Canadian First World War
Internment Recognition Fund

Fonds canadien de reconnaissance de l'internement durant
la première guerre mondiale

News & Events

Media Releases

2020
- National Internment Education Day
  October 28th
  
  October 28th is National Internment Education Day, commemorating Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914-1920.
  
  The Endowment Council is pleased to offer its newest project, “Discovering Canadian WW1 Internment”, an augmented reality digital map to educate Canadians about this tragic page in Canada’s history, to schools, educators and museums across Canada.
  
  This project has delivered an immersive, accessible Augmented Reality (AR) exhibit that brings to life the history of Canada’s first national internment operations. 360 Story Lab has created an AR map of Canada printed on heavy vinyl. The map includes small visual icons, or “targets” that are recognized by the AR software program and activate the AR experience.
  
  To obtain the vinyl AR Map in English or French, please contact the CFWWIRF Program Manager, Andrea Malysh.
- Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation is proud to launch,
  Pause in Plight
  at KUMF Gallery on September 13, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
  
  Toronto, Canada – Pause in Plight, a 17-piece art exhibit, created by artist, Kerri Parnell reveals the Canadian WW1 national security fears and wartime prejudice, which led to the internment of more than 8,000 men, women and children primarily of Ukrainian and Eastern European descent deemed as "enemy aliens".
  
  KUMF Gallery is pleased to host an introduction by the artist, Kerri Parnell, and special remarks at an outdoor commemoration by guest speaker, Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk on Sunday, September 13, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.
  
  KUMF Gallery will house, Pause in Plight from September 13 to October 11, 2020.
- NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE CFWWIRF ENDOWMENT COUNCIL
  AUGUST 5, 2020
- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
  
  The Shevchenko Foundation is currently calling for submission for the position of Chair of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
  
  The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking a representative from the affected communities.
- For immediate release
  
  Commemorating 100 Years of the end of Canada’s First National Internment Operations, 1914 to 1920.
  
  ( Winnipeg) – June 20, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.
  
  The EC CFWWIRF encourages all the affected ethno-cultural communities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of Canada’s first national internment operations within their communities on June 20, 2020. These cross-Canada events will honour those who were imprisoned, stripped of their wealth, forced to do heavy labour and disenfranchised.
  
  “Although the internees are no longer with us, acts of recognition such as these commemoration events will honor their memory, their sacrifice and their devotion to Canada,” said Harasymiw. “We will remember all of the men, women and children needlessly imprisoned during Canada’s first national internment operations, especially on this occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of the internment.”
  
  About CFWWIRF
  The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund was established to support projects that commemorate and recognize the experiences of all the ethno-cultural communities affected by Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.
  
  For more information on the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- To All Internee Descendants of Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.
  
  During Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to1920 thousands of men, women and children were branded as “enemy aliens.” Many were imprisoned. Stripped of what little wealth they had, forced to do heavy labour in Canada’s hinterlands, they were also disenfranchised and subjected to other state sanctioned censures not because of anything they had done but only because of where they had come from, who they were.
  
  In May 2008 the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Government of Canada reached an agreement establishing an endowment fund called the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund to support projects that commemorate and recognize the experiences of the ethno-cultural communities affected by Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920. The work of the Fund is overseen by the Endowment Council comprised of seven members and an internee descendant representative. (Non-voting position)
  The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking an internee descendant representative for April 2020 to March 2021. This appointment is for a one year fixed term. The submitted names will be considered as potential candidates for the Internee Descendant Endowment Council position. (Non-voting)
  
  We invite you to complete the attached form along with your resume by February 28, 2020.
  
  Please click here for the English application form (PDF).
  Please click here for the French application form (PDF).
  
  Please submit to:
  
  The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
  202- 952 Main Street
  Winnipeg, Manitoba
  R2W 3P4
  Attention: Andrea Malysh, Program Manager
  Email: [email protected]
2019

For immediate release – July 8, 2019

ENDOWMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND MEET IN TORONTO, ONTARIO TO APPROVE GRANTS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIR TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND

About CFWWIRF
The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund was established to support projects that commemorate and recognize the experiences of all of the ethno-cultural communities affected by Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.

