The Mayor of Gander on 9/11 has summed it up perfectly multiple times, "On day 1, we had 7,000 strangers. On day 3, we had 7,000 friends. By day 5, we had 7,000 family members."
Most Americans don't know that on 9/11 all UK airspace was closed too. The following day, the Queen broke a 600-yr tradition and ordered the American Anthem to be played at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham and St James Palaces. 26 Canadians and 67 British casualties were among those killed that day.
...and Halifax actually landed a lot more planes/took in a lot more people, than Gander, but they had more facilities available to deal with that influx, as opposed to Gander. So well done Gander, and well done Halifax.
I can’t speak for everyone, but Yes Canadians were scared and angry too. We may make jokes about Americans but end of the day They are our closest friends in the world and what happened hurt us too. 24 Canadian citizens died that day. Any Canadian 30 or older will also remember exactly where they were when the News broke. Sep 12th was the weirdest day though. We went back to work and thought, what now? It was just sad … the whole country felt sad for a long time.
@@DylanJ-h9s Not mine, unfortunately. I didn't know anything had happened until break and a friend of mine had been listening to the radio on his walkman. It was a really weird and surreal thing, I didn't think it was real.
Tyler I lived on the Island of Newfoundland for two years and Labrador for 7. It’s very Irish sounding, with their own unique way of managing through some of the hardest times. When they list the fisheries they lost their way of life and they manage and smile and get through it. I’m not from there but I think all the people from NL are the nicest Canadians. The Maritimes are all nice but NL have something unique.
Yes, my husband got called in to work and had to go up to the airport....I can still hear him saying, 'I don't know when I'll be home.' I THINK he got in around 3:30 a.m.
"Come From Away" is Newfie slang for 'you're not local'! It's a brilliant musical! Well worth the watch. I also saw it in person! There are 12 actors, 4-5 musicians and no set changes and I don't think there is an intermission. You should host a live movie night and we'll all come to watch it with you!! You will be AMAZED at all the things you will learn! So proud of my fellow Canadians!
I'm so proud of my Newfie relatives living in the areas that had attended to the stranded planes passengers in Gander with the necessities. My Newfie granny was still alive she would had helping out.
It sounds odd to make a musical but it was a big hit everywhere, DC, NY, California. It was very good and taught many Americans what happened in Gander.
FYI although Gander was the airport that had the most planes landing there, many other airports had planes heading to the USA landing at their airports. I was in Quebec watching the morning news with my husband when the announcement came in and right away switched to the American news stations to get the best coverage. As a note to Tyler Bucket, as we are your closest and best allies, I think it is about time that more about Canada is taught to the American peoples. I am glad that at least you are taking the initiative. Bravo to you 😊
Yes, Tyler, we were scared and didn’t know what was going on. I was living in Calgary and had a meeting on the 37th floor of the BMO building that morning. We all kept looking out of the window in case something was coming. Needless to say, it was a very short meeting, no one could focus on anything but the towers.
Yes, we did it to help you guys, but you've also been there for us on several occasions (ice storm of 1998, that you already covered, and Lac-Mégantic crude train explosion comes to mind). So things go both ways, we're neighbours & we're always there for each other.
Definitely check out Come From Away. You won't be disappointed. Planes landed all across Canada including in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. The East Coast got the majority of the planes, but don't forget planes were coming from Asian countries as well. (Japan, South Korea, etc.)
Where I am from in Newfoundland is known as the Irish loop. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Was working for at&t wireless for the Americans and it was such a sad day with people trying to get in touch with their loved ones and for weeks later, the calls that came in about people wanting to save a voicemail message their loved ones left. Still think about that day often
Cape Britain in Nova Scotia -- Scottish roots. The Scottish part of their accent came from away. Anywhere but the island of Newfoundland is considered to be "Away".
Whitehorse, YT had two Korean Airlines jumbo jets land here, they weren't sure the runways were long enough- would the jets fall off the cliff (spoiler: they didnt)
Any school aged children in Canada would have been in school also, as it was a weekday. Most Canadians also remember where we were and what we were doing at the time the second plane hit, I remember the realization that the first plane wasn't an accident.
I was in bed (it was still quite early in Alberta), and was awakened when the phone rang. A friend said to me, "Go turn the TV on and tell me what I'm looking at." I asked, "What channel?" and she said, "All of them." So I turned on CBC and remember that the anchor at the time was Ben Chin, who was on in the early morning at that time. The first plane had hit, but not the second. So at first it seemed to me that it had been an accident, and the reporters were trying to figure that out as well. I told my friend that it looked like an accident, but if it was anything worse than that, they would get Peter Mansbridge to take over the anchor desk. And then the second plane hit, and we realized that this was no accident. And a short time later Peter Mansbridge did take over as anchor. Then of course we heard about the other two planes, and people tended to have one of two reactions. Either they deliberately turned the TV off and avoided seeing the horrific images on the screen, or they remained glued to the TV so as not to miss any information. It seems like an odd reaction, but for weeks after that, I couldn't bear to look at any images of skyscrapers. Any at all. I was nowhere near where this happened, and nowhere near where any US-bound planes had to land (wasn't only in Gander). A few years later on a gaming forum, some American POS posted a rant that Canada should be nuked because "we let the terrorists into their country." Hello, that's not how customs works. They didn't come through Canada, and even if they did, it's not the Canadian agents who let them into the U.S. It was the Americans who didn't do proper diligence there. So put the blame where it belongs. After I told him all this, I explained about Gander, and told him that an apology would be appropriate. He offered one of the mealy-mouthed "I'm sorry if I offended you" kind that means he wasn't sincere at all. That was nearly 20 years ago, so hopefully he's learned better since.
Can't believe you never heard about Come From Away. It was a big hit and ran a long time on Broadway. I even went down to NYC to see it there. . Is Awesome.
As a Canadian,I disagree with the way you posed that comment. Tyler is one of the few Americans that will ever even be interested in this story let alone ever hearing about it.
I guarantee you a strong majority of Americans have NEVER heard of some silly Broadway play about the aftermath of airline passengers stranded in Canada due to 9/11. It might be a big hit among a small subset of people who saw it, but most people in general don't even go to plays.. and for good reason.
Sorry you think that. I have been following Tyler since his first video, and I was talking openly, casually, like to a friend to someone who knows a lot, ( He had just said, more than once! "I can't believe I haven't heard about this show" twice said o I must check this out " also by the way) as have done on every video, so I am pretty sure he got my gist again and would read anything I said with no offence. I was not watching my words, more going along with his!, in case somehow could possibly offend anyone. Never considered would be interpreted in the wrong , somehow negative way.beyond me. And it is not a Silly Play, it is a Canadian Musical that made a big hit on Broadway. It is a wonderful representation of Newfoundland in the world. Brillant research was done, and it was loved by millions and millions. Google how it was made, google the Gander people. Google how it travelled the world. Please open your mind. The whole point of the story is about open minds. not subsets. So maybe you wouldn't like. As the song goes 'Welcome to the Rock". rock
@@pamelalambe1356 I'm sorry to make you sorry. Lol. I just have the lookout for anything that could be some kind of bad coming from a Canadian. I'm also a fan of Tyler and I'm somewhat protective since she seems to be genuinely interested in the Canadian culture.
Come From Away makes you smile, then cry, and while you're crying they make you laugh through the tears. All the emotions. Probably the best musical I've ever seen. It's about the relationships between the locals and the stranded passengers or "come from aways".
