Bomb Girls” were Canadian women who worked in munitions factories during the Second World War.
The largest of these factories was in Scarborough and nicknamed Project 24. It was established by the General Engineering Company – GECO – and the site sprawled across 170 buildings and four kilometres of underground tunnels.
GECo employed over 21,000 workers, most of whom were women. After a half day of training and a secret oath, they got to work packing explosives into bomb casings with minimal protective gear. They risked their lives to provide critical supplies that helped end the war.