For more information on the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
For immediate release

Save the Date: Opening Ceremony of Parks Canada’s Exhibit of Canada’s First World War Internment Operations, 1914 to 1920

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – June 4, 2019 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) Parks Canada, and The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association encourage you to save the date to attend the opening ceremony for Parks Canada’s Exhibit of Canada’s First World War Internment Operations 1914-1920.

This event will take place on Saturday June 22 at 1:00 p.m. MDT near the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park, BC.
For immediate release – May 10, 2019

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW INTERNEE DESCENDANT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND

The Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Loughery to the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.
For immediate release - February 1, 2019
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND
UAlberta Press Announces Book Tour:
Sandra Semchuk, Photographer and Author, Talks of Internment Camps in the First World War

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / January 21, 2019

Edmonton, AB — University of Alberta Press has published an important new book by Sandra Semchuk, a photographic, text, and video artist, and the winner of a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts (2018). Semchuk will be touring Canada in the coming months to create a discussion around The Stories Were Not Told: Canada’s First World War Internment Camps.

Please click here for the press release for dates of cross-Canada tour.

2018
- AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY, THAT NEVER HAPPENED BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS CROSS CANADA RELEASE
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – September 28, 2018 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces the cross Canada release of the documentary, That Never Happened, Canada’s First National Internment Operations.
- Media Release: Grant will help faculty and students develop interactive virtual reality look at Brandon’s WW1 internment camp
  
  BRANDON (Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018) – A joint project bringing together instructors and students from Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College has received a grant of nearly $30,000 to begin building a virtual reality exploration of a First World War internment camp in Brandon.
  For more information, or to receive this release in an alternate format:
  
  Grant Hamilton
  Director, Marketing & Communications
  Brandon University
  204.571.8542
  [email protected]
  
  Andrea Malysh
  Program Manager
  Canadian First World War
  Interment Recognition Fund
  1-866-288-7931
  [email protected]
  
  Danielle Adriaansen
  Director, Public Affairs
  Assiniboine Community College
  204.725.8717
  [email protected]
- For immediate release – June 26, 2018
  ENDOWMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND MEET IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA TO APPROVE GRANTS
- To All Affected Communities of Canada’s first national internment operations, 1914 to 1920
  
  The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking two representatives from the affected communities to be on the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.
  
  These appointments are for a two year fixed term, July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020.
  
  We invite you to submit names of individuals along with their resumes and letters of support by June 1, 2018.
  
  Please click here for the application form.
- MEDIA RELEASE: TO INTERNEE DESCENDANTS OF CANADA’S FIRST NATIONAL INTERNMENT OPERATIONS OF 1914 TO 1920.
  
  The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking an internee descendant representative for April 2018 to March 2019. This appointment is for a one year fixed term. The submitted names will be considered as potential candidates for the Internee Descendant Endowment Council position. (Non-voting)
  
  Please submit the completed application form to:
  
  CFWWIRF
  Andrea Malysh, Program Manager
  Email: [email protected]
2017
- For immediate release – November 21, 2017
  CFWWIRF HOSTS ROCKY MOUNTAIN PREMIER OF THAT NEVER HAPPENED DOCUMENTARY BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  BANFF, ALBERTA – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) hosted the Rocky Mountain Premier of the award winning internment documentary, “That Never Happened: Canada’s First National Internment Operations” on Friday, November 17, 2017 at the Cave & Basin National Historic Site, one of the 24 First World War Internment Camps.
  
  Internment directly impacted 8,579 so called “enemy aliens” including, among others, Ukrainians, Croatians, Armenians, Bulgarians, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Macedonians, Polish, Romanians, Russians, Serbians, Slovaks, Slovenes, Turks and others from the Ottoman Empire, of which most were Ukrainians and most were civilians.
  
  The Endowment Council of the CFWWIRF is working hard on shedding light on this tragic yet little known chapter in our Canadian history. Since the inception of our Fund back in 2008, the Endowment Council has awarded over $3 million in grants. Grant projects include: historical exhibits, awareness campaigns and presentations, commemorative plaques and statues, internee cemeteries, films, historical research, artistic endeavors, symposiums, and educational resources, among others.
  
