EDMONTON – Federal Defence Minister Peter MacKay has announced construction of new headquarters in Edmonton for Land Force Western Area.
The 8,000-square-metre building will be the hub for Western Canada, one of the army’s four regional command centres.
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It will replace a 60-year-old former schoolhouse that is now the headquarters building at the old Griesbach (GREESE’-bah) Barracks.
Griesbach is the one-time military base that is 12 kilometres away from the actual CFB Edmonton.
MacKay says the new building will cost $54 million.
It is expected to open in November 2013.
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