Our Canadian Stories

October 1, 2007 marks the pilot launch of the Our Canadian Stories Project. During this period we will be evaluating the project and making improvements. Do you have suggestions or ideas? Contact Education or fill out our Feedback Form (PDF, 22.93KB). To take part in this pilot please submit stories to Pier 21.

The Our Canadian Stories project is designed to engage students with elements of literacy, heritage, story telling, history and multiculturalism, as well as what it means to be Canadian. Students will learn how to interview participants and write heritage stories. The stories gathered in this project will be added to the Pier 21 Virtual Story Book. Each community’s stories will comprise a chapter in this story book with the hopes that one day there will be representation from all across Canada. These stories can then be accessed by students, academics and educators as resources for lessons and research.

Educators’ Manual

The Our Canadian Stories Educators’ Manual includes lessons, blackline masters, curriculum links and exemplars for educators to use with their students while taking part in the Our Canadian Stories Project. Download the manual here (PDF, 407KB).

Submitting Stories

Online story submission coming soon. Please submit your typed/electronic stories by mail with the Release Form (Author) (PDF, 23.4KB), Release Form (Subject) (PDF, 51.27KB) and the Submission Checklist (PDF, 1442.3KB).

Pier 21 Society
Attn: Our Canadian Stories
1055 Marginal Road,
Halifax, NS
B3H 4P6