Military equipment makes stop in Kindersley

For anyone driving down Railway Avenue on September 22-23, you may have thought that you were entering a war zone. Thankfully, that was not the case.

The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) was moving some of its military equipment from the base by road and rail last week. It will eventually be shipped back to the UK.

This routine movement of equipment typically occurs twice annually in the spring and fall seasons as some of the equipment is moved back to the UK for repairs or redeployed to the other operational environments. This semi-annual fleet rotation supports other NATO activities, while the majority of the fleet remains at BATUS during the off season.

The equipment travelled by road from CFB Suffield and then loaded onto the railway tracks at Oyen on September 22 where it departed for Kindersley.

The end destination is Montreal, Quebec area where it will be loaded onto ships and sent back to the UK.

PHOTOS BY KATE WINQUIST
You certainly don’t see this every day! Military equipment that originated from CFB Suffield, made a stop at Kindersley on September 22. The end destination will be Montreal, Quebec, where it will be loaded onto ships and sent back to the UK.