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TREE PLANTING CEREMONY

September 18, 2018 Tree planting Ceremony, RCMP Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario. This was the official RCMP expression of regret to the families for their role in the internment.

Photo Credit: 

Courtesy of the RCMP, Serge Gouin

Photograph of  the Giuseppe Costantini family 1938

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Wall inscription at the Columbus Centre Exhibit

Trina Costantini-Powell at Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba December 2017. The charcoal sketch of Giuseppe Costantini was lent to the Museum

for the term of the Exhibit  entitled "Rights of Passage"

Trina Costantini-Powell, Cathy (Pavia) Bourguignon and Rosemary(Pavia)Poggione, granddaughters of Internee

Giuseppe Costantini at the opening of the Columbus Centre Exhibit

Toronto May 31, 2012

Montreal Mayor Camilien Houde sketched by Guido Nincheri, Petawawa 1940. *Please see this link:

http://www.italiancanadianww2.ca/collection/details/ldicea2012_0004_0001

Sketch provided by Roger Boccini Nincheri

 Letter sent to the Mascioli FamilyTimmins, Ontario from Catherine Costantini

Letter from Father Forgues to Giuseppe Costantini, February 1, 1941

Plaque on Memory Wall  at the Italian Canadian Historical Centre dedicated to Giuseppe Costantini and Teresina Sabetti

Mandolin belonged to Tullio Locatelli.

Mr. Locatelli was detained for a short period of time but there is no record of him being detained at Petawawa." Mandolin donated to the Italian Canadian Historical Centre, May 2017

Photos (2) on display at Casa D'Italia Montreal

Sons of Italy 100 Years Exhibit

Credit: http://ottmem.blogspot.com/2015/06/piazza-dante.html

PIAZZA DANTE
Memorial Wall
This Memorial Wall is a testament to the Italian Canadians of Ottawa for their
perseverance, courage and loyalty to Canada during the Second World War (1939-1945)
With Italy's declaration of war against the Allied forces

on June 10, 1940, Canadians of Italian origin were declared enemy aliens. Thousands of men and women across Canada
were required to report to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Though no charges were laid against them approximately 630 people of Italian origin were sent to internment camps. Five Ottawa men were interned in camps in Petawawa, Ontario and
Gagetown, New Brunswick.
Italian Canadians in Ottawa participated fully in supporting

Canada's war effort. Many served
in Canada's armed forces. Among them a number died overseas fighting for their country.
Internees Include
Giuseppe Costantini
Fred R. Pantalone
Vittorio Sabetta
Carlo Scarabelli
Gino Tiezzi

Died in the Line of Duty
Anthony Barbaro
Domenic Calderone
Adrian Girolami
Frank Prosperine
Alfren Menchini
Charles Regalbuto

This Memorial Wall was made possible by the funding from the Government of Canada
and the leadership of the Italian Canadian Community Centre of the National Capital Region Inc.
October 2011

National Archives record of Giuseppe Costantini and Dr. Vittoria Sabetta

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