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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 8, 20 18 | 32 ODYSSEY Computer Sales & Services On Site & In Store I.T. Services Business and Residential (905) 8 7 7 - 4 5 6 7 *PC and Mac Repairs *Virus & Malware Removal *Data Recovery *Home & Office Networking *Hardware & Software Upgrade *Professional I.T. Consulting 10Mountainview Rd. South, Unit #9, Georgetown BOOK NOWor DROP IN sales@odysseysolutions.com Winner of Readers'Choice Award for 3 Consecutive Years 2 Time Halton Hills Business of the MonthWinner Thank You VeTerans! 10 Mountainview Rd. South, Unit #200, Georgetown LEST WE FORGET REMEMBRANCE DAY NOVEMBER 11 Try hearing aids for 2 weeks, at no cost or obligation to see if hearing aids are right for you! Georgetown's trusted choice for hearing care 360 Guelph St., Unit 44 Georgetown (In the Knolcrest Centre) 905.877.8828 Armstrong Ave Delrex Blvd Proud to be a provider for Veterans Affairs Canada for over 25 years Our country's great e� orts in the Second World War involved virtually the whole country whether by serving in the military or by serv- ing on the home front in industry or agriculture. More than one million Canadians and New- foundlanders served in the military -- more than 45,000 gave their lives and another 55,000 were wounded. While the great powers made more signi� cant contributions to the war e� ort; for a country of only 11 million people Cana- da's contribution was remarkable. At war's end, Canada had become a signi� cant military pow- er with the world's third largest navy, the fourth largest air force and an army of six divisions. Canada had grown signi� cantly through the or- deal of war and assumed new responsibilities as a leading member of the world community. The Second World War CANADA'S ROLE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR Lest We Forget C A N A D A R E M E M B E R S Chronology of the Second World War September 3, 1939: The passenger liner Athe- nia is torpedoed, killing the � rst Canadian of the war, stewardess Hannah Baird of Quebec. September 10, 1939: Canada declares war on Germany - the � rst and only time Canada has declared war on another country on its own. September 14, 1939: The Prime Minister, Wil- liam Lyon MacKenzie King, declares that Canada should be the arsenal of the Allies and pledges not to institute conscription. September 16, 1939: The � rst Canadian con- voy of merchant ships sails for Britain. November 13, 1939: An advance party of Canadian o� cers lands in Britain. December 17, 1939: The � rst of the main body of Canadian troops arrive in Scotland; inaugura- tion of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to train pilots and aircrew in Canada, away from the � ghting. April 9, 1940: Canada creates a Depart- ment of Munitions and Supply to manage the production of war material. June 12, 1940: The 1st Brigade of the Canadian 1st Division lands in France; they are forced to leave days later when France surrenders to the Nazis. November-December 1941: Canadian troops are stationed at Hong Kong; on December 8, 1941, Hong Kong is attacked by the Japanese; on December 25 Hong Kong falls (of 1,975 Ca- nadian troops, 290 were killed with the remain- ing 1,685 taken prisoner; a further 260 of these Canadians would die as prisoners of war before the end of the war). April 4, 1942: A Royal Canadian Air Force plane spots the Japanese � eet en route to Ceylon (Sri Lan- ka) and gives warning in time for successful defence of the island (Winston Churchill cites this episode as "the most dangerous moment of the war"). April 27, 1942: The National Plebiscite and sub- sequent amendment to the National Resource Mobilization Act authorize conscription. August 19, 1942: The Dieppe Raid sees a force of more than 6,000 Allied soldiers (almost 5000 of whom were Canadian) taking part in a raid in occupied France. The operation would prove to be a failure, with 1,946 of the force being taken prisoner and 916 Canadians losing their lives. May 1943: The most dangerous period in the Battle of the Atlantic draws to a close; more than 1,200 Canadian and Newfoundland merchant seamen had been killed at sea since the begin- ning of the war. July 10, 1943: Canadians, forming a part of the British 8th Army, join in the invasion of Italy. August 17, 1943: The conquest of Sicily is completed. September 3, 1943: On the fourth anniversary of Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany, Canadian troops join Allied forces in the invasion of the Italian mainland. December 28, 1943: After heavy � ghting, Cana- dian troops occupy Ortona, on Italy's east coast. Chronology of the Second World War December 17, 1939: of Canadian troops arrive in Scotland; inaugura- tion of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to train pilots and aircrew in Canada, away the production of war material. June 12, 1940: 1st Division lands in France; they are forced to