Camp Hughes hosts annual Heritage Day
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This article was published 28/09/2011 (5302 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Friends of Camp Hughes will be holding the annual Hughes Heritage Day on Sunday.
Camp Hughes, which has been designated as a Provincial Heritage Site, was a training ground for the Canadian militia from Manitoba and Saskatchewan between 1910 and 1933. During 1916, more than 30,000 soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force were trained there prior to departing overseas for active service in the First World War.
It is the last remaining Canadian First World War training ground with about 10 kilometres of trenches. They were laid out by veterans returning from the front in Flanders in 1916, and are so a very accurate image of the trenches of the Western Front. There is no comparable surviving trench system in the world. There will be guided tours of these trenches throughout the day starting at 11 a.m, with the last tour at 3 p.m.
Static displays of the First World War and an archeological presentation of the site will also be on display by the Legion House Museum.
You can find Camp Hughes by following the Trans-Canada Highway to the junction of Highway 351 (nine kilometres west of Carberry). Turn south on Highway 351 and follow the signs to the Camp Hughes Cemetery.
There is ample parking and admission is free. Please wear suitable outerwear and footwear. At this time, the site is not wheelchair accessible.
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