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Collected Item: “Canadian Shield makes 1,000,000 shields”

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Canadian Shield makes 1,000,000 shields

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Tweet and photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

The Canadian Shield, a company started in Waterloo Region, was founded during the pandemic to create face shield for essential workers. In May 2020, they had already created 1,000,000 shields for essential workers.

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Canada, HIST9801, PPE, masks, shields,

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https://twitter.com/canshieldppe/status/1258484480240750595

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

The Canadian Shield

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2020-05-07
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