Brigadier James Curry Jefferson Armouries

This is not so much a venue for visiting, it’s a working facility for the Canadian military and for recruiting info sessions. It is one of 47, yes that’s forty seven, military sites that make up CFB Edmonton, you know, that huge military base just north of town? That’s not its real name. Actually it’s 2550 Hectares and it’s called the Steele barracks named after Sir Samuel Steele, one of the original founders of the North West Mounted Police. So a history lesson here, CFB Edmonton is the name for all 47 facilities all across town «…named after Brigadier James Currie Jefferson, who was the Commanding Officer of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment during the Second World… and is home to the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, B Squadron South Alberta Light Horse, 15 Field Ambulance, the Cadet Instructor Cadre School and 6 Intelligence Company»
So there’s a regiment there, horse mounted dudes, ambulances, an air cadet squadron and some spies all working out of the same building, *raised eyebrow* Awesome!
My son often has to be picked up or dropped off here for major trips within the cadets, this time it’s for summer camp (which he applied, won and gets free bussing there and back, all under CDN military supervision the entire 3 weeks. Oh yeah, they pay HIM to be there something like $ 60 per week.) but enough about the awesome cadets program.
They occasionally have fundraising and events put on by different groups, like the Kiwanis club to support community services like Valour Place, for one. Keep an eye out and support them when they need you! Go Canada!