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

Reclaiming the soil from wilderness was only the first step in creating the bountiful cropland we know today, says columnist