Brigade was low, largely due to the poor relationship between the soldiers and the local populace, the isolation of the post, the damp weather, lack of recreation, crowded facilities, and the distance from home for most of the men. Mutiny Many of the officers of the brigade were in Vancouver when news that conscripts might be deployed overseas reached the soldiers stationed in Terrace. Many soldiers began to disobey orders of those officers present in Terrace. On November 24, 1944, members of the Fusiliers du St-Laurent, who were part of the 15th Brigade, resolved to resist any efforts to deploy them overseas and some men seized weapons. The mutiny spread to other elements of the 15th Brigade as news came in of resistance by conscripts of other units stationed elsewhere in the province. By November 28, the mutiny had begun to wane. The officers, led by Major General George Pearkes, regained control and imposed order and discipline on the troops. Many of the mutineers returned seized weapons. The mutiny had exhausted itself by the next day. Some units, such as the Prince Albert Volunteers, were already being shipped out of Terrace. Cover-up The government and military were fearful that the mutiny would spread and impair the war effort. The authorities pressured censors to apply federal press censorship regulations more strictly. These efforts were largely successful. The mutiny did not come to be well known among the general public, and the event came to be an obscure event in Canadian history. References Sources German, Daniel. " Press censorship and the Terrace Mutiny: a case study in Second World War information management", Journal of Canadian Studies = Revue d'études canadiennes, Vol. 31, no. 4 (Winter 1996–7), pp. 124–142. Roy, Reginald "Mutiny in the Mountains: The Terrace, British Columbia Incident" (p. 49-69), in Men at War. Politics, Technology and Innovations in the Twentieth Century, Precedent Publishing, 1982 University of Victoria Archives and Special Collections: George Pearkes project . 1944 in Canada Mutinies in World War II Terrace, British Columbia