Aldergrove, British Columbia. (1943 - 1996/2006 )
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	Photo Credits: Radio Communications and Signals Intelligence in the RCN CFS Aldergrove (09-05) Radio CKN, became operational on November 29, 1943 as a Naval Radio Station (NRS).
It was built on the grounds of HMC Dockyard Esquimalt, B.C. at His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Naden, the Pacific Fleet naval base. Interference from the base created a problem for receiving radio signals so the station had to be relocated. Esquimalt did not have adequate land to accommodate the vast antenna systems required, so new sites had to be chosen. In 1943 a Wireless Telegraph receiver station was established near the town of Aldergrove. Aldergrove is located in the Central Fraser Valley, approximately halfway between Vancouver and Chilliwack, BC. At the end of World War II, Canada reduced manning and financial support to the Royal Canadian Navy and Aldergrove suffered staffing losses as did many other HMC Ships and Establishments. The station became HMC NRS on June 1, 1955 and remained that way until 1 July 1956. Following that the name was HMCS from July 1, 1956 to August 10, 1967 when Aldergrove became a CFS. Between 1996 an 2006, several buildings on the station were dismantled, including the single quarters, the stations water tower.
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