I live in gander, I was just a kid when this all happened but this legitimately doubled the population of the town overnight. Nearly everyone's house became a hotel, I know my family had people taken in and same with my grandparents. My grandpa was also a fuel truck driver and he was on the runway refuelling the equipment for all the jets and he said he'd never seen anything like it in his life. He said it looked like ants, just full of jets and people on the runway, pretty crazy.
19:20 I was 22yrs old at home in Toront Ont. getting ready to bring my 2 cats to the vet for their shots. I had Maury Povich on the TV. All of a sudden the show switches to the news broadcast of the towers with the North tower already hit and in flames. I remember thinking to myself.. what is this? A movie? Did I accidentally switch channels? It took no more than a couple seconds to realize it was real world and that a plane had actually hit the World Trade Center. I'll tell you right now. ... the feeling was Shock, horror and terror!! My body went numb and I went sobbing my heart out in horror at what my eyes were witnessing and for All those innocent lives literally being lost in really time in front of us all. It was the worst feeling. I'll never forget. RIP to all lives lost and affected 😢🙏🏻❤️
Very much the same story. I was getting my daughter ready for school, put on tv cartoons for my youngest and thought why are they showing a movie like this at this time of day. I'll never forget it ❤️🥰
I am a Canadian from near Toronto and was just at the Gander High School two weeks ago. The principal allowed us to see the signed mural on the entrance wall with the names of the people who stayed in the school gym. I took 80 pictures of the signatures from the people around the world. 90 different languages spoken. There are a lot of emotions and some left their e-mail addresses. As far as the musical, it is not a comedy it is so moving. Please try and see the musical.
I was 10 years old attending Gander Academy when my father randomly showed up to take me and my sister home. I had never seen him so worried. I tried to ask him why and he was glued to the radio saying "oh my god oh my god". I couldn't process the weight of what was happening. Dad took us out of school with all the planes coming, not knowing if any more terrorists were now flying in, and the school being one of the biggest targets in the community. I remember going up to see all the planes. All the people just walking around. My mother was the owner of the Shoppers Drug Mart that helped with the efforts. I remember helping to entertain younger kid of a family who stayed next door for showers etc. It's so surreal all these years later and see Gander and Newfoundland so celebrated. Thank you for learning more about it and us!
I was on my way to work that morning when I heard people talking about a plane hitting a building in New York - thinking it was a small plane I didn’t think much of it. But walking in to work the atmosphere was just unreal - SO TENSE. In the main boardroom they had the newsfeed streaming live - they told everyone they could take the day off with pay if they needed to. The sales floor was DEAD, I have never served so few customers. I walked into the boardroom to see the second plane hit live - I’ll never forget it. I’m in Western Canada, it was surreal, and horrible here too, and we were nowhere near ground zero. I didn’t know there was a musical, not that the title comes from regional dialect - I’ll have to search it out. Thanks for this one ❤
I’m a Newfoundlander living in Ontario where we are the most friendly people. We welcome anyone new to Canada, we are very outgoing people. That fateful day was the worst to happen to the world, I remember that day watching everything unfold on television. Gander Newfoundland is about three hours from my hometown in Newfoundland. To this day the people who landed in Gander on September 11th 2001 still keep in touch with friends they made. People who live in Newfoundland have ancestors from Ireland, Scotland, France and the United Kingdom. We do have an accent, we are the most friendly people on a beautiful island in the Atlantic Ocean.
I was in highschool. For some odd reason I watched an NYC news program every morning as a teen ( I found American news facinating) , just as I'm about to leave they announced a small personal plane had hit the building. I Left that morning not really thinking about it anymore. About an hour into the school day we were called to an assembly. It was at this assembly that we were debriefed and given the day off of classes. I spent my day in the cafeteria watching CNN on an itty bitty tv. There are videos that aired that day that I haven't seen since. Etched in my memory forever even today.
I remember that day vividly I literally thought I was watching a movie instead of real life it was so surreal. When the second plane hit we wondered if it would happen here too. I'm so proud of Canada and Canadians for stepping up in a horrible time for Americans ❤ There's a video of the people who were in come from away..it's incredible 👏
I believe everyone in the World but especially Canada, knows where they were, and how just horrifying, and shellshocked many people were. A tragic time for especially the U.S. but everyone felt their terror, loss, and pain..........People in Gander, you are wonderful!!!
I'm a Newfoundlander who was living in Hamilton, Ontario on 9/11. I was 23 at the time. I'm not American but I absolutely felt shock, horror, and confusion on that day. Watching the tv, seeing the headline "America Under Attack" in huge letters and hearing the fear in the reporters' voices, was an indescribably surreal experience even as a Canadian. To us, America was the Indestructible Superpower. An attack on them was an attack on the entire free world. I absolutely felt the magnitude and the importance of it. I still have a copy of the special edition of the Hamilton Spectator newspaper that was put out that day. Also, thank you for your videos! And particularly for covering this topic. Being a Newfoundlander, I heard the stories from friends and relatives pretty much right away. It truly pains me that most Americans have never learned about this amazing side of the 9/11 story.
As Canadians we actually get most of American news on a daily basis. I was driving to work when I heard about what happened on 911. It was a beautiful sunny morning and I remember the hollow feeling in my gut when I realized the scope of the devastation and loss of life. I think most Canadians were shocked and felt absolutely terrible about what was happening to our American brothers and sisters.
I will say as a Newfoundlander who very much remembers the events of 9/11, and though I’m not from gander, it impacted the entire province. We all pulled together to do the best we could to help the people who were stranded on our island. In ways of donations, or volunteering time, or offering food or clothes, a roof over their head, etc. There were also passengers stranded in St John’s, and people came together to help them too. But Gander really went above and beyond. ❤❤ It really was the hub of events on not only that day, but the days following as well, as they were stranded here for days…and the entire province pulled together to support them. I will also say, that is very much the Newfie way, we always lend a helping hand when there’s a need. Big or small. We have a huge sense of community here. ALSO, YES, it is an Irish accent. Our culture is deeply rooted in Irish culture.
I was working in Richmond, BC at the time. Seeing all the huge planes being diverted from the States, flying directly over my workplace towards the Vancouver airport, was so unreal.
I was just across the Fraser River in south Vancouver that day, and I remember the same thing. We drove out to the airport to see all the parked planes.
I live in New Brunswick Canada. I was in grade 12 during 9/11. We heard whispers of what had happened but found out the gravity of the situation and what was going on by lunch. I can’t speak for all of Canada but our teachers wheeled in tvs and showed us footage of what happened. All curriculum was ignored all day and we just talked about what happened and how serious it was. And yes, I felt fear. I really felt that Canada could be next. It was horrible. And then the sadness. I’ll never forget that day and the weeks afterwards.
She is saying Tom Brokaw in her Newfoundland accent. Yes Irish/Scottish roots/tubers. If you can ever see Come From Away, do. It is fantastic. If you ever come to Canada it will be showing somewhere. Tyler, you are good guy. Thank you for doing this. A happy Canadian.
My brother was supposed to fly to NYC that day. Never made it. His daughter was a dancer living in NYC, and always took the subway directly to the World Trade Center. On this day she slept in, which helped her to avoid the whole thing.
