CFS St. John's

{{Short description|Canadian Forces Garrison in Newfoundland and Labrador}}

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{{Infobox military installation

| name= Garrison St. John's

| location= St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

| pushpin_map = Canada Newfoundland

| pushpin_map_alt = CFS St. John's

| pushpin_map_caption = Location on Newfoundland

| coordinates={{Coord|47.583|-52.694|scale:50000_region:CA-NL_type:landmark |display=inline,title}}

| ensign = File:Flag of the Canadian Forces.svg

| image= Crest cfs st johns copy.png

| image_size= 75px

| image2=

| image2_size=250px

| caption2= Garrison St. John's

| type= Navy base

| partof = Maritime Forces Atlantic

| built = 1941

| builder = United States Army

| used = {{Start date|1941}} – present

| ownership = Department of National Defence

| operator = Royal Canadian Navy
{{Start date|1949}} – present

| materials=

| controlledby= Canadian Armed Forces

| garrison= Royal Canadian Navy
Maritime Forces Atlantic

| occupants = 5th Canadian Division
Royal Newfoundland Regiment

| commanders=

| battles= Battle of the Atlantic

}}

Garrison St. John's, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFS St. John's, is a Canadian Forces Garrison in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Garrison St. John's is on the north shore of Quidi Vidi Lake on part of the former site of Pepperrell Air Force Base, as well as a small adjunct area on St. John's Harbour. The garrison supports all military activities in Newfoundland as well as local reserve units; CFS St. John's has 15 lodger units and supports 450 full-time military and civilian personnel. It also indirectly supports 1,500 reservists in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as 5,000 cadets.

In its primary role, Garrison St. John's supports naval vessels of Maritime Forces Atlantic which patrol waters off Newfoundland and Labrador. The station also supports as many as 30 visiting NATO naval vessels each year.

It also provided direct support to {{HMCS|Avalon}}, a sea cadet facility, as well as the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, 37 Combat Engineer Regiment, 37 Service Battalion, Air Reserve Flight Torbay and the Naval Reserve Division {{HMCS|Cabot}}.

On 21 June 2014, the new Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander W. Anthony Paddon Building was opened, which houses those personnel attached to the station, replacing 17 older buildings. The new building is in the Pleasantville area. The initial land purchase took place in 2007, when the Department of National Defence bought {{convert|6.4|acre|order=flip}} of land. Initially the cost of the new building was forecast as $101 million; however, after seven years, the actual cost came out to $156 million.{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2014-06-21/article-3771960/CFS%E2%80%88St.-John%26rsquo%3Bs-officially-opened/1 |title=CFS St. John's officially opened |work=The Telegram |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=21 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814000136/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2014-06-21/article-3771960/CFS%E2%80%88St.-John%26rsquo%3Bs-officially-opened/1 |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }} The building is named for William Anthony Paddon, a former lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.