  The CFWWIRF provided a grant to Ryan Boyko of Armistice Films in support of “The Camps” webseries and the documentary, “That Never Happened” which focuses on one of the dark chapters of our Canadian history.
  
  Mr Emil Yereniuk, Chair of the Canadian
  First World War Internment Recognition Fund.
  Photo courtesy of Andrea Malysh.
  
  CFWWIRF Chair, Mr. Emil Yereniuk stated during his opening remarks, “On behalf of the Endowment Council, I would like to thank the Parks Canada for providing this venue for the Rocky Mountain Premier. The Cave & Basin internment exhibit on this site ensures that visitors will learn of the effects of the War Measures Act and its crippling legacy 100 years after it was first implemented. It also represents an important contribution to remembering, commemorating and recognizing the historic injustice suffered by thousands of innocent people and to learning from our Canadian history as ensuring that a similar tragedy not be repeated again.”
  
  The film screening at this symbolic location was shown on 4 giant screens to a packed house. Included in the VIP guest list was the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, Board of Directors and internee descendants, of whom are highlighted in the film. Mr. Andrew Hladyshevsky Q.C., President of the Shevchenko Foundation, spoke during the Q&A session with Ryan Boyko and co-Producer, Diana Cofini. Mr. Hladyshevsky described to the audience the negotiation process with the Government of Canada and the signing of the agreement with the Shevchenko Foundation on May 9, 2008 at Stanley Barracks, a former internee receiving station in Toronto. He commented to the audience that, “During the seven years of negotiations with 3 Canadian Prime Ministers; 6 Ministers of Heritage; 5 Secretaries of State for Multiculturalism and 7 Directors for Multiculturalism, we were able to achieve an honourable settlement with the creation of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. I believe we have begun to honor the memory of the men, women and children who were imprisoned or had their civil rights abused during Canada’s First National Internment Operations.”
  
  Shevchenko Foundation Board of Directors
  Left to right: Oryssia Lennie, CM, Orest Sklierenko, Wallace Shoemay, Lidia Narozniak,
  Adrian Boyko, Diana Cofini and Ryan Boyko of Armistice Films, Irka Mycak;
  Gordon Gordey and Andrew Hladyshevsky Q.C.
  Photo courtesy of Trevor Shular.
  
  Actor/Writer/Producer Ryan Boyko researched Canada’s First National Internment Operations in 2010 and in the fall of 2015, Ryan and the crew of Armistice Films embarked upon an historical journey. Armed with professional cinema cameras, four film professionals set out to document the remains of all of the internment camps used during Canada’s First National Internment Operations from 1914 to 1920. The idea behind “The Camps” was to create 26 mini films that are structured like a web-series creating short documentaries with a cinematic feature film style. At the end of this cross-Canada adventure, the team has completed 33 episodes of “The Camps” featuring various affected communities, internee descendants, Military, Police and Scholars.
  
  Ryan Boyko is the Founder and President of Armistice Films. As a Producer/Writer/Director he created the series “The Camps”. The series premiered on September 8th 2016, it has since been seen in 174 countries around the world with over 100,000 views and counting. “The Camps” garnered 2 prestigious awards, The IndieFest Award of Merit with Special Mention and an award of Recognition from the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival.
  Ryan Boyko has also written a historically approved feature film screenplay on internment called “Enemy Aliens.” The Ukrainian State Film Agency has chosen the movie “Enemy Aliens” to receive its largest grant and over one third of the movie’s budget is now secured. Ryan Boyko and co-Producer, Diana Cofini is currently in talks with numerous Canadian and International Production and Distribution companies to help finance the remainder.
  
  The Documentary, “THAT NEVER HAPPENED” reveals the story of Canada's first national internment operations between 1914 - 1920, when over 88,000 people were forced to register and more than 8,500 were wrongfully imprisoned in concentration camps across Canada, not for anything they had done but because of where they came from. In 1954, the public records were destroyed and in the 1980s a few brave men and women began working to reclaim this chapter in history and ensure future generations would know about it.
  
