Refuge has been filming through October and November around Manitoba as part of the 44 minute documentary The Last Objectors. In association with MTS Stories From Home and the Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives, the documentary is part of a two part project supported by Heritage Canada and the World Wars Commemoration Fund of Canada.
Contentious Objectors, or CO’s, were those who chose to not go to war, many of them being Mennonites as well as from the United Church, Jehovah’s Witness, Quaker and Brethren in Christ denominations. Instead they were to serve their country in alternative service such as forestry, healthcare and a variety of other roles. The CO’s, most in their 90’s now, were from across the country and Refuge will be interviewing many of them over the next few months. For more information of the project as it progresses go to: The Last Objectors.