The Canadian Directory of Water Towers and Standpipes is sponsored by "Understanding Your Home" Trenton - Ontario . Photo © Mark Visser (L and R) Bill Patterson (middle) WaterTower Information Location: Signage: Quinte West Built: Height: Capacity: WaterTower Information (06-2008) Location: Signage: Trenton Built: Height: Capacity: WaterTower Information Location: Hwy. 2 Signage: Built: 1930s Height: Capacity: 5,455,000 liters     Water Tower at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. It was built in the 1931. Around 1985 it began to leak and was decommissioned. The observation deck is currently used as a communication platform (info from peter Mills). This tower and the one at CFB Oromocto in New Brunswick are the only two water towers in Canada with an observation deck. Canadian Forces Base Trenton (CFB Trenton), is a Canadian Forces Base located 4.26 km. northeast of Trenton. CFB Trenton is an air base and is primarily used by Air Command (AIRCOM). It is home to a large portion of AIRCOM's transport and search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station called RCAF Station Trenton was officially opened in August 1931. The location was choosen for eing the mid-point between Ottawa and Toronto. It also provided the possibility of using the base for sea planes operating on Lake Ontario.     Highway of Heroes Trenton-Toronto. On August 24, 2007, the portion of the highway between Glen Miller Road in Trenton and the Don Valley Parkway / Highway 404 Junction in Toronto was designated the Highway of Heroes, as the road is travelled by funeral convoys for fallen Canadian Forces personnel (Afghanistan) from CFB Trenton to the coroner's office in Toronto.     Home Ontario - T index