  To date, “That Never Happened” has won 5 Film Festival awards:
  10° Hotter - Best Documentary - Valley Film Festival LA
  People’s Choice Award - Bay Street Film Festival
  Best Documentary - Festival Vues du Monde - Montreal
  Best Investigative Documentary - Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA)
  Silver Award - Best Documentary - Spotlight Documentary Film Awards - Atlanta, GA
  
  The CFWWIRF digital map on its website contains “The Camps” webseries along with over 10,000 digitized news articles dating from 1914 to 1920 that describes the opinion of the time and presents the hardship unjustly endured by new immigrants who were invited to Canada and then had their civil and human rights taken away by the War Measures Act. The Camps DVD’s are now available for purchase on the Armistice Films website, www.armisticefilms.com.
  
  About CFWWIRF
  The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) was established to support projects that commemorate and recognize the experiences of all of the ethno-cultural communities affected by Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.
  
  For more information on the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #16 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – April 20, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #16 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago sixteen people died at the Spirit Lake Internment camp including six children. Fourteen are buried in the Spirit Lake cemetery which has been allowed to fall into ruin.
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #16 – Ottawa, Ontario
  In the series finale, Internee Descendant Jerry Bayrak gives a powerful, heartfelt account of his family’s struggle, resulting from their internment in Spirit Lake.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Spirit Lake
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #15 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – April 13, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #15 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  The Redress Campaign to seek recognition for this tragic page in Canada’s history took over 20 years.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #15 – Ottawa, Ontario
  Three decades after the destruction of records, Andrew Hladyshevsky began his mission to persuade the Canadian government to recognize the First World War Internment Operations. Andrew speaks about his journey and all of those involved in the process of recognizing and commemorating this previously lost chapter of history.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Ottawa
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #14 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – April 6, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #14 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Bill C-331 Internment of Person of Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act received Royal Accent on November 25, 2005.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #14 – Ottawa, Ontario
  Retired Member of Parliament Inky Mark recounts the multi-year journey from learning about Canada's First National Internment Operations to enshrining in legislature Bill C-331. Inky speaks from Dauphin, Manitoba which was his former riding.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Ottawa
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #13 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – March 30, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #13 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  John Boxtel internment statues can be viewed at Spirit Lake, Quebec; Kapuskasing, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba and Castle Mountain, Alberta internment sites, among others.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #13 – Kingston, Ontario
  Prolific Dutch-Canadian Sculptor John Boxtel gives a candid interview in his studio in Napanee, Ontario, and shares how he ended up creating the sculptures which mark several internment camps across Canada
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Kingston
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #12 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – March 23, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #12 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario was the first internment camp to open.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #12 – Kingston, Ontario
  Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk speaks about how he first learned of the internment operations that occurred at Fort Henry, in Kingston Ontario. Prof. Peter Goheen speaks to the importance of memory.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Kingston
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #11 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – March 16, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #11 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago 13 registration centres, including one at the Montreal Immigration building were established for the registration of so called, enemy aliens.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #11 – Montreal, Quebec
  Internee descendants Pierre and Kim Pawliw visit St. Michael’s Cathedral in Montreal where an entire congregation was rounded up during Sunday mass, and sent to Spirit Lake Internment Camp in Northern Quebec. Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Montreal
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #10 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – March 9, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #10 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Castle Mountain internment camp quickly became the harshest and most notorious due to the ill treatment of the prisoners.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #10 – Castle Mountain, Alberta
  A re-release of our Pilot episode, Terry Mialkowsky walks through the remains of Castle Mountain internment camp, where his grandfather suffered some of the worst camp conditions.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Castle Mountain
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #9 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – March 2, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #9 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Cave & Basin internment camp in Banff was opened. Forced labour was used for park development to enhance access to Rocky Mountains National Park as well as its appeal to the general public.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #9 – Banff, Alberta
  Internee descendant Walter Gerdts returns to the Banff Cave and Basin Museum on the location where his father was wrongfully imprisoned during Canada’s First National Internment Operations.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Banff
  
  Thank you to everyone who has been watching the series. The Camps has Won 2 Awards.
  Indie Fest - Award of Merit: Special Mention
  Hollywood International Motion Pictures Film Festival - Award of Recognition
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- To All Affected Communities of Canada’s first national internment operations, 1914 to 1920,
  
  The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking two representatives from the affected communities. These appointments are for a two year fixed term, July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019.
  
