Department of National Defence to assess Kitchener park for unexploded artillery [Video]

Knollwood Park in Kitchener is flagged for assessment by the Department of National Defence (DND) for unexploded munitions from when it was used during the Second World War.

Knollwood Park is one of more than a hundred sites across Ontario that are being assessed for this reason.

In 1940, the site where the park sits served as a training school for men before the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) opened in 1942, according to the Department of National Defence.

“The CWAC camp in Kitchener was the largest basic training centre for women in Canada. More than 20,000 women served in CWAC during the Second World War,” said Kened Sadiku, from the DND.

The DND said they were trained and served in 50 different occupations including, drivers, medics, signal operators, clerks, cooks and entertainers.

A spokesperson said it later operated as a shared site for the men and women, until 1943 …