11/12/2025
Leading up to Remembrance Day, we had the privilege of hosting a showing of the film βWe Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettesβ β followed by an inspiring Q&A with director Colin Field, Bonnie Sitter, author of Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of Ontario Farmerettes, and our very own Gloria Carter, who appears in the film and once worked as a Farmerette herself.
The film, inspired by Bonnieβs book, shares the incredible story of the young women who stepped up during WWII to work on farms across Ontario β a vital and often forgotten part of our provinceβs and Canadaβs history.
Thank you to Colin, Bonnie, Gloria and .film for sharing this powerful story with us, and to Gloria for her service and strength β€οΈ π¨π¦