When Second World War threatened Canada’s west coast, militia answered call ...Middle East

Pacific Coast Militia Rangers formed in early 1940s to keep Canada’s coastal waters safe Growing fear of an attack from Japan on Canada’s west coast in 1940 fueled the formation of a militia group on Vancouver Island. As the Second World War raged overseas, and families said goodbye to the men and women joining the effort, those who remembered the First World War spoke of guarding the homefront. Volunteers from the Albernis, Great Central Lake, Franklin River, Sproat Lake and Camp One stepped up and in early August 1940, more than 80 men showed up for a voluntary drill at Recreation Park. “Alberni district wants its own militia unit,” reads an article from Aug. 15, 1940 in the West Coast A

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