A-20 Advanced Training Centre Memorial

From 1941 to 1945, the A-20 Camp Site was home to thousands of Trainees. It was one of two advanced Training Centres in Canada for Service Corps. After receiving basic training at other centres around the country, young servicemen would come to Red Deer to learn skills related to supply and transport, such as driving and repairing army vehicles, reading maps, defending against gas attacks and even using guns. In the early 1940's, when the population of the city of Red Deer was 2,500, the A-20 Camp nearly doubled the population. The two larger buildings are now the Memorial Centre and a maintenance building. The barrack would become the earliest portions of Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School. The military quarters would later become River Glen School, and Camille J. Lerouge would be built on the lighter-coloured field. This memorial is dedicated to the A-20 Advanced Training Centre. The Cairn is a result of efforts by retired Captain Alex Campbell of Toronto. It was erected by the Granite Store in Toronto, Ontario on May 24, 2000.