History alumnus Jared Shawcross (BA 2020, MA 2021), acting heritage interpretation officer with Parks Canada, recently appeared on Breakfast Television to give a hands-on introduction to HMCS Haida, a destroyer used during World War II and the Korean War. The ship is now a national historic site stationed in Hamilton (Ont.) Harbour.

https://www.breakfasttelevision.ca/videos/hop-aboard-hmcs-haida-and-learn-the-rich-history-of-canadas-most-fightingest-ship/

(Jared appears at about 4:56, but it’s worth watching the whole thing.)

This news comes to us from History alumna (and Jared’s partner) Katherine Foran (BA 2019, MA 2021), who reports that Jared successfully “built connections through his Co-op placements that brought him to the career he has today.” Katherine is currently a Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of Guelph.

Well done, Jared!

For more information about visiting the ship site: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/haida