▁Western ▁Area . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁CF B ▁Cal g ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁three ▁Reserve ▁Force ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Army ▁remain ▁at ▁the ▁site . ▁These ▁units ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁Head quarters , ▁ 4 1 ▁Canadian ▁Brigade ▁Group , ▁ 4 1 ▁Service ▁Battalion , ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁Com bat ▁Engine er ▁Regiment . ▁Two ▁corps ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Army ▁Cad ets , ▁the ▁ 2 5 5 4 ▁P PC LI ▁RC AC C ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 9 2 ▁L ds H ▁RC AC C , ▁continue ▁to ▁train ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁base . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁federal ▁budget ▁that ▁CF B ▁Cal g ary ▁would ▁be ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁policy ▁to ▁close ▁various ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁bases ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁units ▁into ▁fewer ▁facilities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁CF B ▁Cal g ary ▁was ▁officially ▁de comm ission ed , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁personnel ▁re located ▁to ▁CF B ▁Ed mont on ▁in ▁Ed mont on , ▁Al berta . ▁ ▁The ▁base ▁closure ▁offered ▁a ▁rare ▁opportunity ▁for ▁Cal g ary ▁to ▁experience ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁re development ▁and ▁land ▁use ▁planning ▁strategy ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁continuous ▁property . ▁Family ▁resident ial ▁areas ▁within ▁the ▁base , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁C urr ie ▁PM Q s ▁( or ▁private ▁married ▁qu