Nov 10, 2020

Canadian veterans keep memories of ‘forgotten’ Korean War alive 70 years later

The Canadian Press speak with The Memory Project veteran speaker Andy Barber on remembering the Korean War.

Seventy years after Canada committed troops to a conflict the public still knows little about, the country’s dwindling ranks of Korean War veterans continue to speak out about their experiences in the “forgotten war.” Read the full story here.

Nov 10, 2020

Fewer people plan to attend virtual or in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies: poll

The Canadian Press covers a Remembrance Day poll conducted on behalf of Historica Canada.

Fewer people plan to participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies or wear poppies this year, according to a poll from Historica Canada that also suggests knowledge of Canadian military history is dwindling. Read the full story here.

Nov 09, 2020

Serving in silence: Abbotsford Navy veteran discuses recently declassified work

CityNews Vancouver speaks with Memory Project speaker Gwen Settle on her recently declassified work of searching for Russian submarines during the Cold War.

Decades after she served in the Canadian Navy, an Abbotsford veteran has now been allowed to speak about her secret work during the Cold War. Watch the interview here.

Nov 09, 2020

Veterans connect with students online in lead-up to pandemic-era Remembrance Day

The Canadian Press covers how veterans with The Memory Project are connecting with students online during the pandemic.

Oct 02, 2020

First on scene to liberate Dutch concentration camp

Lookout Navy News shares Ted Sheppard's wartime experiences, also available on The Memory Project's online archive.

On Monday Sept. 21, 98-year-old Ted Sheppard passed away at Veterans Memorial Lodge. Before he died, he shared his story of liberating prisoners at Holland’s Camp Westerbork during the Second World War. Read the full story here.

Oct 02, 2020

Queen of the Hurricanes Elsie MacGill has her heritage moment

Vancouver Sun covers the launch of the new Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.

Oct 01, 2020

Queen of the Hurricanes focus of new Heritage Minute

CBC Thunder Bay covers the newest Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.

A groundbreaking aeronautical engineer who oversaw the production of hundreds of Hawker Hurricane aircraft at the Canadian Car and Foundry factory (Can Car) in what is now Thunder Bay, Ont., is the focus of a new Heritage Minute. Read the full story here.

Oct 01, 2020

New Heritage Minute highlights the world's first female aeronautical engineer: Vancouver's trailblazing Elsie MacGill

Georgia Straight covers the launch of the new Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.

A new Heritage Minute pays tribute to an inspirational and groundbreaking Canadian from Vancouver who overcame numerous gender barriers and refused to let anything stop her. Read the full story here.

Oct 01, 2020

Amazing Canadian woman who helped win the war, to be honoured yet again.

Radio Canada International covers the newest Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.

In the course of her life, Vancouver-born Elsie MacGill, was a true leader, Recipient of multiple awards, she will now be featured in one of Canada’s ‘Heritage Minutes’. Read the full story here.

Oct 01, 2020

Second World War female aeronautical engineer Elsie MacGill gets Heritage Minute

The Canadian Press covers the launch of the new Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.