All in flight planes headed to the USA were grounded in Canada (or elsewhere, as the US airspace was closed.) I lived just outside of Montreal. My ex wife and kids lived near the old Mirabel Airport, no longer used for commercial flights, but still operational, a stone throw from my kids ' school. Problem was: my ex wife worked near my place. 2 bridges away. They announced that 5 planes were unaccounted for, and they feared for skyscrapers in Canada and bridges. I phoned my ex wife, got in my car and drove to pick up my kids. This way, all 4 of us were a few kilometers from each other on the Island of Montréal. When I got to the kids' school, no one knew what was happening yet. (It was late morning! ) So I upset a lot of people at school, unfortunately. I got my kids back to my place and my ex wife joined us after her work day. The Canadian airspace was closed once all the planes had landed in Gander, Mirabel, and a few other airport facilities and air force bases in Canada. This was a terrifying experience for Canadians just like for US citizens. 80% of Canadians live within an hour drive from the USA. Gander got to live this experience at another level, being such a small community. Montréal airports are within a population of nearly 4 million people. Gander lived it hands on. Kudos to them for answering "present" when these thousands of passengers needed them. I never heard of the musical, but now I want to see it. Apparently it was also made into a movie lately. I applaude the community of Gander for showing how Canadians can be heroes, again.
I was at work when it happened. I called my wife, who was at home, after the first plane hit. She turned on the tv just as it showed the second plane hit. There were many planes at the St. John’s airport as well (not as many as in Gander)…and the company donated just about all of our clothing stock, to help the stranded passengers, who couldn’t get to their luggage. And, Come From Away is the spotlight on Gander that you want. You gotta see it!
I’m Canadian. I live in the province of New Brunswick…we border Maine. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland make up the Atlantic Provinces. I was working on 9/11 at a Special Care Home, when my Mom called to tell me something was going on in New York, but no one knew yet what was actually happening. I remember that a lot of people in our area donated blood to send down to New York. We had Police, Fire Fighters, and Paramedics that went to help in the aftermath. There is a nuclear plant here in NB. Our Navy sent destroyers to the Bay of Fundy to protect our area for this reason.
My mom turned on the news in progress, they showed the image of a plane crashing into one if the twin Towers . We thought it was a tragic accident.......until a second plane flew deliberately into the second tower...... we were stunned into silence,our brains and emotions trying desperately fathom the situation. Watching in horror as more and more info and situations came to light and happened before our eyes. Our hearts and prayers we sent to you seemed so..... we felt so helpless ,watching it all unfold, only could imagine a tiny bit,how the people in the midst if it, were feeling,dealing with it.
Hi, from Gander here 😊, thank you so much for all the kind words. All Newfoundlanders will help anyone in need. We’re a good people, we just happened to be in a strategic place and have a fantastic emergency preparedness plan. How do you NOT know about Come From Away?? It’s been on Broadway and around the world, is still playing here in town. Look it up!
Yes, the story of Gander was made a Broadway Musical “Come From Away” You reacted in The Operation Yellow Ribbon which was made around the 8th Anniversary of 9/11. Try the “Gander’s Ripple Effect” which was more detailed about after the 10th anniversary and that was where the story of Come From Away started. It’s a 9/12 musical about human kindness. Take a look.
We lived in a small city in a northern area of Ontario in September 2001 and my daughter had just begun Grade Six. I don’t know how common it was in other Canadian schools, but many classes watched a lot of 9/11 unfold on tv. A teacher in the adjoining room knocked on her classroom door and told her teacher to bring her class into the next class so that they could see the events taking place in NYC. The teachers told the students to pay attention because they were watching history happen and that they would always remember this day. She said the sixty+ 11-year-olds watched quietly as the events unfolded. They watched the towers collapse, the chaos of people running in Manhattan and they saw the wreckage of the Pentagon.
I was on my way to work that morning in Vancouver BC. I don’t watch tv in the morning so I didn’t know what was happening until it came on the radio. I spent the day working at my computer listening to what was happening and praying for America and all the people that were effected. When I got home I opened my Bible and it opened to Psalm 27 so spent time praying for America on that Psalm.
Yes Come From Away is about Gander and 9/11. There is a documentary where the cast comes to Gander and meet the townspeople that they're playing. Look up Gander's Ripple Effect and you'll find it
I am a Canadian and Yes, We felt the Horror, Anxiousness and Fear of what happened in your beautiful Country in "911" I want to say how much I enjoy your program and all the information you are sharing with your fellow Americans, they could learn alot from your research.
I was home sick (in canada) and called my school to inform them of my absence and was the first to inform the office it was happening. The school immediately turned every TV in every class onto the news after I convinced the receptionist that this was actually happening. I couldn't imagine being kept in the dark like you describe. I remember them answering the phone and being shocked at the lack of emotional response in the voice on the other end. Like just another day and another phone call. That's what made me inquire: "Do you have any idea what's going on right now?"
I am in Truro Nova Scotia , That morning doing dishes I was watching good Morning America . Saw it from the first plane till the end omg . I had to go to work at 3pm and such a somber day . No one was coming to shop , There were busses bringing Airline passengers in for supplies and staying at some local hotels . Halifax Airport in only 40 minutes away . So very sad 😰
I live in New Brunswick and in April this year I got to go to the 911 memorial in NYC. It was really touching. I knew it would be a sad place to visit, our tour guide even cried. He is a native New Yorker who saw the second place hit the tower while looking out his window in Manhattan. Although I am not American, I my heart goes out to all Americans on this day and especially those who lost family, loved ones, friends, anyone in the 9/11 attacks. I know many of us Canadians felt like we were your big brothers or sisters during that time in 2001. We knew it was not us, but it felt like we too were attacked and hurt, yet we wanted to somehow comfort our American neighbours. We may complain about Americans sometimes, but I think the majority of us care deeply for our neighbours (look at that Canadian spelling with a "u" lol), especially during such a tragic event. I actually love Americans. I love visiting the USA. New York was the most awesome vacation of my life and I didn't even meet one rude person there my whole stay, exept for another tourist from overseas who basically told me, "move bitach, get out the way" when I accidentally got in her way. God Bless America and Americans and remember a LOT of Canadians do really love ya'll.
Tyler - Come from Away is an expression that Newfoundlanders use to refer to people who do not live on the island. There is indeed a Broadway play about 9/11 and the experience of people who landed in Gander. It is a musical, it is sensitive but there are some very humourous scenes. The play was written by students at Sheriden College in Oakville Ontario. Gander is a small town with a huge runway. It was built during WWII.
The musical is very heartwarming!. You must watch the video about the Broadway musical and the documentary about the making of the musical. It is a really good musical.
Hey Tyler, after seeing 15+ of your videos, I chose to sit down and take a moment to give you feedback I think you'll be glad to have. Long read ahead I expect. First: You're as Canadian as anyone I know if empathy, kindness, and understanding are the standards. You're doing exactly what you praise in us-seeking to understand other perspectives. Canada’s multiculturalism is about welcoming and understanding different cultures, which we saw in Gander's response to 9/11. Gander welcomed everyone, regardless of where they came from, with the resources they had. And that's absolutely, wholeheartedly natural to us, because that's how many layers of our society are based upon. You're doing something similar here, by using your platform to learn about other cultures, by being non-judgmental, it seems your goal truly is to learn and trickle it down. Canadians know a lot about the U.S. because of many reasons - media exposure, socialization, education etc. and it's great you're now exploring what works here in Canada. I think the best thing for your society is to look outside for how to improve. Compare systems with others', and find out what's beneficial. That's how we evolve and progress, though being part of such an enormously strong and powerful state might drive people towards seeing themselves as the best reference. Now that's my take, and subjective. You tell me, Tyler :) Your content is sparking curiosity in other countries, you've started/fueled an awesome trend and I see Content Creators in the UK, AU, France, etc. do the same type of reviews, learning about the country as one that's not "the US' polite little brother" but rather an entirely different place with different views of the world, a curiosity and empathy stemming from a system that promotes cultural blending, you do warm my heart with what you've chosen to spend LOTS of time on. As you said, US folks know very, very little about their northern neighbors. But it's not about educating your fellow Americans, now is it? I think this is a genuine educational channel aimed at finding out about us. And in return, I'd love if we could see this turn into a bigger movement and eventually result in enough Americans getting to know us, and hence, know about what differences in our systems result in what outcomes, i.e we all should aim towards reducing violence rates, and skipping the obvious "Gun laws" argument, where I'm located we have community policing, I wave at officers when I see them and I can't even think of them as a source of fear without smiling as it's just not how it goes. That's a black person speaking. We'd also love to get more American-direct perspectives, because we might know your history, your politics, your economy, I do not know what people reading these words think, yet I know that finding out is a source of inevitable progress, through understanding. TLDR: Your curiosity to understand our culture and society has a causality link to the notion of empathy, this transpires in your videos and comments sections, and I can't help but jokingly ask you whether you're ready to get your Canadian citizenship by now, Tyler. If you lived in Gander at the time, I know you'd have had the same "How can I help all these people?" response. I'll stop here since it's past "anyone read this" threshold but will submit with hopes Tyler sees this one day.
