Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is located 25 km north of Quebec City. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province CFB Valcartier was originally erected as a military camp in August of 1914 as part of the mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the onset of World War I. The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the group of Canadian military units formed for service overseas in the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Due to its proximity to the port of Quebec it became the largest military camp on Canadian soil, including some 32,000 men and 8,000 horses.
Currently, Valcartier Garrison is home to 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, which consists of 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada (5 RALC), the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (12 RBC), 5e Régiment du génie de combat (a combat engineering regiment), the three Regular Force battalions of Le Royal 22e Régiment, QGET 5 GBMC (5 Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron), 5 Field Ambulance Company, and 5 Military Police Platoon. The Royal 22e Régiment is an Infantry Regiment and the most famous Francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The base also houses 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, 5 Service Battalion (which also provides services from the St-Jean and Montreal garrisons), CI SQFT (Land Force Quebec Area Training Centre), in addition to providing training facilities for most Quebec-based reserve units. The Myriam Bédard Biathlon Training Centre is also located on the base. Myriam Bédard (born December 22, 1969) is a Canadian biathlete (retired winner of two Olympic gold medals Biathlon (not to be confused with Duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines
CFB Valcartier is also home to a Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) location, which conducts military research for the Canadian Forces. DRDC Valcartier is a major Canadian military research station in Quebec, one of seven centres making up Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence
ASU Valcartier is also home of the Army Cadet Summer Training Centre Valcartier, which trains Royal Canadian Army Cadets of the Eastern Region / Province of Québec. The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada The Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern (RCSU(E is the Canadian Forces unit that is responsible for providing support to the
In 1997 a cancer-causing chemical, trichloroethylene, was found in the water supply of CFB Valcartier and the nearby town of Shannon, Québec. The term carcinogen refers to any substance Radionuclide or radiation that is an agent directly involved in the promotion of Cancer or in the fatation of its propagation The Chemical compound trichloroethylene is a chlorinated Hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial Solvent. The city of Shannon was born in December of 1846 of a dismemberment of the territory of Saint-Catherine-de-Portneuf, following protests of this part of the population against Trichloroethylene, which has been linked to liver cancer, was used for degreasing metal parts at the base in the 1970's. The Department of National Defence, which was accused of a cover-up, reached a legal settlement with the town in 2004. [1][2][3]
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