  We invite you to submit names of individuals along with their resumes by May 15, 2017. Click here for an application form.
  
  To ensure appropriate representation on the Endowment Council, we encourage those organizations that represent the affected communities (other than Ukrainian) to nominate individuals that are knowledgeable about this period of Canada’s history. The submitted names will be considered as potential candidates for the Endowment Council.
  
  We also request that if you are an umbrella organization in your community, that you disseminate this information to your branches across Canada.
  
  If you require more information please contact the Program Manager toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- 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.cfm - Click on Monashee
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #7 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – February 16, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #7 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg, Manitoba was established as a receiving station for the internment operations.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #7 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
  Peter Melnycky walks the halls of the Manitoba Legislature, steps away from where the "enemy alien" receiving station stood a hundred years ago. Peter recalls the moment he learned of Canada's First National Internment Operations.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Winnipeg
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #6 THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – February 9, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #6 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  100 years ago this week the Jasper Internment Camp Opened.
  200 prisoners were transferred from Brandon internment camp to build roads but a hunger strike and work stoppage followed by numerous escapes led to its closure 6 months later.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #6 – Jasper, Alberta
  Author Marsha Skrypuch explores the remains of Jasper's Internment camp. A camp from which her grandfather escaped during WW1.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Jasper
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #5, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – February 2, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #5 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  100 years ago the Halifax Citadel held prisoners of war. The Citadel was a convenient location for those mariners either captured at sea or brought by ship to Halifax from other corners of the empire.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #5 – Halifax, Nova Scotia
  The Halifax Citadel was fortified in 1749. It is a National Historic site with a rich and dynamic history. 100 years ago The Halifax Citadel held prisoners of war. Learn about these Enemy Aliens, where they were housed and the Citadel’s encounter with Leon Trotsky.
  Narrated by: Diana Cofini
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Halifax
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #4, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – January 26, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #4 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Between 1914 and 1920 thousands of Ukrainians and other Europeans were branded as “enemy aliens” and needlessly imprisoned during Canada’s first national internment operations.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #4 – Paul Grod, Ukrainian Canadian Congress
  Paul Grod discusses how he found out about the Internment of Ukrainians in Canada during WW1 and the part he played in having it officially acknowledged by the Canadian government.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Ottawa
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #3, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – January 19, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #3 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Kapuskasing internment camp opened.
  The first ninety-three enemy alien prisoners of war were immediately put to work building barracks and hand-cutting timber into logs.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #3 – Kapuskasing, Ontario
  Julie Latimer shares the stories behind Internee artifacts curated by The Ron Morel Memorial Museum in Kapuskasing. Frank Jankac shares his journey of commemoration and his efforts to rededicate the Kapuskasing Internee Cemetery.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Kapuskasing
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- MEDIA RELEASE: TO INTERNEE DESCENDANTS OF CANADA’S FIRST NATIONAL INTERNMENT OPERATIONS OF 1914 TO 1920.
  
  The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking an internee descendant representative for April 2017 to March 2018. This appointment is for a one year fixed term. The submitted names will be considered as potential candidates for the Internee Descendant Endowment Council position. (Non-voting)
  