Agreed, but for the love of GOD try to go at least a minute between all of your pausing, you can turn a 3 minute video into 20 minutes by the time it’s finished 🙄
P.S. Due to the positive public outreach and engagement being a win-win for us as well as your (Tyler's) use of YT's algo where it's publicity for how amazing we are, a little added controversy here and there keeps comment threads engaged, it truly isn't a case where I'm unhappy about it: I hereby refuse to complain about how you've monetized national pride. Because it's done in a way that only promotes healthy exchanges and healthy demonstrations of pride in our countries. One country per channel is smart too... Lay it on us, I accept that this happens with Japan and X and Y too, it's not done in secrecy, that's proper use of this YT algo, doesn't feel like a disgenuine, it feels like you're as open minded as we pride ourselves about. To you and your brother I wish all the best, and suggestion: Cross Promotion - It's probably worth letting people know you're not solely obsessed with one country. Which I respect. I count on my fellow canadians to do so too.
You DEFINITELY have to watch "Gander’s Ripple Effect". The story behind how they wrote the musical based on the story of Gander during 9/11. I would even recommend watching the amazing musical too💙
Come From Away is a musical that tells the story of Gander during the 9/11 crisis. It is well worth seeing, and I would suggest to anyone (especially Americans) to make the effort to see it.
I was working at a boarding/grooming salon. The Ontario Provincial Police were housing about 30 trainee police dogs at our facility that day. When they came in the door all of their pagers were going off at once so we knew something big was going on. We had no idea as we didn't have a radio or tv. I didn't see coverage until that night . It was a sad , and terrifying day.
I'm in Ontario, Canda. I remember I was watching Regis & Kelly on tv when they broke away for a special news report. They came back to the show but then broke away again and didn't come back. All stations were covering the event for days after.
I was at work. Walking through the welding department to get to my department at break time. One of the guys had a portable radio, so we listened to the news reports until break was over. Then went back to work. We noticed at the other breaks, that the sky was quiet (we're under a major flightpath), contrails were almost all gone. At one point we saw two fighters fly overhead. Never saw any of the news footage until i got home after work (around 4ish)
Just watched “Delivery of WTC Steel to Gander” vidéo from Tunnel to Tower Foundation. It’s the footage of a piece of the south tower being taken to Gander. Worth a watch!!
I saw one American man who heard about come from away and felt it was in bad taste until he saw it and was really happy he was able to see it. I can tell you with 100% certainty that it was truly awesome. if you get a chance to see it, do it for sure.
Prior to the "JET age" of air travel (sometime in the 50's)the Gander Airport was one of North America's busiest airports as all planes going to and from Europe needed to refuel for the long flights and Gander was the closest( most easterly) Airport. It was pivotal during the 2nd WW.
I lived near Ottawa and was in Grade 11 French class, when my teacher was pulled out for a message. She came back in and turned on stereo to the CBC radio, so we listened to the news alert. One of my classmates in that class had an older sister in New York City on a trip at the time and once they were able to get a hold of her, they had a hard time getting her home.
Gander was the crossroads of the world for decades….then the jumbo jets came into being! I was surprised at the great stuff on display in the top museum!
I remember being in grade nine when Kennedy was shot. Some events imprint on your mind. Even if you didn't comprehend the event at that age, the reaction of adults left an indelible impression. A lot of Irish and Scottish accents in Nfld. Many immigrants from long ago and fairly isolated for decades. St John's is closer to Ireland than to Vancouver.
I was 13yo, coming home from school around 3pm when it happened (I’m from France). And I also remember everything from that day. Although I was across the Atlantic and had never set foot in America at the time.
I'm from PEI Canada. I was in 7th grade science class when an announcement came across the loud speakers from the office that this had happened. We took a 2 minute silence before continuing our day.
Hi Tyler. If you want to hear a Newfounder accent see if you can watch a HGTV show called Rock Solid. It is about a builder on "the rock". I live on the prairies here in Canada and I have to listen hard to understand the accent. I was working but for some reason I was on a day off. I got up and as my husband heading out the door and we heard the news and I spent the day glued to the screen in disbelief. There is another TV documentary I watch every year in honour of the day. It was a report made by two French Naudet brothers making a documentary about a probe in the fire department in NY There are very disturbing videos from the main floor in the tower as bodies fell and as the next tower collapsed.
Come From Away will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. It's remarkable. PS: The Newfoundland accent is a combination of Irish, Scottish and English (England).
Oops, forgot to mention in my previous post, Newfoundland's heritage mainly comes from England, Scotland and Ireland, with a bit of Spain and Portugal, too.
I just got home from flight school... Eating my macaroni watching a live financial report on tv.. then ol' lord thunderin geezuz everything let lose. We had some planes here in Nova Scotia too... But the Newfies truly are the salt of the earth. Nice to see you paying a lil attention to the Maritimes.
I’m from the west coast in Canada; for me this was during breakfast before school. When I got to school, there was almost no one there, and teachers were putting the news on. Classes were canceled, and we were sent home early
Hey Kevin, Canadian here and I love this video because I personally had no clue about the planes that were mid-air. and what a treat to have had a chance to experience Newfoundland and yes, their accent. Btw, that is the first thing they get made fun of!!n n AbOUt. I had the awesome pleasure to work beside a Newfoundlander (as us Canadian's call em. I didn't hear of this story not really thought about the planes mid air because I lived in Vancouver at that time (probably the farthest away possible from Newfoundland. Newfoundland has a ton of of pure gross\wanna hear more jokes. The man I worked with back then was so much fun to work with always something gross and as Chefs we love that crap. Newfoundland is one of a few places in Canada I have not been, I was close by, Nova Scotia. Great series BTW on Canada (the ignorance...lol) and the relationship with the two of us. It used to always amaze me as a kid that walking across the border seemed so easy but made the word of difference in Laws, like speed limits, allowed to carry guns, ect. The best holiday as a kid was when I was 6 years old and my family (had one older brother at the time) and we drove all the way to Mexico with stops at Disney Land, Knotts Berry Zoo, ect....my brother and 1 rode pretty much the whole distance in the back of my dad's pick up with a canopy (for his work tools). He just put a platform across over the wheel wells and Ben and I had a cozy time for days back there...NO SEATBELT either! Yes I lived the 70's.
