Tour the shipyards on Remembrance Day
Published: November 04, 2009 12:00 PMUpdated: November 10, 2009 12:34 PM
Back in the day - At the height of the Second World War, nearly 1,500 women – usually wearing blue coveralls and a red bandana – worked in shipyards around Burrard Inlet.
Maria Spitale photo
Nov. 11 take a walking tour of North Vancouver’s historic waterfront with Shipyard Sal, Canada’s answer to Rosie the Riveter.
The North Vancouver Museum and Archives partners with Waterfront Productions to remember the lives of those on the home front during World War II with stories about what it was like for the men and women who worked at the shipyards in North Vancouver.
The tour leaves at 1 p.m. from the PGE Railway Station at the foot of Lonsdale. Tour length is about 45 minutes. No pre-registration required. For more info, call 604-990-3700 ext. 8016.
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