Canadian Forces Base Valcartier (CFB Valcartier), now re-designated 2 Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier (2 CDSB Valcartier), is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, north northwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 2nd Canadian Division is stationed at the base, comprising the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and the 2nd Canadian Division Support Group. Origins CFB Valcartier was originally erected as a military training camp in August 1914 as part of the mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the onset of World War I. Inaugurated by Jean Chrétien, then Prime Minister of Canada, in 1995, a high bronze figure of a World War I soldier (1995) by André Gauthier at the entrance to CFB Valcartier commemorates the training of Canadian Army volunteers for the European battlefields in World War I. The site was also used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens", mainly eastern Europeans. The name Valcartier comes from the town of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, of which a large section was expropriated in order to create the military training camp. Due to its proximity to the Port of Quebec, Valcartier became the largest military camp on Canadian soil, including some 32,000 men and 8,000 horses. In 1968, after the unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, the title 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was assigned to the brigade group established in CFB Valcartier. Geography The base is and is located in the Quebec City region, of Quebec, Canada. Military presence Currently, Valcartier is home to the 2nd Canadian Division. The division has two formations: 2nd Canadian Division Support Group (2 Cdn Div SG) and 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG). The following units are stationed at Valcartier. Included are affiliated units and other units that are not directly part of 2nd Canadian Division: Units 5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (12 RBC) 5 Combat Engineer Regiment (5e Régiment du génie de combat) 5 CMBG Headquarters and signals squadron ( Quartier-général et escadron des transmissions ) 1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment 5 Service Battalion (5e Bataillon des services du Canada) (which also provides services from ASU Saint-Jean and CFB Montreal) Affiliated units 5 Field Ambulance (5e Ambulance de campagne) 5 Military Police Platoon (5e Peloton de police militaire) 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron 1 Dental Unit Detachment, Valcartier The base also houses 430