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Activities for Young Verdunites

Activities for Young Verdunites

Here is a photograph of a reception for young hockey players from the Crawford neighbourhood in the                        […]
Veterans and the Housing Crisis

Veterans and the Housing Crisis

Verdun Branch no. 4 of the Canadian Legion identified the housing crisis as the main source of discontent among servicemen. This reproduction of a petition submitted by veterans […]
Veterans’ Housing

Veterans’ Housing

The photograph shows what was referred to as veterans’ housing, mostly built during the Second World War. This name was given to single-family homes that were built as […]
A Letter Revealing a Major Crisis

A Letter Revealing a Major Crisis

This reproduction of a letter written by a Verdunite evicted from her flat in 1945 clearly illustrates the devastating effect of the housing crisis and the frustration it […]
Committed Women

Committed Women

Following the wars, Verdun’s women continued their work on behalf of veterans and the community at large. They formed the Verdun Ladies’ Auxiliary in Branch 4 Verdun and […]
Joan Adams and the Work of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Joan Adams and the Work of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Among her commitments, Joan Adams clearly helped to improve the image of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps and to raise its profile in Verdun. Excerpts from the interview […]
From Scotland to Verdun

From Scotland to Verdun

Several Scottish associations sprang up in Verdun during the first half of the 20th century, including the Ladies Auxiliaries to the Order of Scottish Clans #98. In the […]