At the height of the Great Depression, 2000 young, single and unemployed men decided to ride boxcars from Vancouver to Ottawa to seek work and wages from Prime Minister “Iron Heel” R. B. Bennett. Their perilous journey became known as the “On-To-Ottawa Trek”. Join historian and author Michael Dupuis at 2pm on Saturday, June 27 at the Perth Library as he presents the story of the men and the trek through his latest book, The Incognito Reporter and the On-To-Ottawa Trek. Find more details at mgdupuis.ca.
Author Talk at the Perth Library