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The Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School was moved to St-Jean, Quebec, the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering was moved to CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, and 3PPCLI moved to CFB Edmonton, Alberta. Because of the closure of CFB Chilliwack, a need arose for a supporting formation to provide area-wide support for the Canadian Forces ...
The CFOCS was moved to ASU St-Jean while the CFSME was moved to CFB Gagetown and 3PPCLI moved to CFB Edmonton. The base consisted of two separate properties; the Vedder Creek location was the main part of the base and was mothballed, whereas the Chilcotin training area and firing ranges were kept by DND for use by local reserve units in the ...
Canadian Forces Base Shilo, near Brandon, Man. Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, located 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Edmonton, Alberta. Canadian Forces Base Suffield, located near Medicine Hat, Alberta. Canadian Forces Base Edmonton; Area Support Unit Calgary; Area Support Unit Chilliwack; 1 Area Support Group Headquarters, based at CFB Edmonton
Land Force Western Area (LFWA) was a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for operations in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. [1] LFWA was headquartered at CFB Edmonton .
The Canadian Forces Health Services Group (CF H Svcs Gp) is a formation of the Canadian Forces within the Military Personnel Command. It includes personnel from both the Royal Canadian Medical Service and the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, fulfills all military health system functions from education and clinical services to research and public health, and is composed of health professionals from ...
Defence cuts following the end of the Cold War during the 1990s resulted in the closure of CFB Calgary and consolidation of units at CFB Edmonton. CFB Wainwright was also impacted by defence cuts and was reduced to an Area Support Unit (ASU). ASU Wainwright, as the facility is also called, has 690 military personnel and 300 civilian workers.
The area was sparsely populated until about 1941 when CFB Chilliwack was established (then called Camp Chilliwack) between Watson Road and Keith Wilson. [1] The base became a major training facility for the Canadian Army until its closing in 1997. [ 2 ]
Canada Education Park (CEP) is located on the southside of Chilliwack at the former site of the Canadian army base called CFB Chilliwack. It is home to learning institutions including University of the Fraser Valley, Justice Institute of BC, and RCMP Pacific Region Training Centre. [1]