Canadian First World War
Internment Recognition Fund
Fonds canadien de reconnaissance de l'internement durant
la première guerre mondiale
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Media Releases
- 2018
- 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]
- For immediate release – June 26, 2018
- 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, GAThe 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 MonasheeFor 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.
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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.
- For immediate release – November 21, 2017
- 2016
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CFWWIRF UNVEILS EPISODE #17, THE CAMPS WEBSERIES
- 2015
- UCCLA MEDIA RELEASE
SIR WILFRID LAURIER HONOURED FOR HIS DEFENCE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES IN WARTIME
Ottawa - For Immediate Release (18 November 2015)
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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.
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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.
- UCCLA MEDIA RELEASE
- 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.
- For Immediate Release – December 16, 2014
- 2013
- September 17, 2013: Official Opening of the Parks Canada National Internment Exhibit, Enemy Aliens, Prisoners of War: Canada's First World War Internment Operations 1914 to 1920
- April 22, 2013: Announcement of the appointment of new Internee Descendant Representative to the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
- January 15, 2013: Call for Internee Descendant Representative on the CFWWIRF Endowment Council – application deadline is March 1, 2013.
- 2012
- December 7, 2012: CFWWIRF Media Release - CFWWIRF website revamped to offer more features
- October 5, 2012: CFWWIRF Media Release - Announcement of Kilic and Klimkowski
- CFWWIRF Year End communiqué – 2011-2012
- April 4, 2012: Internment Mural Unveiled at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, British Columbia with photograph
- March 22, 2012: Official unveiling of Internment Mural at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, British Columbia
- 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
- December 17, 2010: Niagara Falls Review
- December 9, 2010: Kapuskasing, Le Weekender
- November 18, 2010: CFWWIRF - Ad
- June 17 to 20, 2010: What's in your Trunk? CFWWIRF, Kingston Symposium (Program)
- June 17 to 20, 2010: CFWWIRF, Kingston Symposium (Summary)
- 2009