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Col J.R. Barber Armoury

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Type
  
Drill Hall / armoury

Address
  
91 Todd Road

Inaugurated
  
1997

Location
  
Georgetown, Ontario

Owner
  
Canadian Armed Forces

Col J.R. Barber Armoury

Current tenants
  
Halton Company – The Lorne Scots, Lorne Scots Pipes and Drums, 676 Lorne Scots Army Cadet Corps, 756 Wild Goose Air Cadet Sqn.

The Georgetown Armoury is a Canadian Forces armoury in Georgetown, Ontario. In the Canadian Forces, an armoury is a place where a reserve unit trains, meets, and parades.

Houses

The armoury is home to Halton Company – The Lorne Scots, a light infantry regiment that is part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group. The Armoury is also home to the regiment's Transport Unit, the Lorne Scots Pipes and Drums and two Cadet units.

The Armoury was built to replace the old Georgetown Armouries (c. 1866) at 1 Park Avenue at the Georgetown Fairgrounds Park. The new building is located at 91 Todd Road Georgetown, Ontario opened in 1997.

References

Col J.R. Barber Armoury Wikipedia