The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
Tenacious and Versatile
Barrie Armoury
37 Parkside Drive
Barrie, ON L4N 1W5
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Tommy Holmes, VC Memorial Armoury
858 10th Street E
Owen Sound, ON N4K 1T4
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters, HQ
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
Join Our Team
Looking for full-time or part-time work? We are hiring and provide excellent career opportunities. Please do not hesitate to call or email our recruiter who will be pleased to answer any questions you may have and provide direction on how to apply to our Regiment.
Our Team Recruiter
Name: Sgt C.M.M. Young
Barrie: 705-728-3761, Ext. 4842
Owen Sound: 519-538-1371, Ext. 6933
Email: Christina.Young@forces.gc.ca
Or contact
Phone: 1-800-856-8488
Find a recruiting centre near you.
When We Train
September to June:
- Thursday evenings
- 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- one weekend per month.
Full-time summer employment is available from May to August.
Trades In Our Unit
- Infantry Soldier
- Infantry Officer
- Human Resources Administrator
- Financial Services Administrator
- Chaplain
Equipment
Weapons:
- C6 7.62-mm Medium Machine Gun
- C7A2 5.56-mm Automatic Rifle
- C9A2 Light Machine Gun
- Browning 9-mm Pistol
- Carl Gustav 84mm Short Range Anti-armour Weapon (Medium)
- Grenade
- .303 Lee Enfield
Vehicles:
- Light Over Snow Vehicle (LOSV)
- Medium Over Snow Vehicle (MOSV)
- Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS)
- Militarized Commercial Off-The-Shelf (MilCOTS)
See a list of Canadian Army weapons and vehicles.
Mission Task
A number of Army Reserve units have been assigned specific Mission Tasks. Members within these units are trained in these specific capabilities and ready to be fully integrated, as a formed entity, into the Regular Force units that they reinforce.
The mission task for our unit is: Arctic Response Company Group – Our Reserve unit is trained in winter warfare operations, to provide the lead elements of an Army Reserve operational commitment to a domestic operation in the high Arctic.
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (G&SF) is a unit of 31 Canadian Brigade Group (31 CBG), whose task is to augment Canada’s military with trained infantrymen and is the lead unit of the 4th Canadian Division’s Arctic Response Company Group (ARCG).
The G&SF is always looking for fit, motivated, confident men and women with an interest in challenging and multifaceted training as infantry soldiers. Primarily, new recruits are High School or Post-Secondary School students with time to work one evening a week along with one or two weekends a month during the school year (Sept – May). With their first few years of service, new members must also be available to attend full-time course conducted during the summer where technical skills are acquired for employment on operations and training during the part-time training year.
When you join our unit, you will receive competitive pay for your part time or full time work as well as be eligible for on the job training that could benefit you in civilian life. Also, there are medical, dental and educational benefits available to Army Reservists.
Here are all the details:
- Commanding Officer - Lieutenant-Colonel D.E. Meehan, CD
- Regimental Sergeant-Major - Chief Warrant Officer D.B. Henley, CD
Barrie
Grey and Simcoe Foresters
HQ & Barrie Garrison
Barrie Armoury
37 Parkside Drive
Barrie, ON L4N 1W5
Phone: 705-728-3761
Owen Sound
Grey and Simcoe Foresters
Owen Sound Garrison
Tommy Holmes, VC Memorial Armoury
858 10th Street E
Owen Sound, ON N4K 1T4
Phone: 519-538-1371
In 1795, the Simcoe District (then covering much of what is now Grey and Dufferin Counties) was created by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe in order to organize the area for military purposes. The District was sparsely populated for many years but by the outbreak of the War of 1812, there were enough men to provide at least a dozen to the York Militia and these fought at Queenston Heights. In 1814 other men went from North Simcoe with the Newfoundland Fencibles in time to save Michilimacinac and capture the two American schooners attacking that place and thus restored British Naval supremacy on the Upper Great Lakes. Several of them then went with Captain Bulger when he captured the American post at Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin. At the end of the War, the militia units were all disbanded and the Sedentary Militia resumed its normal routine.
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