seven Second World War structures.
‘These wood-frame buildings have reached the end of their life expectancy and are too expensive to repair and maintain.
The building contract calis for approximately 430 person-years of local employment.
Tenders will be issued in May, 1984, with construction expected to begin in July.
Air Command, descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force, was established in 1975 with headquarters in Winnipeg. Its functional role is to provide
combat-ready air air forces to meet Canada’s defence commitments.