Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Whitehorse is a detachment of the Canadian Forces, based approximately 24km south of Whitehorse, Yukon territory. The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ... For Whitehorse, Victoria (Australia) near Melbourne, see City of Whitehorse. ...

Canadian Forces have operated in the area since the days of the famous volunteer Yukon Field Force, established in 1898, to help the Northwest Mounted Police maintain law and order during the Gold Rush. The creation of the Alaska Highway through the region in 1942 lead Whitehorse to become an important center for communication and transportation within Yukon territory. It wasn't until 1970 that a formal Northern Area Detachment was formed, with a base in Whitehorse and another in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and gold prospecting along the Klondike River near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada, after gold was discovered in the late 19th century. ... The Alaska Highway, also Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, Al-Can Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... This article is about the year. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) City of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canadas Location. ...

The base is frequently used for cadet training in the summer months.

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• Canadian Forces Northern Area