I want to tell you all about a cool FREE educational package I got through Veterans Affairs Canada, but I've just posted about it on my other blog. So you have a choice.... you can follow the above link and read about it there, or scroll a teeny bit further and read the shamelessly lazy cut-and-paste of the exact same thing. Your choice. Aren't I thoughtful?

Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised when the Canada Post truck stopped at my driveway with a parcel for me. I thought, Cool! My HSB t-shirt is here! or maybe my TOS magazines that are WAY LATE.... lol  nope-- none of the above. It was an "educational package" from Veterans Affairs Canada about WWI. It's called Canada and the Great War 1914-1918: A Nation Born and I ordered it back in September. I'd completely forgotten about it and the other one, on WWII-- Sacrifice, Achievement, Legacy: Canadians and the Second World War 1939-1945 (still backordered, apparently), I ordered online. This one on WWI, though, is really cool. It's in a big binder, with 2 videotapes (about 20 min. each), and sections with dividers!!!! lol... doesn't take much to make me happy.... Gives a complete overview of WWI and its background, why Canada got involved, a section with newspaper ads from the era, soldiers' diaries, artwork, medals (and what it took to earn them), songs and poetry (including a CD with 3 selections, and the internet link to many more), and lots of other resources (even stuff about the Halifax Explosion, which happened at that time). I am impressed.  It's very well done, and it'll be a big help when I get to that part of Canadian/ world history. Can't wait to get the one on WWII! There are others as well, which can be looked over at the Veterans Affairs Canada website. They're all free too, which is a bonus. Click here for some more links to educational stuff, most if not all of it free. I also vaguely remember ordering something about the elections process but maybe that's backordered too??? Oh well. You can find lots of freebies from the government, if you poke around. Free stuff just makes my day, ya know?