Alberta military base where Prince Harry trained faces uncertain future [Video]

A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of New York City in southeastern Alberta appears to be a shadow of its former self while its future use remains up in the air.

Canadian Forces Base Suffield, 260 kilometres east of Calgary, is the largest training area in Canada at nearly 2,700 square kilometres.

The British Army sent thousands of troops to the base for armour training and exercises each year beginning the early 1970s.

Prince Harry trained there in 2007 and was spotted socializing at bars in Calgary before being deployed to Afghanistan.

Things changed in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted exercises.

In 2023, the U.K. Ministry of Defence announced it would substantially reduce its operational activities at Suffield and cease all training activities there for a minimum of two years, and likely well beyond that date.

All tanks, artillery, infantry fighting armoured personnel carriers and …