Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "RCAF Station Edgar was part of the Pinetree Line of radar stations and was located at Edgar, Ontario Canada, about 20 kilometres northeast of Barrie. Built in 1952, the site was home to the 31st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron and was operational in its intended role between 1952 and 1964. The complex was sold to the provincial government of Ontario in November 1964 for CA$218,225, and was used as an Adult Occupational Centre for developmentally disabled or handicapped adults until 1999.The base consisted of 84 residences, 2 office buildings, a swimming pool, bowling alley, baseball diamond, infirmary, church, and a school.As a part of the deinstitutionalisation program, the government began shutting down all its institutions, and by 1999 the Edgar Adult Occupational Centre was completely shut down.The Ontario Provincial Police then assumed use of the old recreational hall for instruction. They had been using the base off and on for police training and a number of other functions.In 1999, the government attempted to sell the 628,300 m² (155¼ acre) site to Nishnawbe Homes for $2.95 million, an organisation dedicated to building respectable communities for first-nations people, but this deal fell through.From 1999 - 2011, the base sat mostly unused, except for occasional use by military and police as a training centre. Despite the site being idle, there is 24/7 security posted at the gatehouse making the site inaccessible to the public.In July 2011, a developer purchased the remainder of the property for $2,500 and by the fall of 2011, all the buildings had been demolished. Developer Miya Consulting plans to build 82 houses on the property."@en }
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- RCAF_Station_Edgar abstract "RCAF Station Edgar was part of the Pinetree Line of radar stations and was located at Edgar, Ontario Canada, about 20 kilometres northeast of Barrie. Built in 1952, the site was home to the 31st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron and was operational in its intended role between 1952 and 1964. The complex was sold to the provincial government of Ontario in November 1964 for CA$218,225, and was used as an Adult Occupational Centre for developmentally disabled or handicapped adults until 1999.The base consisted of 84 residences, 2 office buildings, a swimming pool, bowling alley, baseball diamond, infirmary, church, and a school.As a part of the deinstitutionalisation program, the government began shutting down all its institutions, and by 1999 the Edgar Adult Occupational Centre was completely shut down.The Ontario Provincial Police then assumed use of the old recreational hall for instruction. They had been using the base off and on for police training and a number of other functions.In 1999, the government attempted to sell the 628,300 m² (155¼ acre) site to Nishnawbe Homes for $2.95 million, an organisation dedicated to building respectable communities for first-nations people, but this deal fell through.From 1999 - 2011, the base sat mostly unused, except for occasional use by military and police as a training centre. Despite the site being idle, there is 24/7 security posted at the gatehouse making the site inaccessible to the public.In July 2011, a developer purchased the remainder of the property for $2,500 and by the fall of 2011, all the buildings had been demolished. Developer Miya Consulting plans to build 82 houses on the property.".
- Q7276014 abstract "RCAF Station Edgar was part of the Pinetree Line of radar stations and was located at Edgar, Ontario Canada, about 20 kilometres northeast of Barrie. Built in 1952, the site was home to the 31st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron and was operational in its intended role between 1952 and 1964. The complex was sold to the provincial government of Ontario in November 1964 for CA$218,225, and was used as an Adult Occupational Centre for developmentally disabled or handicapped adults until 1999.The base consisted of 84 residences, 2 office buildings, a swimming pool, bowling alley, baseball diamond, infirmary, church, and a school.As a part of the deinstitutionalisation program, the government began shutting down all its institutions, and by 1999 the Edgar Adult Occupational Centre was completely shut down.The Ontario Provincial Police then assumed use of the old recreational hall for instruction. They had been using the base off and on for police training and a number of other functions.In 1999, the government attempted to sell the 628,300 m² (155¼ acre) site to Nishnawbe Homes for $2.95 million, an organisation dedicated to building respectable communities for first-nations people, but this deal fell through.From 1999 - 2011, the base sat mostly unused, except for occasional use by military and police as a training centre. Despite the site being idle, there is 24/7 security posted at the gatehouse making the site inaccessible to the public.In July 2011, a developer purchased the remainder of the property for $2,500 and by the fall of 2011, all the buildings had been demolished. Developer Miya Consulting plans to build 82 houses on the property.".