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CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #1, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES

CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #1, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – January 5, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 – Episode #1 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website – www.internmentcanada.ca.

Over 100 years ago the Fernie Internment Camp opened. Tom Uphill was elected as Fernie’s mayor in 1915. Mayor Uphill personally did not feel that there was justification for the internment of Austro-Hungarians, and many of those that would be interned at Morrissey were personal friends of the Mayor’s.

SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #1 – Fernie, British Columbia
Daniel Ste-Marie recalls how he first stumbled upon the Internment camp in Fernie.

Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map– Click on Fernie

For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, toll free at 1-866-524-5314.