First World War and Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy: It was a sign of the times, according to The Chronicle Herald. But here it is: the First World War stands on its own as part of Peace The Exhibition, an examination of different ideas of peace, negotiating peace, organizing and mobilizing to achieve peace, and intervening for peace and On Aug. 5, 1919, the Royal Canadian Navy marked the end of the deadliest war in memory and the subsequent signing of the Treaty of Versailles, not with a victory celebration, but with a huge, family peace picnic on the shores of Bedford Basin. According to the official program, there were potato races, a biscuit-eating competition, tug of war contests and something inexplicably referred to as a cigarette race. Today, a century after the war to end all wars began, more bloody than could ever be imagined, it may seem odd to see anything pertaining to the First World War as part of a national peace exhibit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.