this reserve force regiment originated in fernie, british columbia on 1 may 1914, when an eight-company regiment of infantry was authorized to be formed. it was designated the 107th (east kootenay) regiment on 2 november 1914. following the great war it was redesignated the kootenay regiment on 12 march 1920. on 15 december 1936 it was converted to artillery and redesignated the 24th (kootenay) field brigade, rca. it was redesignated the 24th reserve (kootenay) field brigade, rca, on 7 november 1940; the 24th reserve (kootenay) field regiment, rca, on 15 march 1943; the 24th field regiment, rca, on 1 april 1946; the 24th heavy anti- aircraft regiment, rca, on 5 february 1948; the 24th medium anti-aircraft regiment, rca, on 22 august 1955; the 24th medium anti-aircraft artillery regiment, rca, on 12 april 1960; and finally the 24th field artillery regiment, rca, on 10 december 1962. it was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the supplementary order of battle on 28 february 1965.