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19-401: 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier ( 2 CDSB Valcartier ), formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier ( CFB Valcartier ), is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier , 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) north northwest of Quebec City , Quebec , Canada. The 2nd Canadian Division is stationed at

38-527: A World War I soldier (1995) by André Gauthier at the entrance to CFB Valcartier commemorates the training of Canadian Army volunteers for the European battlefields in World War I. The site was also used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens", mainly eastern Europeans . The name Valcartier comes from the town of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier , of which a large section was expropriated in order to create

57-801: A chain of forward operating locations (FOLs) at various civilian airfields across northern Canada, capable of supporting RCAF operations. CF-18 Hornets , CP-140 Auroras and various transport and search and rescue aircraft periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises, Arctic sovereignty patrols, aid to the civil power, or search and rescue operations. Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Quebec Yukon Alberta: British Columbia: Manitoba: New Brunswick: Nova Scotia: Ontario: Prince Edward Island: Quebec: Other: Alberta: British Columbia: Manitoba: New Brunswick: Nova Scotia: Newfoundland and Labrador: Northwest Territories: Nunavut: Ontario: Quebec: Saskatchewan: Yukon: Military Ordinariate of Canada It

76-580: A single minor unit (e.g., an early-warning radar station). Many of these facilities are now decommissioned for administrative purposes and function as detachments of a larger Canadian Forces base nearby. Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the Canadian Army are regiments of the Canadian Army. Alberta : Manitoba : New Brunswick : Ontario : Quebec : Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by

95-553: A wide range of religious and spiritual services to Canadian Armed Forces members and their families, such as the celebration of the Sacraments, counselling and religious formation. As per 2014, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Canadian Forces and their families in 22 parishes with 37 priests (36 diocesan, 1 religious), 7 deacons and 1 lay religious brother. The military vicariate of Canada

114-806: Is also located on the base. CFB Valcartier is also home to a Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) location, which conducts military research for the Canadian Armed Forces . 2 CDSB Valcartier is also the home of the Army Cadet Summer Training Centre Valcartier, which trains Royal Canadian Sea Cadets , Royal Canadian Army Cadets and Royal Canadian Air Cadets of the Eastern Region / Province of Quebec . In July 1974, an explosives safety training accident involving "D" Company killed six cadets and injured over 50. A coroner's inquiry found

133-506: Is immediately exempt to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for Bishops . With no cathedral , the ordinariate's headquarters are at Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa), Uplands site - Building 469, Ottawa , Ontario K1A 0K2. The current episcopal Ordinary is Scott McCaig . The Roman Catholic Military Ordinary is a member of the ecumenical Interfaith Committee on Canadian Military Chaplaincy (ICCMC). Catholic chaplains provide

152-703: Is located in the Quebec City region, of Quebec , Canada. Currently, Valcartier is home to the 2nd Canadian Division . The division has two formations: 2nd Canadian Division Support Group (2 CDSG) and 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG). The following units are stationed at Valcartier. Included are affiliated units and other units that are not directly part of 2nd Canadian Division: The base also houses 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron , 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

171-511: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission . In 1997, a cancer-causing chemical, trichloroethylene , was found in the water supply of CFB Valcartier and the nearby town of Shannon, Quebec . Trichloroethylene, which has been linked to liver cancer , was used for degreasing metal parts at the base for decades. The Shannon Citizens Committee (Regroupement des Citoyens de Shannon) launched a class-action lawsuit against

190-662: The Military Community Guidebook - Quebec Region annually. The Military Ordinariate of Canada integrated a chapel which is situated at CFB Valcartier. The chapel is named Saint Jeanne d’Arc Chapel . This service is for all military persons of CFB Valcartier. The Chapel Life Coordinator is Captain Titus Ndala . CFB Valcartier Military Cemetery, opened to serve the camp in 1914, contains the graves of nine Canadian Army personnel, six from World War I and three from World War II, registered and maintained by

209-754: The Royal Canadian Navy are individual commissioned ships of the RCN. British Columbia : Nova Scotia : Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut : Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the Royal Canadian Air Force are wings of the RCAF. Alberta : British Columbia : Manitoba : Newfoundland and Labrador : Nova Scotia : Ontario : Quebec : Saskatchewan : The RCAF supplies aircraft to Canadian Joint Operations Command , which frequently operate from

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228-650: The Department of National Defence in 2003. [REDACTED] Media related to CFB Valcartier at Wikimedia Commons Canadian Forces base A Canadian Forces base or CFB (French: base des Forces canadiennes, BFC ) is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces . For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units (e.g., army regiments, navy ships, air force wings). Minor installations are named Canadian Forces station or CFS (French: station des Forces canadiennes, SFC ). A Canadian Forces station could host

247-528: The administration of chaplaincies was made much easier. On 7 September 2020, Canadian Armed Forces spokesman Maj. Travis Smyth acknowledged that Capt. Jean El-Dahdouh, a Montreal-based Maronite Order military chaplain found guilty the previous year of assault and sexual assault after a series of incidents at the upscale Nordik Spa-Nature in Chelsea, Quebec , was still a member of the Canadian military, but he

266-556: The base, comprising the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and the 2nd Canadian Division Support Group. CFB Valcartier was originally erected as a military training camp in August 1914 as part of the mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the onset of World War I. Inaugurated by Jean Chrétien , then Prime Minister of Canada , in 1995, a 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) high bronze figure of

285-452: The history of Canada. Prime minister Stephen Harper also thanked the soldiers. Adsum is a monthly newspaper for CFB Valcartier and the military community in the Quebec eastern area. The newspaper was created in 1972. It publishes 4,200 copies. The readers of the newspaper are mostly the military (active and retired) and civilians working at CFB Valcartier. The newspaper team also publishes

304-427: The instructor criminally responsible. The various summer training courses offered at Valcartier Cadet Training Centre are the following: Colonel J.L.S. Ménard is commander, and Chief Warrant Officer Éric Normand is sergeant major. In 2014, CFB Valcartier celebrated its 100th anniversary. David Johnston , then Governor General of Canada , offered a message about the role the base and its soldiers who have played in

323-617: The military training camp. Due to its proximity to the Port of Quebec , Valcartier became the largest military camp on Canadian soil, including some 32,000 men, 8,000 horses, and one black bear In 1968, after the unification of the Canadian Armed Forces , the title 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was assigned to the brigade group established in CFB Valcartier. The base is 12 by 24 km (7.5 by 14.9 mi) and

342-578: Was canonically erected on 17 February 1951 by Pope Pius XII , but Catholic Military bishops have served the Canadian Army since 1939. The need to appoint a bishop was only felt during the Second World War , while chaplains had already been represented since the Boer War . On 1986.07.21 it was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Canada. Since the promulgation of the apostolic constitution Spirituali militum curae by Pope John Paul II ,

361-572: Was now expected to soon be released from the armed forces. On 16 November 2020, documents which the Canadian Forces sought keep sealing for 40 years were public. The documents revealed that Canadian Forces knew that Catholic Chaplain Capt. Angus McRae had victims before his 1980 sex abuse conviction for children to his quarters at an Edmonton military base and gave them alcohol before sexually assaulting them. It twice had an Auxiliary Bishop of

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