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You're right - the hole is a 3 storey building located 1.5 miles underground. It's just a regular office building, except no windows, obviously.  You get on a bus and ride underground, and the building is built in a cavernous area.  It's actually pretty cool to see.  There is a water supply and...

I've lived in Cold Lake for the past two years, and am moving to Bagotville next month. I know I'm in for a big slap in the face when I get there because QC taxes are so much higher than Alberta's. Has anyone else had to deal with this? Will I have to pay some backpay income taxes?  I'm...

I stayed in the transient quarters while I was there, and I also visited some friends in both the other barracks while I was there. They're both decent, but the NCM quarters are shared - a HUGE room.  Also, the bathroom is common. The O live-in quarters are small, but I think you have your own...

I had a tour of the ops room in the AGC when I was there on TD - it was pretty impressive!!  MUCH better than the FYQ93.  Just wondering though - there is no trackball - I hear it's all touch screen.  How is that going to work for b/r? Yeah, I've heard a lot of rumours as to what is going to...

Because it was built during the Cold War era in the event of a nuclear attack, and it is no longer necessary to have people work a xxxxxxx underground every day. Removed for OPSEC.

If you're airforce then you wear the blue t-shirt with the blue flashes and blue name tag.  If you have only the green flashes and green nametag, then you wear a green shirt. There is a date when you aren't allowed to roll your sleeves anymore - it's sometime in Sept or Oct I think.  So just to...

Im sure there are longer postings somewhere! I know there's a guy in Cold Lake that has been there since the 80's - yikes.

Oh! Hah, guess he got me.  I just assumed he was some old WO or something that had been in Bagtown that long.  22 years in one posting is long!  But I guess we've lived in Halifax for almost 20 years - my Dad is navy.  I guess that's different though.

Wow.  I take it by the big grin you're happy to be there?

It's supposed to be there. Yuck - I don't miss that at all.

I think we might be resigned to going to Edmonton - go to West Ed (and maybe go in the water park if we're feeling REALLY crazy!), get some sushi, go down to White Ave.  That's probably where we'll end up.  Blah. Maybe I can convince her to go to Calgary or Whistler - Edmonton is so.. blah...

Yeah I didn't really think Ft Mac was the hidden gem of Alberta, but my roommate assured me it was! Radium Hot Springs? Where's that?  I've been to the hotsprings in Jasper, and it was nice, but not what I expected. 

Hahah well I try to hide the party animal side of myself when Im at work, but it just doesn't want to stay hidden!! I'll take you up on that offer for sure - I love the older crowd bars.  I was supposed to be coming in October, but it got pushed back to January now - right after the block...

We looked up all inclusive packages - but only to the states.  It was minimum $600 to anywhere in the states.  Why can't there be somewhere fun & super cheap to go?  Damn Cold Lake and its isolation.

Haha, yes - I heard Wainwright is the party capital of Alberta! It's probably worse than Cold Lake.  Thanks for the advice though :p

Hey all, I have a 5 day weekend coming up next weekend and want to go somewhere FUN!  I'm in Cold Lake right now (lucky me!), and my roommate & I are tossing around ideas.  There's always Edmonton, Calgary, Jasper & Banff - but hey.. been there done that. Where else?? She said Fort McMurray...

Mitch - thanks for the great info.  Once I get closer to the actual move Ill probably have more questions, so expect a couple emails from me! :) TB - sorry, but I have no idea about AVS AVN privates - Im an air weapons controller.  Cant help you there. 

Hey guys, Im in Cold Lake right now, and Im looking at a Bagotville posting in the next couple of months. Just wanted to talk to anyone from there to give me some good info on "stuff" - where the best housing is, community life, sports, etc. Any info would be great. Thanks

This has probably been discussed in this thread somewhere, but I didnt read all 6 pages of it. The rank on the army cadpat is hard enough to see, but the blue airforce rank is even WORSE.  It's awful when you're walking by someone and you have to squint at their chest, and they're doing the...

Infanteer - no need to be rude. This is an open forum for people to talk about whatever they want.  Sure, you're an infanteer and basic training was the mickey mouse club compared to what you're doing now - but so what? I know when I went I was nervous, not knowing what to expect, and so he's...