1941 WW2 Canada Torch Day Programme North Bay Ontario

Flyer for 1941 for evening ceremony at Memorial Park North Bay on June 3rd 1941, in support of Victory War Loan 1941. In June 1941, Canada was deeply engaged in World War II, fighting in Europe, expanding its military production, and preparing for a global escalation that would soon include Japan. The month is a pivotal moment: Canada had already been at war for nearly two years, and the conflict was about to widen dramatically. O Canada Maple Leaf Forever England Prayers Parading of Torch Address by Dr. J.R. Hurtubise M.P. National Anthem Order of March (4 Bands) Conducted by Hon. Lt. Col. Frederick George Sherring M.C.V.D. (Honorary, Militia Conspicuous or Volunteer Decoration) Parade Marshal Lt. Col. K.A. Mahaffy D.S.O. M.C. (Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross) Horizontal folds 35 ½ x 21 ½ cm Operation Torch was a Canadian home‑front public ceremony and propaganda event, built around the symbolic idea of “the torch” from In Flanders Fields (“To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high”). It was used to rally civilian morale, promote war‑effort participation, and frame Canada’s role in WWII as a national duty to “carry the torch” of freedom.