Yesterday, 100 plaques debuted all over the country to mark the 100th anniversary of Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914-1920. Below are some select photos from these events. Click on each blue pin in the map below to see the pictures:
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Also, you can read up on the news of these events:
- 100 plaques displayed across Canada to remember First World War internment camps
- Plaque project recognizes Canada’s WW1 internment camps
- Son of internment camp survivor attends plaque unveiling Edmonton
- Plaque marks 100 years since War Measures Act enacted Saskatoon
- Plaques recall dark chapter in Canadian history Kitchener
- Plaque at Regina church marks 100th anniversary of First World War internment camps Regina
- Edmonton remembers victims of Ukrainian internment camps Edmonton
- Plaque unveiled at Kelowna church commemorating Ukrainian internment Kelowna, BC
- Plaques commemorate Canada’s lesser-known internment camps Toronto
- Plaques mark internment of Ukrainian immigrants during First World War Calgary
- Plaque unveiling Kelowna
- Plaques recall Ukrainian internees Winnipeg
- Internment remembered Lethbridge, AB
- Marking a dark chapter of Canadian history Timmins, ON
- Plaques mark internment of ‘enemy aliens’ Saskatoon, SK
- 100 plaques recall WWI internment of Ukrainians Winnipeg, MB