The Vancouver-based light infantry unit of the Canadian Army is asking residents to not be alarmed if they hear automatic gunfire this weekend around the site of the former Molson-Coors brewery.

The Seaforth Highlanders regiment says it will be conducting urban operations training on both Saturday and Sunday at the old brewery site and at the unit香蕉视频直播檚 nearby armoury.

Maj. Brennan MacLachlan with the Seaforth Highlanders said unit members will not be using live ammunition and will stay almost exclusively inside the brewery and armoury buildings.

He said disturbance to nearby neighbourhoods should be minimal.

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The former brewery is right next to Vancouver香蕉视频直播檚 Burrard Bridge and along False Creek, where thousand of residents live in condominiums and townhomes.

A statement from Capt. Graeme Kaine with 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which administers reserve forces in British Columbia, said uniformed reservists might be seen carrying small arms weapons for the training.

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MacLachlan said developer Concord Pacific, which owns the brewery site, gave the regiment permission to use the building starting last year, and it is planning to maximize use of the building for urban operations.

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MacLachlan said the unit is expected to have access to the brewery site for about four years.

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