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 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 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

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.

Oct 01, 2020

Heritage Minute highlights Vancouver-born engineer to kick off Women's History Month

CityNews covers the newest Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.

Oct 01, 2020

“Queen of the Hurricanes”: U of T Engineering’s first alumna featured in new Heritage Minute

University of Toronto covers the launch of the new Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.

ECE alumna Elsie MacGill (ElecE 2T7) was the first woman in Canada to receive a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and the world’s first female aeronautical engineer. In celebration of MacGill’s enduring legacy and contributions to the engineering profession, she has been immortalized in a Heritage Minute, released today by Historica Canada in conjunction with Women’s History Month. Read the full story here.

Oct 01, 2020

The world's first female aircraft engineer was Vancouver-born: Women's History Month

Vancouver is Awesome covers the newest Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.