Land Force Central Area Training Centre Meaford (also LFCA TC Meaford) is a Canadian Forces training facility operated by Land Force Central Area (LFCA) of Land Force Command (LFC).
It is located in Grey County, Ontario, northwest of the Meaford townsite and approximately 25 km east of Owen Sound on a peninsula extending into Georgian Bay. Relatively few military personnel are stationed at the training centre as it serves primarily for training Primary Reserve and regular force stationed within LFCA.
The training centre conducts year round courses for Regular Force personnel, Generally the DP1 Infantry for the RCR, Royal Canadian Regiment, while expanding dramatically during the summer months to accommodate a large number of courses for Primary Reserve personnel.
During the period of June–September every year LFCA TC Meaford serves as the primary training location for Primary Reserve and exercises for units from the Greater Toronto Area, also other locations across Southern and Eastern, Portions of Ontario.
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