A CO works on the
Beacon, the newspaper by and for COs. The Beacon was a way for
COs in different camps to stay in touch. It also let their families
back home know how they were doing. COs volunteered their time
to write stories, type the newspaper, and mail out thousands
of copies.
Film Credit: "Conscientious
Objectors in Alternative Service Camps, 1941-43, in Ontario,
Alberta, and British Columbia," Rev. J. Harold Sherk Films.
Mennonite Heritage Centre, Video Vol. 86.
