Postcard Memories

During the First World War, more than 2,800 trained civilian nurses enlisted with the Canadian army, including a 'driven' and 'very bright' Bradford resident, columnist says

Clearing mines from shipping lanes during First World War was a monotonous but dangerous job, as young Innisfil resident found out

Jack Sutherland boarded a ship for Britain in early May 1917; he'd be dead within the month

Spring was born in Innisfil in 1894, one of four children from the union of Peter Spring and Margaret McConkey; the farmhouse in which he was born and raised still stands at 1878 Innisfil Beach Rd.

Soldiers also frequented Innisfil’s many dance halls and partied with local girls, columnist writes