Honouring the Brave: Remembrance Day Film Festival & Veterans' Week
This Remembrance Day, we're hosting a mini-film festival to pay homage to the heroes who sacrificed their today for our tomorrow.
Dive into the heart-wrenching narratives and gripping tales of courage through our carefully curated film selection from the National Film Board of Canada. From inspiring true stories to powerful documentaries, each film illuminates the sacrifices made by our soldiers and their unwavering spirit.
Entry by donation.
Film Schedule
1 pm - Canada In World war one
Canada’s role in the Allied Forces during the conflict is explored in this film, showing the brutal realities of trench warfare experienced by Canadian troops. These years of enemy bombings and shooting left some 60, 000 soldiers dead.
1:30 pm - And We Knew How to Dance: Women in world war i
This feature documentary profiles 12 Canadian women who entered the male-dominated world of munitions factories and farm labour during World War I. In 1994, aged 86 to 101, these women recall their wartime work experiences and the ways in which their commitment and determination helped lead the way to postwar social changes for women.
2:30 pm - World ii: Total War
A film record, suitable for schools, of the war years of 1939 to 1945, showing major developments from the rise of Nazism in Germany to the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima. It does not minimize the brutality of war, but shows how this "total war," unlike wars of the past that engaged only the men of the fighting front, involved in varying degree almost every individual of every nation.
3 pm - labour Front
This newsreel on the mobilization of manpower during World War II shows how the workers on production lines produced a tremendous volume of materials for the Allied war effort. It points out that after the war these workers expect to find the opportunities of peace.
3:30 pm - Ferry Pilot
This wartime short examines the Royal Air Force Ferry Command, a ferry system created by the Allies to bridge the gap between the aircraft factory and the fighting front of World War II. As the film shows, former bush pilots and transport pilots risked their lives to keep the planes flowing in an endless stream across the Atlantic.
4 pm - Action Stations
This World War II film highlights the role of Canadian corvettes on convoy duty in the North Atlantic. Battle scenes show a crew sighting a German submarine and sinking it. Other scenes show training on the high seas.
Let's Remember Together
Remembrance Day is not just about looking back; it's about looking forward with gratitude. Come together to honour the past, celebrate the present, and inspire a future where peace and unity prevail.
There’s More!
Temporary Exhibits
Stop by the Museum to see our temporary exhibit Their Finest Hour which will be on display in the Entrance Gallery November.
The Rossland Public Library will be hosting a soldier spotlight on James “Jimmy” Harper, a WWII pilot from Rossland. The exhibit will be on display in the children’s area of the RPL for the month of November.
Community Writing Campaign
We will also be once again hosting a community writing campaign to give appreciation to local veterans. Visit the RMDC or the Rossland Public Library or download the templates below to write a postcard or colour a picture to send to Rossland veterans for Remembrance Day. All cards need to be turned into the RMDC by November 20th.