Member of Parliament Gerretsen to highlight start of work on new 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment facility at Canadian Forces Base Kingston

January 10, 2025 – Kingston, Ontario – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston to officially mark the start of work on the new 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment facility. The announcement will be followed by a groundbreaking ceremony.

Once completed, this facility will increase the Regiment’s ability to support electronic warfare personnel and capabilities, provide support to deployed electronic warfare forces and manage and maintain the unit’s material assets.

Date and time: January 13, 2025, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Location: construction site at CFB Kingston.

Details: Participation in this media availability is for accredited media only.

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Notes to editor / news director: 

Media interested in attending the event are asked to contact National Defence’s media relations office at mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca to confirm their attendance.

On the day of the event, media should meet SLt Marion Bec, Public Affairs Officer, no later than 1:30 p.m. (ET) in the parking lot located at 11 Red Patch Avenue, beside the Garrison Pub at CFB Kingston. A map will be provided upon registration. The media will then be escorted to the construction site (a 5 to 10-minute walk from the parking lot).