[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Perry Kitson

The buiding now being torn down is one of 8 large buildings that once was part of a very substantial logistics hub. On the west side of the road are 5 approx. 40,000 sq. ft. wharehouses, all with rail links, the tank shed, and the office building. Like Bruce, I can recall Centurions rumbling under the overpass on their way to the maintenance building that is now being torn down. Rows of ex-American 5 ton trucks with the stars still on the hood and doors waiting for inspection and paint. My father recalls truck loads of Ford flatheads in crates going to the scrap yard in the late sixties. The maintenance building had a large machine shop, paint facilities, overhead cranes, and dozens of work bays. After the buildings on the west side of Highbury were surplussed in the early seventies, most of the work done there was moved to Montreal, as well as the major overhauls, relegating the complex to an "Area Support" facility for 1 RCR and the surrounding militia units.
Almost brings a tear to your eye!
Perry

The workshops on the west side of Highbury Road are still there and in private hands. They are for sale if you need a little extra space.