The Canadian Armed Forces has kicked off a massive annual training exercise that’s seeing nearly 1,500 military members and several small vehicle convoys move across Ontario on various highways.

Dubbed ‘Exercise Stalwart Guardian,’ the Canadian Army reserve members and vehicles began heading toward Garrison Petawawa around 170 kilometres away from downtown Ottawa on Friday. The vehicular convoys were expected to continue throughout the day on Saturday.

“This is a significant scale,” Col. Frank Lamie, commander of the 32 Canadian Brigade Group headquartered in Toronto, said while describing the exercise.

“It is the consolidation of our annual training cycle from an army reserve perspective in the 4th Canadian Division. These organizations will be put together in a simulated combat enviro

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