What would you like to see happen to this old base? If you had the financial resources, what might you do with the property and the buildings that are currently on it? Let us know in the comments.The military in recent years has, for example, become concerned about China's increasing activity in the South China Sea, and its creation of man-made islands there on which it has built military installations.īut a Commando that could land on water would be able to do a lot more to infiltrate troops, get them out, and recover trapped or wounded personnel, Lt. The asking price at the moment is C$14.9 million – or US$11.85 million. Hopefully, the current owners can find a buyer for this special property- someone willing to protect the site’s heritage while being able to breathe more life into the community. John-Ross Parks, a sales representative with a local real estate firm, tells the Toronto Star that the lucky new owner will have “something really special on their hands.” Parks adds, “We’re all hoping for someone who has a little bit of creativity and obviously the resources to put together such a large-scale redevelopment project.” Stay informed: Sign up for our daily and weekly aviation news digests. Film Productions).” The asking price at the moment is $14,900,000 Canadian. One of the last selling points listed is that it’s a “Great Site For Special Events (Eg. Located specifically at 343 County Road 22 in Ontario’s Prince Edward County, the Real Estate listing for the property describes it as a “once in a lifetime opportunity.” “It’s now almost 20 years into an odyssey to try to restore as much as possible and turn it into a mixed use business park. It’s the last remaining site of its kind in North America with as many original buildings still intact.” -Prince Edward County Some of the buildings on the property are what you might call “fixer-uppers.” Photo: Prince Edward County Tourism A “once in a lifetime opportunity” 30 years after the purchase, Loch-Sloy was then sold again in 1999 to a WWII veteran who had trained at a similar site. Of Scottish descent, McFarland renamed it Loch-Sloy. While the camp’s peak was during the Second World War, the base was in use until 1969, at which point it was decommissioned and sold to the former mayor of Picton- one H.J. Photo: Google Maps An overhead view of the property. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School- would have seen eager air force pilots train on aircraft such as the de Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, and Fairchild Cornell. Indeed, as a BCATP site, Camp Picton- or No. The county’s tourism site notes that BCATP trainees started with basic training of about eight weeks, including at least 50 hours of flying. One of 151 British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) schools established across Canada between 1940-1945, Camp Picton is located in southern Ontario, two hours from Toronto and one hour from Kingston. Photo: Prince Edward County Tourism Camp Picton- also known as No. The military camp was decommissioned in 1969. Let’s take a look at the property in question and its history. Located in Prince Edward County, these grounds are now known as Loch-Slow and are now up for sale to anyone who can pay the C$15 million price tag (just under $12 million). Two hours east of Canada’s largest city is a former airbase that once went by the name Camp Picton.