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The Strategic Disposal of CFB Winnipeg (South): Kapyong Barracks and The South Site Housing Lands
BG–07.033 - December 18, 2007
The Consolidation of CFB Winnipeg
CFB Winnipeg consists of two sites: a north site and a south site. The south site, also known as CFB Winnipeg (South), is further divided into two separate sites:
the Kapyong Barracks, and;
the South Site Housing Lands.
CFB Winnipeg currently operates solely out of the north site. The base is comprised of a number of military units that support and conduct flying operations and a variety of training functions. The base also provides technical and logistical support for 113 units, stretching from Thunder Bay to the Alberta/Saskatchewan border, and from the 49th parallel to the high Arctic.
Both sites at CFB Winnipeg (South) have been declared surplus. Kapyong Barracks is nearing the end of the strategic disposal process, while the South Site housing disposal process is just beginning.
Kapyong Barracks
The Kapyong Barracks site is often mistaken for the housing site, when in fact there are no residential dwellings at Kapyong Barracks. This was an operational site used primarily for administration, equipment storage, vehicle maintenance, training, and drill exercises.
The former Kapyong Barracks site has been deemed surplus and will soon be sold to Canada Lands Company CLC Limited (CLC) for redevelopment. The Department is currently completing the Strategic Disposal process.
CFB Winnipeg (South) – The South Site Housing Lands
The South Site Housing Lands are made up of 358 residential units and have been the focus of much public comment and speculation.
The housing site will be declared surplus, and, until the sale is finalized, the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) will continue to maintain the homes on behalf of DND. At present, the South Site Housing Lands consist of:
230 houses are occupied by Canadian Forces (CF) Regular Force and CF Reserve Force members, DND civilian employees, and employees of other Government of Canada departments;
126 vacant houses, 26 of which are being kept aside for future allocation purposes, and;
Two office spaces owned by CFB Winnipeg.
In accordance with Treasury Board Secretariat’s “Directive on the Sale or Transfer of Real Property,” the South Site Housing Lands will be sold to CLC as a Strategic Disposal. A needs analysis was conducted and concluded that there is an anticipated short and medium-term housing requirement. The sale of the South Site Housing Lands will be conditional on this housing requirement being met.
The image below details both the Kapyong Barracks and the South Site Housing Lands. The two sites are adjacent to one another on the southern location of CFB Winnipeg; however, they are two separate and distinct sites.
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