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      Video of the Pickering shell-filling plant employees in 1941. Video courtesy of the Public Relations Department of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Limited. Toronto, Canada.

      Art McCartney was a foreman at Defence Industries Limited. He discusses wages in the D.I.L. era, as well as promotions and raises at the plant.

      Art McCartney was a foreman at Defence Industries Limited. He describes what security was like at the beginning of the D.I.L. era.

      Video of D.I.L. workers completing the turning and finishing of 25 pound shells. Video courtesy of the Public Relations Department of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Limited. Toronto, Canada.

      Video of D.I.L. workers completing the turning and finishing of 25 pound shells. Video courtesy of the Public Relations Department of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Limited. Toronto, Canada.

      Ken Smith describes how lives were saved because of the priority put on safety in the D.I.L. plant.

      Louise Johnson came to work at D.I.L. from Saskatchewan. She describes how dedicated the workers were at the plant.

      Dave Claringbold left the Air Force in 1945 and was a supervisor at Hart House in Ajax. Hart House was part of the University of Toronto, which took over the D.I.L. buildings after the war.

      Cecil Robinson was hired to do personnel duties at Defence Industries Limited, and interviewed D.I.L. applicants in June, 1941.

      Cecil Robinson performed personnel duties at Defence Industries Limited. He describes security at the plant.

      Cecil Robinson performed personnel duties for Defence Industries Limited. He describes how he began working at the plant.

      Stan Landymore began working at Defence Industries Limited as a typewriter and small machine repairman. He describes how he got the job at D.I.L.

      Stan Landymore rose through the ranks at Defence Industries Limited to become machine shop foreman. He describes what it was like to buy groceries during the D.I.L. era.

      Stan Landymore rose through the ranks at D.I.L. to become machine shop foreman.

      Donna Anderchuck worked on the line at Defence Industries Limited. She describes what opportunities were available to D.I.L. workers when they were not at work.

      This project was created with the support of the Friends of the Ajax Public Library and Veridian Connections. Audio, video and photos courtesy of the Town of Ajax Archives and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Limited. Toronto, Canada. Special thanks to original Bomb Girl Louise Johnson and former Ajax Mayor Ken …

      Louise Johnson came to work at Defence Industries Limited from Saskatchewan. She describes what the accomodations were like for workers at D.I.L.

      Ken Smith is author of the book "Ajax: The War Years. 1939-1945". He describes the importance of the work done by the women at Defence Industries Limited.

      Video of rifle experts engaged in "sighting" and straighening the barrels of Lee-Enfield rifles. Video courtesy of the Public Relations Department of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Limited. Toronto, Canada.

      Video of some interesting operations in one of Canada's largest plants producing vital small arms. Video courtesy of the Public Relations Department of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Limited. Toronto, Canada.