_________image_________ Photo by Scribner, 1990 _________image_________ Camp Wainwright Entrance Gate 1990 Behind the Gates “Red Light”, stop at the gatehouse, pull over to the side and bring your licence and registration, where are you going, who are you seeing, how long will you be there, hand this permit back on your way out, here’s a map, here’s where you're headed, have a nice day… This is the procedure any visitor has to endure prior to entering the interior of Camp Wainwright. It’s ok, the commissionaire interrogating you is not singling you out, it happens to everyone who does not have prior clearance and a camp sticker issued by the Military Police, to permit access to the grounds. Once through the gates, and as you become more familiar with your surroundings, you may be surprised to find a little community all its own with residents, employees, business, work, play, and most of all, memories. Come In and See… To the west of the main gate is the saddle club entrance immediately followed by Denwood House, residence of the commanding officer. Adjacent to the commander’s front lawn is the recently renovated watchtower, an original structure of POW Internment Camp 135. The tower overlooks a sloped “Welcome to Camp Wainwright” flower garden at the corner of Hillside Road which leads to the PMQ’s. East of the gatehouse is Bud Cotton Buffalo Paddock (1980) with its often visible herd of about 20 plains bison, their fences stretching out to the south along an aptly named Buffalo Road. Military vehicles and a Centrurion tank dot the roadsides as you approach - a Traffic Circle??? Who’d have guessed it? The roundabout originated in the early 50’s and is now centrally adorned with a World War I vintage 18 pounder gun. You have now reached the core of the camp interior. _________image_________ Opposite: rail spur line leading into camp. In October 1986 Camp Commander LCol K.H. Mulligan, and the CNR Train Master drove the golden spikes (carefully held by Major E.D. Hackett and Ed Frissell) to commemorate the completion of and upgraded siding for 45 Camp Railhead. DND funded the $65,000 project, which allows much used rail transport easy access to and from the Camp year round.