Battalion Park is located in Calgary, Alberta on Signal Hill. The site is located on a hill overlooking the Sarcee Nation, and lands formerly known as Camp Sarcee and later Sarcee Training Area. This region, in the valley of the Elbow River, was a military reserve used from before the First World War and up until the 1990s by the Canadian Forces. Motto: Heart of the new west Area: 712. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19,531 km² (2. ... The Elbow River is a river located in southern Alberta, Canada. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ...

The park itself consists of a stairwell up the hill with several interpretative displays. The centrepiece of the park, however are large whitewashed stones, arranged on the side of the hill to spell out several numerals. The numerals correspond to the numbers of four battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who trained in the region before embarking for combat employment overseas. The Canadian Corps was a World War I Canadas soldiers in September of 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. ...

The numerals were done by rocks hauled by hand from the river by soldiers in their off duty time. After the war, the numerals fell into disrepair until a project initiated by several cadet groups in Calgary restored the numerals.