A project aiming to preserve the history of McCreary is currently underway.
The McCreary Oral History Project is centred around capturing the voices of McCreary residents through a series of recorded interviews.
Pam Little, the director of the project, says that they are starting by interviewing the oldest in the community.
"We've already actually interviewed three 100-year-olds... And then we have some targeted just for where they lived or what they did in McCreary... Sometimes it's younger people we're interviewing because the other people are no longer with us... For example, we interviewed a woman in her seventies, who's relatively young compared to a 100-year-old, about her life living in the railway station in McCreary. Her dad was a station manager, so they lived... where we have our museum, so that was pretty neat to hear," she adds.
Little says that people can get involved by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by calling her at 204-835-2529 or by messaging McCreary Heritage Advisory Committee on Facebook.
She expects the film to be completed by March 2023, but says that they need more volunteers to accomplish that.
"They can get a hold of those same contact places to volunteer," Little adds.
Pam Little went on to say that they need people who can interview, type up the transcript, be the cameraperson, or scan pictures that can go into the film.
The project is funded by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
