‘Shameful point in history’: New Calgary monument tells story of WWI internment camps

An educational and commemorative exhibit marking Canada’s First World War internment operation is now set up in Ukrainian Pioneers Park in northeast Calgary. Over 8,000 people living in Canada were sent to internment camps during the First World War. She didn't know about the internment camps in Canada before arriving here. Seven of the 24 internment camps were in Alberta. The Ukrainian Canadian campaign for acknowledgement was spearheaded by members of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association.