CFB Calgary

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Canadian Forces Base Calgary was a major base for the Canadian Forces located within Calgary, Alberta. For many years the base housed military personnel and offices, and was a staging area for troop deployments.

Garrison units included Regular Force battalions of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, as well as 1 Service Battalion and 1 Military Police Platoon. These units were based at Currie Barracks. Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) was based at Harvey Barracks.

Reorganization of Canada's military in the 1990s resulted in a number of bases being closed and personnel consolidated into so-called "superbases". In 1998, CFB Calgary was officially decommissioned, with most of its personnel relocated to CFB Edmonton at Namao, Alberta.

The base closure offered a rare opportunity for Calgary to experience the redevelopment of a major inner city area. Residential areas within the base were razed to become new communities and commercial areas by the early 2000s. Planning for the disposition of the main area of the base and its facilities took longer to plan out, and in the meantime warehouses and hangars were converted into offices, theatrical rehearsal spaces, and several buildings were used as studios by movie and television production companies for shows such as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show and other projects. In 2004, the base lands hosted the touring company of Cirque du Soleil.

Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school, is also located in CFB Calgary, occupying three historical buildings around Dieppe Avenue.

Current plans call for most of the base to be zoned for residential use, and it is not yet known if the movie studio component will be kept.

The Military Museums (formerly known as the Museum of the Regiments) is also located on the east side of the former CFB Calgary lands now known as Garrison Woods.