Thanks for highlighting that. It was a proud moment for Canada that we could help. I was living in Toronto and was in a meeting that morning when our VP got called away---our company had people in the building next to the two towers. Meeting was ended of course and we watched events on TV until we were sent home . We had fear---living in such a big city --would we be targets? Was it safe to take the subway. etc. We had people who were born in our city lost in the Towers that day. We were allowed to work from home for several days until we felt safe and we watched on TV until it was just too awful to watch anymore. I had the opportunity in the last couple of years to go to the site in Pennsylvania where flight 93 went down---I went out of my way to see it and remember the tragedy of terrorism that happened on 9/11 . BTW if you get the chance see Come from Away. It is funny, it is heartwarming ---it is touching etc. One of my favourite funny parts (and I may not get this exactly right as I saw it a long time ago ) was a black guy who was American was helping and he was told to round up barbeques from backyards ---he was stopped at one of the houses and thought (oh no --here's this black guy stealing their barbeque ---this doesn't look good) Instead the homeowner said something like ---hey come in for tea---you're here for the Barbeque?.
Most aircraft going to the US from Europe and from the states to Europe travel over Canada. Gander is the closest point in Canada to Europe.. Gander is a very small community and most people who are not from New Found Land are called come from aways. Gander housed More people than any place else in Canada. People invited families into their homes and treated them like family. People cooked huge meals and brought them to the schools to feel these passengers. I live in New Brunswick. I had 6 trailers in my yard. People from the US traveling the province that had no place to stay so my wife and I invited them to take there trailers or RV's to stay at our place until they could cross the border and go home. We made so very good friends that we still talk to to this day. We have gone and stayed in their homes. People across Canada did things like this. My power bill for a 2 week period was higher than I would pay in 4 months, but we felt it was the least we could do. Most offered to pay us but we refused. We had some wonderful barbecues and made great life long friends. Some a first were literally in shock and would just walk around in a daze with tears in their eyes. Cell systems were overwhelmed and as a ham radio operator I was able to get information to there families to both let them know their families here where safe and vises a versa.
I was 24 years old on 9/11, i was at work (i'm from Quebec)... We had a television tuned on in the employee break room and i remember very well that each time an employee came back from is break, it was with a bad news about the latest developments in events... I remember myself watching the television and be stunned... And i still remember that it was very quiet in the store this day...way less clients than usual... And yes, Newfoundlanders have their own accent ! ;-) Just like New-Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and etc have their own and unique accent... :-) Even in Quebec, we dont have at all the same accent if we were born and raised in Gaspésie, or Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, or Abitibi-Témiscamingue, etc... :-) And then we also have all those differents accents from all around the world because of immigration ! A Polish who have learned to speak french or english here will have is own accent, juste like a Vietnamese or a Syrian will do ! In Quebec (or in Canada), you always have to "tune your ears" on the right frequency when you talk to someone... lol
Hi Tyler. The accents you spotted are the accent of all of the Eastern Provinces. Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. These are the Canadians who actually say 'ABOOT'. Even other Canadians have a difficulty with their accents,
The Mayor of Gander on 9/11 has summed it up perfectly multiple times, "On day 1, we had 7,000 strangers. On day 3, we had 7,000 friends. By day 5, we had 7,000 family members."
Most Americans don't know that on 9/11 all UK airspace was closed too. The following day, the Queen broke a 600-yr tradition and ordered the American Anthem to be played at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham and St James Palaces. 26 Canadians and 67 British casualties were among those killed that day.
...and Halifax actually landed a lot more planes/took in a lot more people, than Gander, but they had more facilities available to deal with that influx, as opposed to Gander. So well done Gander, and well done Halifax.
I didn't know that about the Queen. She was one amazing woman. Huge respect.
I can’t speak for everyone, but Yes Canadians were scared and angry too. We may make jokes about Americans but end of the day They are our closest friends in the world and what happened hurt us too. 24 Canadian citizens died that day. Any Canadian 30 or older will also remember exactly where they were when the News broke. Sep 12th was the weirdest day though. We went back to work and thought, what now? It was just sad … the whole country felt sad for a long time.
Teachers were wheeling tvs in the classes for students to watch
@@DylanJ-h9s Not mine, unfortunately. I didn't know anything had happened until break and a friend of mine had been listening to the radio on his walkman. It was a really weird and surreal thing, I didn't think it was real.
Come From Away is indeed the Broadway Musical that tells the amazing story of Gander on 9/11
It's out on Netflix now I think, such a good show
Nominated for best musical
@@jamies853 I didn't know that. Thanks :)
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I believe the live stage recording is actually available on Apple TV+
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Tyler I lived on the Island of Newfoundland for two years and Labrador for 7. It’s very Irish sounding, with their own unique way of managing through some of the hardest times. When they list the fisheries they lost their way of life and they manage and smile and get through it. I’m not from there but I think all the people from NL are the nicest Canadians. The Maritimes are all nice but NL have something unique.
I worked Halifax airport on 9/11. It's a day I'll never forget but forever be grateful for being a compassionate Canadian.
Shoutout from Hamilton! You really stepped up and showed the world what it means to be Canadian ❤
Thanks for your work. Another proof that we (canadians) are great people. But don't mess with us. Cheers from Québec City.
Yes, my husband got called in to work and had to go up to the airport....I can still hear him saying, 'I don't know when I'll be home.' I THINK he got in around 3:30 a.m.
"Come From Away" is Newfie slang for 'you're not local'! It's a brilliant musical! Well worth the watch. I also saw it in person! There are 12 actors, 4-5 musicians and no set changes and I don't think there is an intermission. You should host a live movie night and we'll all come to watch it with you!! You will be AMAZED at all the things you will learn! So proud of my fellow Canadians!
Come from away is playing in Vancouver British Columbia this week and it is 90 minutes long no intermission 10:56
I just saw it in Vancouver on tuesday, it's short for a stage musical and really good
We here in Newfoundland and Labrador are still so strongly connected with those from that fateful day! We will never forget!
@discoveringnlwithkevin As a Newfoundlander living "away," my heart was never more proud of my home than on that dreadful day.
I'm convinced that Canadians came up with Newfie jokes because we're all jealous that you guys have the truest Canadian Spirit 😂❤
You have always been the essence of what the rest of Canada wants to be
I'm so proud of my Newfie relatives living in the areas that had attended to the stranded planes passengers in Gander with the necessities. My Newfie granny was still alive she would had helping out.
Tyler, Come from Away is a story about what the stranded passengers went through, as well as the people of Gander.
It sounds odd to make a musical but it was a big hit everywhere, DC, NY, California. It was very good and taught many Americans what happened in Gander.
I was going to type that. Ì thought Tyler might know, but I guess not
FYI although Gander was the airport that had the most planes landing there, many other airports had planes heading to the USA landing at their airports. I was in Quebec watching the morning news with my husband when the announcement came in and right away switched to the American news stations to get the best coverage.
As a note to Tyler Bucket, as we are your closest and best allies, I think it is about time that more about Canada is taught to the American peoples. I am glad that at least you are taking the initiative. Bravo to you 😊
Yes, Tyler, we were scared and didn’t know what was going on. I was living in Calgary and had a meeting on the 37th floor of the BMO building that morning. We all kept looking out of the window in case something was coming. Needless to say, it was a very short meeting, no one could focus on anything but the towers.
Yes, we did it to help you guys, but you've also been there for us on several occasions (ice storm of 1998, that you already covered, and Lac-Mégantic crude train explosion comes to mind). So things go both ways, we're neighbours & we're always there for each other.
Definitely check out Come From Away. You won't be disappointed.
Planes landed all across Canada including in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. The East Coast got the majority of the planes, but don't forget planes were coming from Asian countries as well. (Japan, South Korea, etc.)
The ''Newfie'' language has a definite Irish/ Scottish mix feel..
