About CFB Currie
The pending unification of the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force to form the Canadian Forces on February 1, 1968, precipitated a number of major changes to Canada's military. As a result, the Currie Barracks were redesignated Canadian Forces Base Calgary (CFB Calgary) on March 14, 1966.
It was announced in the 1996 federal budget that CFB Calgary would be closed in 1998 as part of a policy to close various Canadian Forces bases to consolidate units into fewer facilities. In 1998, CFB Calgary was officially decommissioned, with most of its personnel relocated to CFB Edmonton at Namao, Alberta.
The base closure offered a rare opportunity for Calgary to experience a comprehensive redevelopment and land use planning strategy for a large continuous property. Family residential areas within the base, known as the Currie PMQs (or private married quarters) and located east of Crowchild Trail, were redeveloped under the aegis of the Canada Lands Company as the new community of Garrison Woods. The redevelopment included the razing of some older or less marketable houses (including semi-detached houses), the upgrading and relocation of other houses, and the construction of single-family houses, townhouses, and condominium complexes.
Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school, was established on the former CFB Calgary property and occupied three historic buildings along Dieppe Avenue. The Calgary Farmer's Market is also located west of Crowchild Trail, in an airplane hangar located on former RCAF lands. The Military Museums (formerly known as the Museum of the Regiments) is located east of Crowchild Trail in Garrison Woods.
CFB Currie Listings
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Welcome To The Master-planned Community Of Currie Barracks,...
- Price:
- $999,000
- City:
- Calgary
- Beds:
- 4
- Baths:
- 4
- Type:
- Single Family
- MLS® #:
- C3517778
- Provider:
- Royal Lepage Foothills
Welcome To The Master-planned Community Of Currie Barracks, Canada's First Leed-certified Development...
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- Price:
- $789,900
- City:
- Calgary
- Beds:
- 3
- Baths:
- 4
- Type:
- Single Family
- MLS® #:
- C3521152
- Provider:
- Royal Lepage Foothills
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Listing information last updated on May 20th, 2012 at 3:00am.
