Actor R.H. Thomson and Lighting Designer Martin Conboy want to organize a project that is close to their hearts as well as the hearts of thousands. They want to celebrate the end of World War I by projecting the names of the 68000 Canadians that gave their lives onto the outside walls of every Canadian provincial capital building. WWI ended almost ninety years ago. The display will last for eight nights starting November 4th. One of the reasons why Thomson wanted to organize this memorial is because he had four great uncles that died due to the war. He also thinks that the memories of WWI are starting to fade into history. “The First World War, to kids in school, is like the Battle of Hastings,” Thomson said. In addition to the memorial, the names will also be projected on the internet and will synchronized to an atomic clock that will scroll the list of names the same time they are projected onto the buildings.

[via The Star]

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