  Please submit the completed application form to:
  CFWWIRF
  Andrea Malysh, Program Manager
  Email: [email protected]
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS SEASON 2, EPISODE #2, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – January 12, 2017 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 2 - Episode #2 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago this week the Sault Ste. Marie internment camp opened at White Fish Island.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #2 – Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
  Cathy Beaudette recalls her one woman mission to prove that there was a WW1 Internment Camp in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Sault Ste. Marie
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- 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.cfm - Click on Fernie
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
2016
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #17, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – December 29, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #17 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  100 years ago the Munson Internment Camp opened.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #17 – Beauport, Quebec
  Officer Cadet Veronique Dion retraces the steps of internees at Beauport Armoury in Quebec.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Beauport
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #16, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – December 22, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #16 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  100 years ago the Munson Internment Camp opened.
  From the Morrissey internment camp, a group of 65 was sent to work on the Goose Line Railway near Munson, Alberta.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #16 – Munson, Alberta
  Dr. Bohdan Kordan retraces the steps of internees at Munson Internment Camp in Alberta.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Munson
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #15, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – December 15, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #15 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  Over 100 years ago today the Niagara Falls Internment Camp opened. The armoury held enemy aliens after their arrest at the Canada - USA Border crossings.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #15 – Niagara Falls, Ontario
  Niagara Military Museum volunteers Sarah Stewart, Kathy Doherty and Berndt Meyer, retrace the steps of internees at Niagara Falls Internment Camp in Ontario.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Niagara Falls.
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #14, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – December 8, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #14 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago this week the Petawawa Internment Camp opened.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #14 – Petawawa, Ontario
  Captain Jeremy Mathews retraces the steps of internees at Petawawa Internment Camp in Ontario.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Petawawa
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #13, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – December 1, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #13 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Amherst Internment Camp was the largest prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in Canada. The most famous internee at Amherst was the Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #13 – Amherst, Nova Scotia
  Internee Descendant Anne Clarke tells the story of Amherst Internment Camp, which became one of the largest in Canada. A former RCMP officer, she shares her personal journey of discovering her grandfather had been wrongfully interned during WWI.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Amherst
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #12, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – November 24, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #12 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  100 years ago this week the Edgewood Internment Camp closed. Internees labored at building Highway #6 to open up the Kootenays to the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #12 – Edgewood, British Columbia
  John Gregorovich sheds light on the socio economic climate in Western Canada in the years leading up to the first internment operations and recalls the memory of internees at the Edgewood Internment Camp.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Edgewood
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #11, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – November 17, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #11 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Nanaimo mines were shut down as a way to diffuse the labour tension and all so-called “enemy aliens” were arrested and sent to the Nanaimo Internment Camp.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #11 – Nanaimo, British Columbia
  Father Theo Machinski and Internee Descendant Paulette MacQuarrie each share their discoveries of the Nanaimo Internment Camp in British Columbia.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Nanaimo
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager,
  Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #10, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – November 10, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #10 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Yoho Internment Camp was opened for the purpose of using forced labour to cut down timber in an effort to generate revenue.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #10 – Yoho National Park, British Columbia
  Bradley Bischoff retraces the steps of internees in Yoho National Park and recounts his time as a
  
  Parks Canada Park Warden which inspired the song Ghosts in the Trees.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Yoho National Park
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #9, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – November 3, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #9 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Revelstoke Internment camp opened in an effort to use cheap labour to create national parks.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #9 – Revelstoke, British Columbia
  Museum Curator Cathy English tells the story of Mount Revelstoke Internment Camp in British Columbia.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Revelstoke
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #8, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – October 27, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #8 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago this week the Valcartier Internment camp closed.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #8 – Valcartier, Quebec
  Captain Julie Brouillette retraces the steps of internees at Base Valcartier Internment Camp near Quebec City.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Valcartier
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #7, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – October 20, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #7 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  98 years ago this week the Morrissey Internment camp closed.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #7 – Morrissey, British Columbia
  Archeologist Sarah Beaulieu researches the cemetery in Morrissey where internees were buried during the internment operations.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Morrissey
- BOOK LAUNCH OF NO FREE MAN: CANADA, THE GREAT WAR, AND THE ENEMY ALIEN EXPERIENCE BY DR. BOHDAN S. KORDAN
  
  The book launch of Bohdan Kordan’s No Free Man: Canada, the Great War, and the Enemy Alien Experience will take place at Saskatoon’s McNally Robinson Booksellers on Thursday, October 27, 7:00 pm. The launch is part of a national speaking tour that will include presentations in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Victoria, and Ottawa.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #6, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – October 13, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #6 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago the Eaton Internment camp opened.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #6 – Eaton, Saskatchewan
  Dr. Bohdan Kordan retraces the steps of internees at what was the Eaton Internment Camp and is now the Eaton Memorial and Saskatchewan Railway Museum.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Eaton
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #5, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – October 6, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #5 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  100 years ago this week, the Toronto Internment Receiving Station at Stanley Barracks closed.
  
