Don’t worry if you see soldiers on roads in the Kawarthas this weekend

Canadian military conducting training exercise between Peterborough and Port Hope from November 24 to 26

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Members of the Canadian Forces during the 2015 "Maple Resolve" military training exercise in Alberta. You may spot military vehicles and soldiers wearing camouflage in the Kawarthas from November 24 to 26 for the "Worthy Charge" training exercise. (Photo: Sgt Dan Shouinard, Maple Resolve 15, LF2015-0025-033)
Members of the Canadian Forces during the 2015 "Maple Resolve" military training exercise in Alberta. You may spot military vehicles and soldiers wearing camouflage in the Kawarthas from November 24 to 26 for the "Worthy Charge" training exercise. (Photo: Sgt Dan Shouinard, Maple Resolve 15, LF2015-0025-033)

If you see military vehicles and soldiers carrying weapons on rural roads this weekend in the Kawarthas, don’t be concerned — it’s just a training exercise.

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces has advised it will be conducting military training between Peterborough and Port Hope from Friday, November 24th to Sunday, November 26th.

Called “Worthy Charge”, the training exercise will involve members of the Ontario Regiment, the Queen’s York Rangers, and the Governor General’s Horse Guards. The training area may include Welcome, Cavan Monaghan, Garden Hill, Campbellcroft, Bewdley, Fraserville, Millbrook, and Bailieboro.

Members of the Canadian Forces during the 2015 "Maple Resolve" military training exercise in Alberta. While soldiers may be carrying weapons during the "Worthy Charge" training exercise in the Kawarthas from November 24 to 26, no live or blank ammuniction will be used. (Photo: Sgt Dan Shouinard, Maple Resolve 15, LF2015-0025-033)
Members of the Canadian Forces during the 2015 “Maple Resolve” military training exercise in Alberta. While soldiers may be carrying weapons during the “Worthy Charge” training exercise in the Kawarthas from November 24 to 26, no live or blank ammuniction will be used. (Photo: Sgt Dan Shouinard, Maple Resolve 15, LF2015-0025-033)

On roads in these areas, you may encounter green military vehicles and soldiers wearing military camouflage and carrying weapons. The exercise will also include civilian vehicles (including minivans) and some soldiers dressed as enemy forces, wearing civilian clothing or camouflage.

The training exercise will not use any live or blank ammunition, explosives, or pyrotechnics.

For safety reasons, the military is asking members of the public to drive slowly when passing any military vehicles or personnel.

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