By Elinor Florence Thousands of lumberjacks, members of the Canadian Forestry Corps, logged the forests of Scotland during the Second World War to produce desperately…
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Thank you to a particular Unknown Soldier
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb The interior of the main street bar was dim and my eyes strained as I stepped into it. Aside from…
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…
Cheers to the Chute Girls
By Elinor Florence Fifty thousand Canadian women served during the Second World War, performing work previously done by men. And one vitally important job was…