Summerside's War Effort During WWII

The Summerside newspapers carried considerable news about the war and how it affected Islanders. Despite the emphasis on Prince Edward Island, much of the general information about wartime living can be applied to any part of Canada. Some of the home front issues not addressed in this website are listed below. If you have an interest in any of these subjects we have included at least one source of information available on the World Wide Web.

Alaska Highway

www.themilepost.com - History of the Alaska Highway

www.hellonorth.com - Alaska Highway History

www.tourismdawsoncreek.com

Japanese Internment

www.japanesecanadianhistory.net - Japanese Canadian History website

http://archives.cbc.ca - Relocation to Redress the Internment of the Japanese Canadians

www.yesnet.yk.ca - Japanese Internment Camps

Italian Internment

www.albertasource.ca - World War Two and Italian Internment

Conscientious Objectors

www.alternativeservice.ca - Alternative Service in the Second World War

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

www.airmuseum.ca - Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum

www.abheritage.ca - Wings Over Alberta

www.wyattheritage.com - The Hospitality of Summerside during World War II -

Prisoner of War Camps

http://ngb.chebucto.org - Prisoners of War Camps at Victoria in World War II

www.pinetreeline.org - German POW Camps - Township of Sioux Narrows

www.blackriver.ns.ca - Both Sides of the Wire

Wartime Housing