CFS Leitrim

45°20′11″N 75°35′15″W / 45.336495°N 75.587504°W / 45.336495; -75.587504

Aerial view of CFS Leitrim
CFS Leitrim in winter

Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, also referred to as CFS Leitrim, is a Canadian Forces Station located in the neighbourhood of Leitrim in Ottawa, Ontario. It is concerned with the interception, decrypting and processing of communication for the Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Forces, and forms part of the ECHELON system.

The station's motto Pacem Petere means Research For Peace.[1]

  1. ^ Proc, Jerry (26 October 2013). "CFS Leitrim". Radio Communications and Signals Intelligence in the Royal Canadian Navy. Retrieved 22 November 2014.