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"I want (the war experience) to be relevant for people," says Tascona. "It was more than London, Berlin, Paris... Find out what happened from our end. Don't just think it happened somewhere else."
The buildings were removed long ago, but the 10-kilometre system of training trenches is the only one intact in North America. "It's still in relatively pristine shape," he says. "It's a jewel.Tascona jokes that prominent Manitobans like Gail Asper and Harold Buchwald, who now know him as "Mailman Bruce" -- his postal route is in Tuxedo -- may get to know him better in coming years as the historian who won't be quiet until the province takes action on Camp Hughes.See the full content of this document
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'Every day is Remembrance Day to me,' says history buff
Alision MayesOTTAWA has the Canadian War Museum with its stunning architecture, 500,000 artifacts and state-of-the-art exhibits featuring a military jet, tanks and a submarine.Now Manitoba has the Legion House Museum, a time-worn former banquet hall with three walls of neatly displayed photographs, news clippings, uniforms in glass cases, and artifacts such as medals and a First World War gas ...See the full content of this document
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