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Ottawa, Ontario
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Joined March 2009
Born May 08
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    15 hours ago

    Due to COVID-19 the War Museum, along with all national museums across Canada, have made the decision to close to visitors and all other groups, effective Saturday, March 14 until further notice. For updates please visit Thank you for your understanding.

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  2. 18 hours ago

    Sonart musical day camps return to the War Museum this summer! This bilingual camp, for children ages 5 to 12, includes music workshops, games, sports and Museum activities. Check dates and registration information here:

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  3. Mar 11

    Awesome March Break returns to the War Museum from March 14 to 22!

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  4. Retweeted
    Mar 10

    New unit in my thematic course! Conflict and Cooperation. Loved exploring WWII trunk of artifacts from ⁦⁩! We’re hosting veteran guest speaker tomorrow to bring these 2 life. Will then look at experiences of marginalized groups.

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  5. Mar 10

    Timootee (Tim) Pitsiulak participated with in 2010. The drawing Rangers is based in part on his own experiences as a Canadian Ranger. See it on display until May 18

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  6. Mar 8

    Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie was Matron-in-Chief in the Canadian Medical Army Corps during the Second World War and the first Canadian woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel.

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  7. Mar 6

    Imagine carrying around this mobile dental kit from the First World War. Dentists used moulds to make impressions of patients’ teeth, which were then used for diagnosis, maintaining patient records and fitting crowns. Dental Moulds and Modelling Wax CWM20020045-284

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  8. Mar 6

    Happy Birthday Fred! Our card is in there somewhere❤️

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    For his 100th birthday, Fred Arsenault wanted 100 cards. He got 90,000.
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  9. Mar 5

    March 11: The lecture “Reporting from the Edge” features renowned foreign correspondent . Free tickets available!

    Don’t miss the lecture with renowned foreign correspondent & j-school alumna . It will be moderated by another one of our impressive grads who specializes in trauma-informed journalism. See you on Mar. 11! RSVP ➡️
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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 2

    We're hiring! We are looking for a Coordinator, Resource Centre. Apply no later than March 8, 2020.

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  11. Mar 2

    Tickets still available for a screening of the -nominated “For Sama”, presented in collaboration with . Hollywood Reporter called it “Deeply powerful…a rare firsthand account of war from a strictly female perspective.” See it March 5:

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  12. Mar 1

    During the Cold War, defence researchers used animals to investigate how to protect military personnel from the effects of chemical weapons. A tailor at the defence research station in Suffield, AB made this prototype protective suit for a pig in the 1960s.

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  13. Feb 28

    During her deployment with , Rosalie Favell observed portions of Operation NANOOK, and created portraits of the Canadian Rangers she met. This is Master Corporal Gerard Maktar (Whale Cove), 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, Operation Nanook 2017, Rankin Inlet, NU

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  14. Retweeted
    Feb 27

    “Do we get to dress up today?!” 😂 WWII Supply Line artifact trunk from the Canadian War Museum was a huge hit with these grade 10s. Now they want want one for the Cold War!

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  15. Retweeted
    Feb 27

    you can visit an exhibit at that features art pieces on Exercise Precise Response, a Canadian-hosted exercise? The full exhibit displays art done by civilians who worked in close quarters with in different deployments.

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  16. Feb 27

    Reginald de la Rosa became one of the few Black Canadians to join the before it lifted formal barriers to enlistment by visible minorities, in March 1942. De la Rosa trained as an aircraft engine mechanic, and later became a flight engineer.

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  17. Feb 27

    Please note that the Museum is open as usual today, Thursday, February 27

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  18. Feb 25

    The six nominees for World Press Photo of the Year have been announced! We are looking forward to hosting the exhibition of all the winning images again this summer.

    Congratulations to the 2020 World Press Photo Contest & 2020 Digital Storytelling Contest nominees! Discover the stories that matter, chosen by an independent jury of photography & digital storytelling professionals:
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  19. Feb 24

    Between February 29 and March 8, and again from March 14 to 22, the War Museum is bringing out giant strategy games for Awesome March Break!

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  20. Feb 21

    Join us March 5 for a screening of For Sama, in partnership with . Winner of Best Doc at & ; Best Feature Nominee 's 92nd .

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