Vimy Ridge: The Epitome of Canada

Katie Webb

Kelowna, British Columbia

‘Vimy Ridge was capable of uniting not only the soldiers to fight as one, but also Canadians on the homefront.’

What Canada Won at Vimy Ridge

Samuel Cho

Kelowna, British Columbia

‘[W]hen Canada left the war, the world could not look at Canada as just a “colony” no longer, nor as a subordinate of Britain, or France’

Women in War

Jasmine Marshall

West Vancouver, British Columbia

My favourite part of Canadian History is learning new things that relate to where I live and being able to connect them with my life today.

Women's Suffrage in the Prairies

Cindy Zhou

West Vancouver, British Columbia

I have always been passionate about women's rights and saw this essay as an opportunity to investigate women's suffrage in Canada.

World War I: Steps in Building Canada's Identity

Michelle Huynh

Vancouver, British Columbia

‘[F]ighting as our own military force in World War I helped us to achieve our own sense of national identity’

World War One's Impact on Women in Canada

Hannah Toms

West Vancouver, British Columbia

I am interested in the World Wars and the effect that these conflicts had on the lives of ordinary people.

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