This memorial is dedicated to the 22 Wing and was officially opened on June 8, 2011. It features storyboards describing important events and the rich history of the airbase in the city.
Doug Newman, CD2 re-organized the Air Defence Park and designed the memorial signs. Wing Imagery created the signs from the designs and produced electronic files, which in turn were manufactured for display in the park by a local company. The person in charge of the project was Major John Blair, at the time the 22 Wing Air Reserve Flight Commander.
The Air Defence Park also commemorates two Royal Air Force airmen who were killed in a flying training accident at the airfield during the Second World War, six years before the air base was founded. They were the first aviation deaths of any kind, military or civilian, in the North Bay region. One was from England, the other Scottish; hence an oak tree and Scotch Pine were planted in the park in their honour.