Where I am from in Newfoundland is known as the Irish loop. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Was working for at&t wireless for the Americans and it was such a sad day with people trying to get in touch with their loved ones and for weeks later, the calls that came in about people wanting to save a voicemail message their loved ones left. Still think about that day often
Cape Britain in Nova Scotia -- Scottish roots. The Scottish part of their accent came from away. Anywhere but the island of Newfoundland is considered to be "Away".
A lot of West Country England in there too.
@@Snoodles294me as well (at Convergys). It was a surreal sad day.
@@DownOnTheMurray me, too :) we must have been there at the same time. Wonder if we crossed paths? :)
It wasn't just Gander that fostered stranded passengers, but its effort was HUGE to be sure.
Whitehorse, YT had two Korean Airlines jumbo jets land here, they weren't sure the runways were long enough- would the jets fall off the cliff (spoiler: they didnt)
Any school aged children in Canada would have been in school also, as it was a weekday. Most Canadians also remember where we were and what we were doing at the time the second plane hit, I remember the realization that the first plane wasn't an accident.
I was in bed (it was still quite early in Alberta), and was awakened when the phone rang. A friend said to me, "Go turn the TV on and tell me what I'm looking at."
I asked, "What channel?" and she said, "All of them."
So I turned on CBC and remember that the anchor at the time was Ben Chin, who was on in the early morning at that time. The first plane had hit, but not the second. So at first it seemed to me that it had been an accident, and the reporters were trying to figure that out as well.
I told my friend that it looked like an accident, but if it was anything worse than that, they would get Peter Mansbridge to take over the anchor desk. And then the second plane hit, and we realized that this was no accident. And a short time later Peter Mansbridge did take over as anchor. Then of course we heard about the other two planes, and people tended to have one of two reactions. Either they deliberately turned the TV off and avoided seeing the horrific images on the screen, or they remained glued to the TV so as not to miss any information.
It seems like an odd reaction, but for weeks after that, I couldn't bear to look at any images of skyscrapers. Any at all. I was nowhere near where this happened, and nowhere near where any US-bound planes had to land (wasn't only in Gander).
A few years later on a gaming forum, some American POS posted a rant that Canada should be nuked because "we let the terrorists into their country." Hello, that's not how customs works. They didn't come through Canada, and even if they did, it's not the Canadian agents who let them into the U.S. It was the Americans who didn't do proper diligence there. So put the blame where it belongs. After I told him all this, I explained about Gander, and told him that an apology would be appropriate. He offered one of the mealy-mouthed "I'm sorry if I offended you" kind that means he wasn't sincere at all. That was nearly 20 years ago, so hopefully he's learned better since.
Can't believe you never heard about Come From Away. It was a big hit and ran a long time on Broadway. I even went down to NYC to see it there. . Is Awesome.
As a Canadian,I disagree with the way you posed that comment. Tyler is one of the few Americans that will ever even be interested in this story let alone ever hearing about it.
I guarantee you a strong majority of Americans have NEVER heard of some silly Broadway play about the aftermath of airline passengers stranded in Canada due to 9/11. It might be a big hit among a small subset of people who saw it, but most people in general don't even go to plays.. and for good reason.
Sorry you think that. I have been following Tyler since his first video, and I was talking openly, casually, like to a friend to someone who knows a lot, ( He had just said, more than once! "I can't believe I haven't heard about this show" twice said o I must check this out " also by the way) as have done on every video, so I am pretty sure he got my gist again and would read anything I said with no offence. I was not watching my words, more going along with his!, in case somehow could possibly offend anyone. Never considered would be interpreted in the wrong , somehow negative way.beyond me.
And it is not a Silly Play, it is a Canadian Musical that made a big hit on Broadway. It is a wonderful representation of Newfoundland in the world. Brillant research was done, and it was loved by millions and millions. Google how it was made, google the Gander people. Google how it travelled the world.
Please open your mind. The whole point of the story is about open minds. not subsets. So maybe you wouldn't like.
As the song goes 'Welcome to the Rock". rock
@@pamelalambe1356 I'm sorry to make you sorry. Lol. I just have the lookout for anything that could be some kind of bad coming from a Canadian. I'm also a fan of Tyler and I'm somewhat protective since she seems to be genuinely interested in the Canadian culture.
Come From Away makes you smile, then cry, and while you're crying they make you laugh through the tears. All the emotions. Probably the best musical I've ever seen. It's about the relationships between the locals and the stranded passengers or "come from aways".
Same! I've seen it around 15 times and I have tickets for 2 more shows in Toronto this fall
@@dennisegrant5901 5 times for me! Hoping to see it again in Toronto this fall.
The opening drum beats trigger tears for me instantly.
I live in gander, I was just a kid when this all happened but this legitimately doubled the population of the town overnight. Nearly everyone's house became a hotel, I know my family had people taken in and same with my grandparents. My grandpa was also a fuel truck driver and he was on the runway refuelling the equipment for all the jets and he said he'd never seen anything like it in his life. He said it looked like ants, just full of jets and people on the runway, pretty crazy.
19:20 I was 22yrs old at home in Toront Ont. getting ready to bring my 2 cats to the vet for their shots. I had Maury Povich on the TV. All of a sudden the show switches to the news broadcast of the towers with the North tower already hit and in flames. I remember thinking to myself.. what is this? A movie? Did I accidentally switch channels? It took no more than a couple seconds to realize it was real world and that a plane had actually hit the World Trade Center. I'll tell you right now. ... the feeling was Shock, horror and terror!! My body went numb and I went sobbing my heart out in horror at what my eyes were witnessing and for All those innocent lives literally being lost in really time in front of us all. It was the worst feeling. I'll never forget. RIP to all lives lost and affected 😢🙏🏻❤️
Omgs similar story.. I turned my TV on to watch Maury.. and it was a news broadcast instead.. and I watched the 2nd plane hit!
Very much the same story. I was getting my daughter ready for school, put on tv cartoons for my youngest and thought why are they showing a movie like this at this time of day. I'll never forget it ❤️🥰
One always remembers where they were and what they were doing when something like this happens❤
I am a Canadian from near Toronto and was just at the Gander High School two weeks ago. The principal allowed us to see the signed mural on the entrance wall with the names of the people who stayed in the school gym.
I took 80 pictures of the signatures from the people around the world. 90 different languages spoken. There are a lot of emotions and some left their e-mail addresses.
As far as the musical, it is not a comedy it is so moving. Please try and see the musical.
I was 10 years old attending Gander Academy when my father randomly showed up to take me and my sister home. I had never seen him so worried. I tried to ask him why and he was glued to the radio saying "oh my god oh my god". I couldn't process the weight of what was happening.
Dad took us out of school with all the planes coming, not knowing if any more terrorists were now flying in, and the school being one of the biggest targets in the community.
I remember going up to see all the planes. All the people just walking around. My mother was the owner of the Shoppers Drug Mart that helped with the efforts. I remember helping to entertain younger kid of a family who stayed next door for showers etc.
It's so surreal all these years later and see Gander and Newfoundland so celebrated. Thank you for learning more about it and us!
I was on my way to work that morning when I heard people talking about a plane hitting a building in New York - thinking it was a small plane I didn’t think much of it. But walking in to work the atmosphere was just unreal - SO TENSE. In the main boardroom they had the newsfeed streaming live - they told everyone they could take the day off with pay if they needed to. The sales floor was DEAD, I have never served so few customers. I walked into the boardroom to see the second plane hit live - I’ll never forget it. I’m in Western Canada, it was surreal, and horrible here too, and we were nowhere near ground zero.
I didn’t know there was a musical, not that the title comes from regional dialect - I’ll have to search it out. Thanks for this one ❤
Come From Away is an excellent show. Well worth seeking out. 🇨🇦
It's an excellent play! It was hard not to cry and be so proud at the same time.
