Administrative and operational control was the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was born here in 1943: her father, a flight lieutenant in the RCAF, was a flying instructor.

The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with six runways formed in an overlaid triangle.

Six runways were listed as follows: [2]: 103 The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with three runways forming a triangle and an apron housing a combined hangar and control tower off of the northeast corner.

Three runways were listed as follows: [2]: 97 The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern as a large grass triangle.