By Sean MacPherson Op-Ed Commentary Last year was an interesting year for history in Cranbrook. It was a year that marked the end of Sam…
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When driving alone was forbidden
By Elinor Florence Today’s reliance on fossil fuels has made us mindful of how much gasoline we are burning. But what if we weren’t legally…
My Grandfather’s Narrow Escape
By Elinor Florence It was exactly 100 years ago, in April 1918, that my grandfather’s life was saved on the battlefields of France during the…
The Fighting Ballendines: eight brothers go to war
By Elinor Florence This band of EIGHT Métis brothers from Saskatchewan served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, following the path laid…
Wartime rations meant Canadian cooks got creative
By Elinor Florence For five long years during the Second World War and beyond, consumption of sugar, meat and dairy products was restricted in Canada,…
How Canadian kids helped the war effort
By Elinor Florence When the Second World War raged around the planet, how were children protected from the horrors? The short answer: they weren’t. Canadian kids…
‘Morale Squadron’ kept wartime mail on the move
By Elinor Florence Imagine not seeing your son or husband for years – maybe forever! That’s why the mail delivery in the Second World War…