I’m a Newfoundlander living in Ontario where we are the most friendly people. We welcome anyone new to Canada, we are very outgoing people. That fateful day was the worst to happen to the world, I remember that day watching everything unfold on television. Gander Newfoundland is about three hours from my hometown in Newfoundland. To this day the people who landed in Gander on September 11th 2001 still keep in touch with friends they made. People who live in Newfoundland have ancestors from Ireland, Scotland, France and the United Kingdom. We do have an accent, we are the most friendly people on a beautiful island in the Atlantic Ocean.
I was in highschool. For some odd reason I watched an NYC news program every morning as a teen ( I found American news facinating) , just as I'm about to leave they announced a small personal plane had hit the building. I Left that morning not really thinking about it anymore. About an hour into the school day we were called to an assembly. It was at this assembly that we were debriefed and given the day off of classes. I spent my day in the cafeteria watching CNN on an itty bitty tv. There are videos that aired that day that I haven't seen since. Etched in my memory forever even today.
I remember that day vividly I literally thought I was watching a movie instead of real life it was so surreal. When the second plane hit we wondered if it would happen here too. I'm so proud of Canada and Canadians for stepping up in a horrible time for Americans ❤ There's a video of the people who were in come from away..it's incredible 👏
I believe everyone in the World but especially Canada, knows where they were, and how just horrifying, and shellshocked many people were. A tragic time for especially the U.S. but everyone felt their terror, loss, and pain..........People in Gander, you are wonderful!!!
I'm a Newfoundlander who was living in Hamilton, Ontario on 9/11. I was 23 at the time. I'm not American but I absolutely felt shock, horror, and confusion on that day. Watching the tv, seeing the headline "America Under Attack" in huge letters and hearing the fear in the reporters' voices, was an indescribably surreal experience even as a Canadian. To us, America was the Indestructible Superpower. An attack on them was an attack on the entire free world. I absolutely felt the magnitude and the importance of it. I still have a copy of the special edition of the Hamilton Spectator newspaper that was put out that day.
Also, thank you for your videos! And particularly for covering this topic. Being a Newfoundlander, I heard the stories from friends and relatives pretty much right away. It truly pains me that most Americans have never learned about this amazing side of the 9/11 story.
As Canadians we actually get most of American news on a daily basis. I was driving to work when I heard about what happened on 911. It was a beautiful sunny morning and I remember the hollow feeling in my gut when I realized the scope of the devastation and loss of life. I think most Canadians were shocked and felt absolutely terrible about what was happening to our American brothers and sisters.
I will say as a Newfoundlander who very much remembers the events of 9/11, and though I’m not from gander, it impacted the entire province. We all pulled together to do the best we could to help the people who were stranded on our island. In ways of donations, or volunteering time, or offering food or clothes, a roof over their head, etc.
There were also passengers stranded in St John’s, and people came together to help them too. But Gander really went above and beyond. ❤❤ It really was the hub of events on not only that day, but the days following as well, as they were stranded here for days…and the entire province pulled together to support them.
I will also say, that is very much the Newfie way, we always lend a helping hand when there’s a need. Big or small. We have a huge sense of community here.
ALSO, YES, it is an Irish accent. Our culture is deeply rooted in Irish culture.
I was working in Richmond, BC at the time. Seeing all the huge planes being diverted from the States, flying directly over my workplace towards the Vancouver airport, was so unreal.
I was just across the Fraser River in south Vancouver that day, and I remember the same thing. We drove out to the airport to see all the parked planes.
I live in New Brunswick Canada. I was in grade 12 during 9/11. We heard whispers of what had happened but found out the gravity of the situation and what was going on by lunch. I can’t speak for all of Canada but our teachers wheeled in tvs and showed us footage of what happened. All curriculum was ignored all day and we just talked about what happened and how serious it was. And yes, I felt fear. I really felt that Canada could be next. It was horrible. And then the sadness. I’ll never forget that day and the weeks afterwards.
She is saying Tom Brokaw in her Newfoundland accent. Yes Irish/Scottish roots/tubers. If you can ever see Come From Away, do. It is fantastic. If you ever come to Canada it will be showing somewhere. Tyler, you are good guy. Thank you for doing this. A happy Canadian.
I went to a performance of Come From Away last night in Vancouver. It was incredible!
My brother was supposed to fly to NYC that day. Never made it. His daughter was a dancer living in NYC, and always took the subway directly to the World Trade Center. On this day she slept in, which helped her to avoid the whole thing.
Here in Australia we knew about gander in 2001, we also knew about the Broadway play come from away was on in various countries including Australia.
All in flight planes headed to the USA were grounded in Canada (or elsewhere, as the US airspace was closed.)
I lived just outside of Montreal. My ex wife and kids lived near the old Mirabel Airport, no longer used for commercial flights, but still operational, a stone throw from my kids ' school. Problem was: my ex wife worked near my place. 2 bridges away. They announced that 5 planes were unaccounted for, and they feared for skyscrapers in Canada and bridges. I phoned my ex wife, got in my car and drove to pick up my kids. This way, all 4 of us were a few kilometers from each other on the Island of Montréal.
When I got to the kids' school, no one knew what was happening yet. (It was late morning! )
So I upset a lot of people at school, unfortunately. I got my kids back to my place and my ex wife joined us after her work day.
The Canadian airspace was closed once all the planes had landed in Gander, Mirabel, and a few other airport facilities and air force bases in Canada.
This was a terrifying experience for Canadians just like for US citizens. 80% of Canadians live within an hour drive from the USA.
Gander got to live this experience at another level, being such a small community. Montréal airports are within a population of nearly 4 million people.
Gander lived it hands on. Kudos to them for answering "present" when these thousands of passengers needed them.
I never heard of the musical, but now I want to see it. Apparently it was also made into a movie lately.
I applaude the community of Gander for showing how Canadians can be heroes, again.
I was at work when it happened.
I called my wife, who was at home, after the first plane hit.
She turned on the tv just as it showed the second plane hit.
There were many planes at the St. John’s airport as well (not as many as in Gander)…and the company donated just about all of our clothing stock, to help the stranded passengers, who couldn’t get to their luggage.
And, Come From Away is the spotlight on Gander that you want.
You gotta see it!
Same.thing happened to me. Though we were Canadians living in Kansas. Terrifying to say the.least.
Yup, a musical and its fantastic❤❤ those newfies make me proud to be a Canadian
I’m Canadian. I live in the province of New Brunswick…we border Maine. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland make up the Atlantic Provinces. I was working on 9/11 at a Special Care Home, when my Mom called to tell me something was going on in New York, but no one knew yet what was actually happening. I remember that a lot of people in our area donated blood to send down to New York. We had Police, Fire Fighters, and Paramedics that went to help in the aftermath. There is a nuclear plant here in NB. Our Navy sent destroyers to the Bay of Fundy to protect our area for this reason.
My mom turned on the news in progress, they showed the image of a plane crashing into one if the twin Towers . We thought it was a tragic accident.......until a second plane flew deliberately into the second tower...... we were stunned into silence,our brains and emotions trying desperately fathom the situation. Watching in horror as more and more info and situations came to light and happened before our eyes. Our hearts and prayers we sent to you seemed so..... we felt so helpless ,watching it all unfold, only could imagine a tiny bit,how the people in the midst if it, were feeling,dealing with it.
Hi, from Gander here 😊, thank you so much for all the kind words. All Newfoundlanders will help anyone in need. We’re a good people, we just happened to be in a strategic place and have a fantastic emergency preparedness plan. How do you NOT know about Come From Away?? It’s been on Broadway and around the world, is still playing here in town. Look it up!
