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Dark Chapter in Canada's History Remembered on National Internment Day
Canada’s first national internment operation imprisoned 8,579 civilians and forced them into 24 camps, a chapter later recognized in law and memorials.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Canadians gathered at monuments, including Vernon's, for National Internment Commemoration Day, marking the 1914 order that led to the imprisonment of 8,579 individuals during the First World War.
- Under the 1914 War Measures Act, Canada designated thousands as "enemy aliens," imprisoning them in 24 camps across the country despite lacking evidence of disloyalty.
- Internees, primarily of Ukrainian origin, were forced into heavy labor at sites like Vernon, where 11 men died; "Thousands of Ukrainian Canadians and other eastern Europeans were unjustly imprisoned," a plaque inscription states.
- Vernon mayor-elect Kari Gares and youth representative Kyndra Johnson emphasized the need to remember this "difficult chapter," noting these stories remind us of the consequences of fear and prejudice.
- Continued vigilance is necessary to ensure Canadians do not forget such dark periods, said Andrea Malysh, president of the Thompson Okanagan Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
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