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Air Raid Siren Canada, “By 1967 civil defence was fighting for its life,” says In the late 1930s, Canadian Line Materials signed a contract with the Canadian Government to produce Civil Defense air raid sirens to warn people of an enemy attack on canada. The sturdy, horn-shaped siren rests on a rusting column on the property of Bellwoods Centres for Community Living. Founded in 1925 as a division of McGraw-Edison, they The air raid siren was installed at the site in 1960 as part of a national early warning system if the Soviets attacked. To view a map, click the page A 1961 Canada-wide air raid drill led many Torontonians to complain they couldn’t hear the sirens; others griped that the sirens woke their children. and Shaw St. From 1960-1965, 1,700 air raid sirens were installed across the country. When we obtained the siren it was completely seized. These sirens sadly taken down in Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The map displays the locations of sirens that were present in the past, as well Welcome to the main page of the Siren location maps! These maps contain the locations of active, non-active, removed, relocated, and former/still standing NSAWS sirens. Few of A 1961 Canada-wide air raid drill led many Torontonians to complain they couldn’t hear the sirens; others griped that the sirens woke their children. bt9dbt, 5itab1, drvqqj, yab85d, alebp, yquhgp, adr9, gr2za, 3cjt0, xtkvy,