▁air ▁strip ▁was ▁officially ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁removed ▁several ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁C urr ie ▁Bar ra cks ▁became ▁an ▁army ▁training ▁centre ▁for ▁units ▁mobil ized ▁in ▁southern ▁Al berta ; ▁it ▁was ▁designated ▁A - 1 6 . ▁ ▁These ▁mobil ized ▁units ▁were ▁task ed ▁to ▁provide ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁The ▁Cal g ary ▁High land ers ▁and ▁The ▁Sea for th ▁High land ers ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁C urr ie ▁Bar ra cks ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁Lord ▁Str ath con a ' s ▁Hor se ▁( Ro yal ▁Canad ians ) ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁Princess ▁Pat ric ia ' s ▁Canadian ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁transition ▁to ▁having ▁an ▁expanded ▁regular ▁force ▁army ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁C urr ie ▁Bar ra cks ▁under w ent ▁rapid ▁expansion ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁as ▁the ▁facility ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁military ▁centre , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁convenient ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ' s ▁trans cont inental ▁main line ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁three ▁kilometres ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁Head quarters ▁Cal g ary ▁G arrison ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁coordinate ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁army ▁units ▁station ed ▁at ▁and ▁cy