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2 unusual facts about CFB Calgary


1 Service Battalion

The battalion’s tasks were: to deploy as a service support unit on order; to assist Canadian Forces Base Calgary with the provision of administrative support to local units; and, to provide a field logistics capability to support 1 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group.

Wild Rose Brewery

The brewery moved from its original location in the Foothills Industrial Park to the Currie Barracks in the fall of 2006.


Lincoln Park, Calgary

The neighbourhood is located on the section of the former Canadian Forces Base Calgary that during World War II was a Royal Canadian Air Force airfield; the name of the district derives from a small area of military housing located between 54th Avenue S.W. and Glenmore Trail which was reserved for United States Air Force members stationed at the airfield during World War II.


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