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440 Productions Recognises 2006 as Year of the War Bride
February 9, 2006
440
Productions
joins
the
Canadian
War
Bride
Association
in
marking
2006
as
Year
of the War Bride.
Glen
Gaudet,
Project
Manager
for
440
Productions,
attended
the
commemorative
event
held
at
Pier
21
on
February
9th,
2006.
February
9th
marked
the
60th
Anniversary
(1946-2006)
of
the
arrival
of
the
Mauritania
II
at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The
arrival
of
the
Mauritania
February
9,
1946,
with
943
servicemen's
dependants
on
board
heralded
the
beginning
of
an
unprecedented
immigrant
wave
that
saw
more
than
45000
War
Brides
and
Children
transported
to
this
country
in
the
span
of
one
short
year.
By
the
time
these
transportations
were
over nearly 65000 would call Canada their home.
Alan
Hitchon
and
his
mother
-
photo
taken
on
board
the
RMS
Mauritania
February 5, 1946 as it departed from Liverpool, England for Halifax
Although
War
Brides
would
come
to
Canada
over
a
number
of
years,
seventy
percent
of
all
the
War
Brides
and
children
of
Canadian
servicemen
came
in
1946.
Ninety
percent
of
all
War
Brides
and
their
dependants
would
come
from
Great
Britain
yet
there
were
also
many
from
France,
Holland
and
other
countries;
even
Germany
and
Italy.
Today,
more
than
one
in
thirty or 1 million Canadians can count a family tree connection to a War Bride.
440
Productions
paid
tribute
to
Canadian
War
Brides
in
the
performances
of,
Tribute
to
Courage
(2002-2003)
and
Time
to
Remember
-
Songs
and
Stories
of
the
War
Years
(2003-2004)
by
telling
the
specific
stories
of
three
Nova
Scotian
War
Brides.
These
scenes
included
the
stories
of
how
they
met
their
husband's
in
England,
their
Atlantic
crossing,
arrival
at
Pier 21, and their adjustment to life in rural Nova Scotia.
Wartime
Heritage
is
proud
to
acknowledge
War
Brides
and
their
rich
contributions
to
Canada
and
Canadian
culture.
Many
of
them
have
played
a
significant
role
in
the
shaping
of
the
Canada
as
we
know
it
today
and
are
an
important
part
of
our
Canadian heritage.
For more information on Canadian War Brides visit the Canadian War Bride
Association website at www.canadianwarbrides.com.
2006 as Year of the War Bride
War Bride and her son