  S YNOPSIS OF EPISODE #5 – Toronto, Ontario
  Professor Lubomyr Luciuk retraces the steps of internees at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds in Toronto, Ontario and discusses the Redress Campaign signed at Stanley Barracks.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Toronto
  
  For more information on this webseries of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #4, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – September 29, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #4 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago this week, the Lethbridge Internment camp opened.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #4 – Lethbridge, Alberta
  100 years ago Bill Szabons' grandfather was interned. Bill retraces the steps of internees at the Lethbridge internment camp now the Lethbridge Exhibition.
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Lethbridge
  
  For more information on this webseries contact the program manager, 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #3, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – September 22, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces release of Season 1 - Episode #3 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago today, the Brandon Internment camp opened.
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #3 – Brandon, Manitoba
  Chief of Police Ian Grant has built a 36-year career protecting civil rights and the safety of civilians. The Brandon Police Services building now stands on the site where hundreds of innocent men were interned.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Brandon
  
  The Camps is a Cross-Canada journey that looks at all 24 concentration camps in Canada when over 8,500 people were wrongfully imprisoned from 1914 - 1920. Hear from internee descendants, Archeologists, Scholars and Military on why these internment operations are relevant today, over 100 years later.
- CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #2, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
  BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS.
  
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – September 15, 2016 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces releases episode #2 of The Camps webseries located on the digital interactive map on its website - www.internmentcanada.ca.
  
  Over 100 years ago this week the Vernon Internment camp opened. It was one of the largest and longest-running camps closing 18 months following Armistice.
  
  The episodes are short, easily digestible, educational/entertainment tools.
  The series will also be shared on Facebook and other social media sites.
  The link to the digital map can be found at http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm
  
  SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE #2 - Vernon
  Glenda Kohse’s uncle spent the first 6 years of his life behind barbed wire. Award Winning Mural Artist and Art Educator, Michelle Loughery speaks about the importance of Art in remembering history.
  
  Link: http://internmentcanada.ca/map.cfm - Click on Vernon
  
  For more information on this resource or the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund contact the Program Manager, Andrea Malysh, toll free at 1-866-288-7931.
- CFWWIRF Unveils Webseries, The Camps by Ryan Boyko of Armistice Films.
- No Free Man | McGill-Queen's University Press
  By Dr. Kordan Bohdan
  An exploration of the "enemy alien" experience in Canada during the Great War
- MEDIA RELEASE: To All Affected Communities of Canada's first national internment operations, 1914 to 1920 The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking two representatives from the affected communities to sit on the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF.) These appointments are for a two year fixed term, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018.
- CFWWIRF Unveils Educational Digital Map with Links to Over 1,000 Newspaper Articles Dealing with Canada's First National Internment Operations of 1914 to 1920
- Call For Submissions for Internee Descendant Endowment Council Position
  The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking an internee descendant representative for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.
  
  This appointment is for a one year fixed term. The submitted names will be considered as potential candidates for the Internee Descendant Endowment Council position. (Non-voting)
  
  Click here for full details and application in English.
  Click here for full details and application in French.
2015
- UCCLA MEDIA RELEASE
  SIR WILFRID LAURIER HONOURED FOR HIS DEFENCE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES IN WARTIME
  Ottawa - For Immediate Release (18 November 2015)
- JUST RELEASED
  
  PIVOTAL VOICES HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCE
  Recognizing an Historic Injustice: Canada’s First World War Internment Operations, 1914-1920
  Available in print while supplies last and for free download at tc2.ca/pv
  
  http://tc2.ca/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_118&products_id=1881
  
  Please share with your communities. If you would like a printed copy for your community, please email Andrea Malysh, Program Manager, at [email protected] with the mailing address.
- FROM THE UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CONGRESS NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2015
  National Internment Commemoration Day: October 28th
- For Immediate Release - May 23, 2015
  ENDOWMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND MEET AND ATTEND REDEDICATION CEREMONY IN VERNON, B.C.
- For Immediate Release – April 15, 2015
  NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND
- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR CFWWIRF ENDOWMENT COUNCIL POSITION
  Please click here for the Endowment Council position application form.
- The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking an internee descendant representative for April 2015 to March 2016.
  
