The Cordite Trail runs along the south side of a ditch all the way to Plessis Road. This ditch carries the overflow from the retention ponds (man-made lakes) of Kilcona Park and Harbour View.

Over 65,000 tons of cordite was shipped out by rail for use in the war. Over 4,000 people – including women, who were not usually part of the manufacturing sector – were employed at the plant.

The sites featured in the book range from the Transcona Cordite Plant (which stood from 1941 to 1945, helped manufacture explosives during the Second World War and was eventually blown up with its ...