LFAATC Aldershot
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5 Cdn Div TC Detachment Aldershot Kentville (Camp Aldershot) Heliport |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Canada | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of National Defence | ||||||||||
| Location | Kentville, Nova Scotia | ||||||||||
| Built | 1890s | ||||||||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°05′39″N 064°30′32″W / 45.09417°N 64.50889°WCoordinates: 45°05′39″N 064°30′32″W / 45.09417°N 64.50889°W | ||||||||||
| Website | 5 Cdn Div TC Detachment Aldershot | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement
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5th Canadian Division Training Centre Detachment Aldershot (also 5 Cdn Div TC Det Aldershot) is a training facility for 5th Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is located in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
5 Cdn Div TC Det Aldershot is located 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) northwest of Kentville on a well-drained sandy plateau along the north side of the Cornwallis River. Surrounded by the agricultural heartland of Nova Scotia in the Annapolis Valley, 5 Cdn Div TC Detachment Aldershot is situated primarily on marginal agricultural land not suitable for crop growing. Relatively few military personnel are stationed at the training centre as it serves primarily for training regular force and Primary Reserve units of the Canadian Army's 5th Canadian Division.
The training centre conducts year round courses for Regular Force personnel, while expanding dramatically during the summer months to accommodate a large number of courses for Primary Reserve personnel.
During the period of September–June 5 Cdn Div TC Det Aldershot serves as the primary weekend training location for Primary Reserve and Royal Canadian Army Cadets exercises for units from the Halifax metro area, and other locations in the Maritime Provinces.
During the 1890s and the lead up to the Boer War, the British Army, which was responsible for Canada's defence until 1906, established Military Camp Aldershot (also shortened to Camp Aldershot) as a training area on land in the western part of Kings County between the villages of Aylesford and Kingston. Camp Aldershot was intended to train Canadian Militia units from Nova Scotia and was served by the Cornwallis Valley Railway branch line of the Dominion Atlantic Railway line running through the area. It received its name in honour of Aldershot in Hampshire, United Kingdom, the site of the home of the British Army.
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