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You may notice increased military vehicles, personnel on the roads

Canadian Armed Forces members are travelling to CFB Borden beginning Monday as part of the government's efforts to respond to need during the COVID-19 pandemic
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NEWS RELEASE
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
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Members of the public will see a larger number of military personnel and vehicles on the roads between the Greater Toronto Area and Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden starting on Monday, April 6, 2020.

As part of the whole-of-government approach to fighting COVID-19, hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members from Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) will be moving from their various units across the province of Ontario to CFB Borden.

In Borden, these Forces will be forming a task force that will be centrally prepositioned on the base and kept ready to respond to future requests for assistance from the Government of Canada in the fight against COVID-19.

JTFC is ready to support the Public Health Agency of Canada, Public Safety and other government departments in the fight against COVID-19 and other domestic crises such as seasonal flooding.

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