History
For over 125 years, the Drill Hall at Cartier Square has been at the centre of military mobilization and training for soldiers recruited from the Ottawa-Carleton area, overseeing soldiers deployed for service in:
- North-West Canada, 1885
- South Africa, 1899–1902
- The Great War, 1914–1918
- The Second World War, 1939–1945
- Korean War, 1950–1953
- Several peacekeeping operations including Cyprus, Sierra Leone, and the former Yugoslavia.
- Afghanistan War, 2001–present
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