  This appointment is for a one year fixed term. The submitted names will be considered as potential candidates for the CFWWIRF Internee Descendant Endowment Council position. (Non-voting)
  
  Click here for full details and application.
2014
- For Immediate Release – December 16, 2014
  STAMPS COMMEMORATING 100th ANNIVERSARY OF CANADA'S FIRST INTERNMENT OPERATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
- For Immediate Release – December 9, 2014
  CFWWIRF REPRESENTATIVES VISIT CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
- For Immediate Release – November 14, 2014
  Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies
  Banff Symposium A Timely Examination of the Great War and Internment of "Enemy Aliens"
- For Immediate Release – July 15, 2014
  ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND
- For Immediate Release – Ottawa, 20 June 2014
  ONE HUNDRED PLAQUES TO REMEMBER ONE HUNDRED YEARS – PROJECT CTO
- Media Release, April 1, 2014
  ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW INTERNEE DESCENDANT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND
- CFWWIRF Media Release, March 31, 2014
  Canada's First National Internment Operations of 1914 to 1920 Commemorated in the Senate of Canada
- Media Release, March 21, 2014
  OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF THE VERNON INTERNMENT MURAL RECALLING CANADA'S FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT OPERATIONS 1914 TO 1920
- MEDIA RELEASE 2014
  SPIRIT LAKE CENTRE WINS LES GRANDS PRIX DU TOURISME QUÉBÉCOIS
  La Ferme/UCC Montreal: Camp Spirit Lake Internment Interpretative Centre
- MEDIA RELEASE, MARCH 5, 2014 WINNIPEG, MB
  To Affected Communities of Canada's first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920;
  
  The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund is seeking three representatives from the ethno-cultural communities to sit on the Endowment Council for a two year term commencing July 1, 2014.
  
  Please click here to find the Call for Submissions and Application form (PDF) which we ask that you forward to all umbrella organizations.
  
  Feel free to call our toll free number of 1-866-288-7931 if you have any questions regarding these positions.
- January 26, 2014: UCCLF Media Release: Announcing CTO – the One Hundred Plaques Across Canada Initiative
- January 10, 2014: CFWWIRF Call for Submissions application for the Internee Descendant, Endowment Council representative (non-voting position) for the 1 year term of April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.
2013
2012
2011
- December 1, 2011: Official opening of the Quebec Spirit Lake Internment Interpretive Centre
- October 15, 2011: Saskatoon Star Phoenix
- October 7, 2011: Lethbridge Herald
- September 20, 2011: Nanaimo News Bulletin
- Le 19 septembre 2011: Cérémonie de bénédiction du cimitière du camp d'internement
- September 18, 2011: Vernon Morning Star
- September 9, 2011: Halifax Herald
- September 7, 2011: Revelstoke Times Review
- August 24, 2011: Arrow Lakes News, Edgewood, B.C.
- August 20, 2011: Kingston Whig-Standard
- August 13, 2011: Montreal Gazette
- August 13, 2011: National Post
- August 2, 2011: Announcement of the appointment of Ivan T. Grbešic as Chair of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
- July 13, 2011: Canmore Leader
- June 9, 2011: Fernie Free Press
- June 1, 2011: Eagle Valley News, Sicamous, B.C.
- April 20, 2011: The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation wish to announce the appointment of Dr. Ted Sosiak to the Endowment Council of the CFWWIRF as the Internee Descendant Representative. Dr. Sosiak is of Polish descent and his grandfather, Nicholas (Nikola) Szady was interned at Fort Henry, Kingston.
- April 20, 2011: The Affirmation of Witnesses
- April 15, 2011: Amherst Daily News
- February 10, 2011: Jasper Fitzhugh
- January 15, 2011: Sault Ste. Marie
- January 12, 2011: Quebec Chronicle
2010

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September 12, 2009: CFWWIRF Announcement, Globe and Mail

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