Housing & Accommodation Services


BATUS Housing Office


Service Families Accommodation (SFA) BATUS married accompanied personnel and their families are accommodated in married quarters mostly in The Crown Village of Ralston or Medicine Hat, (the small numbers of personnel working at Trails End Camp and Calgary are housed locally in the town of Cochrane or Calgary). Ralston village is the main married housing area for CFB Suffield and BATUS and is located 3km south of CFB Suffield. It provides housing for both British and Canadian Forces Personnel in housing that is owned and maintained by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA).


• The majority of families will be housed in Ralston Village, married quarters are allocated according to the size of the family and not by rank, due to limitations on the number and size of houses available.


Medicine Hat is the closest city to BATUS, being a 35 minute drive away. The hirings are completely integrated amongst Canadian civilian houses and are not necessarily close to other British families.


• Pets are not permitted in hirings.


• There is no dedicated military transport from Medicine Hat to CFB Suffield, but motor mileage allowance for residence to place-of-duty travel is payable to married accompanied permanent staff.


• Families with children who will attain the UK school starting age during their tour will be accommodated in Ralston village, as the village school is able to accommodate these children whilst schools in Medicine Hat are not. In Canada, children start school at a later age than in the UK. Children of this age living in Calgary or Cochrane will start school at a later date than in the UK.


What are the houses like?


• The quarters in Ralston Village are all detached houses with gardens. They vary in size from two bedroom to four bedroom and are allocated by size of family.


All


houses have basements that have been converted to provide more living space and storage, although fire regulations prevent use as bedrooms. The utility area is usually found in the basement and contains furnace, boiler, washer and dryer.


• The hirings in Medicine Hat are primarily modern houses although there are currently some condominiums.


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