CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #8 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES

CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #8 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – February 23, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 – Episode #8 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website – www.internmentcanada.ca.

Over 100 years ago the Monashee internment camp was established to build a connecting road through the Monashee Mountains to open  up the Okanagan. In this episode you can see the Highway built by internees during WW1.

SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #8 – Monashee, British Columbia
Lawrna Myers and cousin Charlotte Myers Hanaghan walks through the remains of the Monashee internment camp.  Descendants of a local farmer, they share how the internment operations affected their family a hundred years ago.

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

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.