Sound of gunfire possible, military says, ahead of urban training in Vancouver
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The Vancouver-based light infantry unit of the Canadian Army is asking residents to not be alarmed if they hear automatic gunfire this weekend around the site of a former brewery.
The Vancouver-based light infantry unit of the Canadian Army is asking residents to not be alarmed if they hear automatic gunfire this weekend around the site of the former Molson-Coors brewery.
The Seaforth Highlanders regiment says it will be conducting urban operations training on both Saturday and Sunday at the old brewery site and at the unit’s nearby armoury.
Maj. Brennan MacLachlan with the Seaforth Highlanders said unit members will not be using live ammunition and will stay almost exclusively inside the brewery and armoury buildings.
He said disturbance to nearby neighbourhoods should be minimal.
“The buildings are pretty soundproof and also blank fire isn’t as loud as, say, live ammunition,” MacLachlan said of the reservist’s use of C7 assault rifles during the exercise. “So, there shouldn’t be too much (noise) coming out. But otherwise, you may hear some automatic — sort of the rat-tat-tat-tat-tat type sounds occasionally.”
The former brewery is right next to Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge and along False Creek, where thousand of residents live in condominiums and townhomes.
A statement from Capt. Graeme Kaine with 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which administers reserve forces in British Columbia, said uniformed reservists might be seen carrying small arms weapons for the training.
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