Plus he "learned" about it in a previous video.
Yes, the story of Gander was made a Broadway Musical “Come From Away” You reacted in The Operation Yellow Ribbon which was made around the 8th Anniversary of 9/11. Try the “Gander’s Ripple Effect” which was more detailed about after the 10th anniversary and that was where the story of Come From Away started. It’s a 9/12 musical about human kindness. Take a look.
We lived in a small city in a northern area of Ontario in September 2001 and my daughter had just begun Grade Six. I don’t know how common it was in other Canadian schools, but many classes watched a lot of 9/11 unfold on tv. A teacher in the adjoining room knocked on her classroom door and told her teacher to bring her class into the next class so that they could see the events taking place in NYC. The teachers told the students to pay attention because they were watching history happen and that they would always remember this day. She said the sixty+ 11-year-olds watched quietly as the events unfolded. They watched the towers collapse, the chaos of people running in Manhattan and they saw the wreckage of the Pentagon.
I was on my way to work that morning in Vancouver BC. I don’t watch tv in the morning so I didn’t know what was happening until it came on the radio. I spent the day working at my computer listening to what was happening and praying for America and all the people that were effected. When I got home I opened my Bible and it opened to Psalm 27 so spent time praying for America on that Psalm.
Yes Come From Away is about Gander and 9/11. There is a documentary where the cast comes to Gander and meet the townspeople that they're playing. Look up Gander's Ripple Effect and you'll find it
People from Newfoundland do have an accent that is very similar to an Irish accent.
We do. I had a man from Ireland tell me that one time
Every little bay community has its own “version” of the Newfie accent.
I have extended family members that I can barely understand. Lol
I think everyone had a bit of fear Canadians included, it was so shocking and scary.
The "Newfie" accent is what a lot of other countries base the Canadian accent on.
@@chestylarue475 no it isn’t at all. That why they keep saying it sounds Irish. The Canadian accent is Letterkenny
Tyler! You must see some of the Come From Away stuff! "Me and the Sky" is an amazing song from it.
I am a Canadian and Yes, We felt the Horror, Anxiousness and Fear of what happened in your beautiful Country in "911" I want to say how much I enjoy your program and all the information you are sharing with your fellow Americans, they could learn alot from your research.
I was home sick (in canada) and called my school to inform them of my absence and was the first to inform the office it was happening. The school immediately turned every TV in every class onto the news after I convinced the receptionist that this was actually happening.
I couldn't imagine being kept in the dark like you describe.
I remember them answering the phone and being shocked at the lack of emotional response in the voice on the other end. Like just another day and another phone call. That's what made me inquire: "Do you have any idea what's going on right now?"
I am in Truro Nova Scotia , That morning doing dishes I was watching good Morning America . Saw it from the first plane till the end omg . I had to go to work at 3pm and such a somber day . No one was coming to shop , There were busses bringing Airline passengers in for supplies and staying at some local hotels . Halifax Airport in only 40 minutes away . So very sad 😰
I live in New Brunswick and in April this year I got to go to the 911 memorial in NYC. It was really touching. I knew it would be a sad place to visit, our tour guide even cried. He is a native New Yorker who saw the second place hit the tower while looking out his window in Manhattan. Although I am not American, I my heart goes out to all Americans on this day and especially those who lost family, loved ones, friends, anyone in the 9/11 attacks. I know many of us Canadians felt like we were your big brothers or sisters during that time in 2001. We knew it was not us, but it felt like we too were attacked and hurt, yet we wanted to somehow comfort our American neighbours. We may complain about Americans sometimes, but I think the majority of us care deeply for our neighbours (look at that Canadian spelling with a "u" lol), especially during such a tragic event. I actually love Americans. I love visiting the USA. New York was the most awesome vacation of my life and I didn't even meet one rude person there my whole stay, exept for another tourist from overseas who basically told me, "move bitach, get out the way" when I accidentally got in her way. God Bless America and Americans and remember a LOT of Canadians do really love ya'll.
Tyler - Come from Away is an expression that Newfoundlanders use to refer to people who do not live on the island. There is indeed a Broadway play about 9/11 and the experience of people who landed in Gander. It is a musical, it is sensitive but there are some very humourous scenes. The play was written by students at Sheriden College in Oakville Ontario. Gander is a small town with a huge runway. It was built during WWII.
The musical is very heartwarming!. You must watch the video about the Broadway musical and the documentary about the making of the musical. It is a really good musical.
From Wiki... Come from away - 1669 shows on Broadway!. It also ran in San Diego, Washington DC, Toronto, London England, and Dublin Ireland.
Not sure if it is still available but the play was posted on Apple TV as they did a special for Covid 19 essential workers in NYC.
you definitely need to react to the musical, and the documentary on the creation of the musical. both are great!
Hey Tyler, after seeing 15+ of your videos, I chose to sit down and take a moment to give you feedback I think you'll be glad to have. Long read ahead I expect.
First: You're as Canadian as anyone I know if empathy, kindness, and understanding are the standards. You're doing exactly what you praise in us-seeking to understand other perspectives. Canada’s multiculturalism is about welcoming and understanding different cultures, which we saw in Gander's response to 9/11. Gander welcomed everyone, regardless of where they came from, with the resources they had. And that's absolutely, wholeheartedly natural to us, because that's how many layers of our society are based upon.
You're doing something similar here, by using your platform to learn about other cultures, by being non-judgmental, it seems your goal truly is to learn and trickle it down. Canadians know a lot about the U.S. because of many reasons - media exposure, socialization, education etc. and it's great you're now exploring what works here in Canada. I think the best thing for your society is to look outside for how to improve. Compare systems with others', and find out what's beneficial. That's how we evolve and progress, though being part of such an enormously strong and powerful state might drive people towards seeing themselves as the best reference. Now that's my take, and subjective. You tell me, Tyler :)
Your content is sparking curiosity in other countries, you've started/fueled an awesome trend and I see Content Creators in the UK, AU, France, etc. do the same type of reviews, learning about the country as one that's not "the US' polite little brother" but rather an entirely different place with different views of the world, a curiosity and empathy stemming from a system that promotes cultural blending, you do warm my heart with what you've chosen to spend LOTS of time on. As you said, US folks know very, very little about their northern neighbors. But it's not about educating your fellow Americans, now is it? I think this is a genuine educational channel aimed at finding out about us. And in return, I'd love if we could see this turn into a bigger movement and eventually result in enough Americans getting to know us, and hence, know about what differences in our systems result in what outcomes, i.e we all should aim towards reducing violence rates, and skipping the obvious "Gun laws" argument, where I'm located we have community policing, I wave at officers when I see them and I can't even think of them as a source of fear without smiling as it's just not how it goes. That's a black person speaking. We'd also love to get more American-direct perspectives, because we might know your history, your politics, your economy, I do not know what people reading these words think, yet I know that finding out is a source of inevitable progress, through understanding. TLDR: Your curiosity to understand our culture and society has a causality link to the notion of empathy, this transpires in your videos and comments sections, and I can't help but jokingly ask you whether you're ready to get your Canadian citizenship by now, Tyler. If you lived in Gander at the time, I know you'd have had the same "How can I help all these people?" response. I'll stop here since it's past "anyone read this" threshold but will submit with hopes Tyler sees this one day.
Agreed, but for the love of GOD try to go at least a minute between all of your pausing, you can turn a 3 minute video into 20 minutes by the time it’s finished 🙄
P.S. Due to the positive public outreach and engagement being a win-win for us as well as your (Tyler's) use of YT's algo where it's publicity for how amazing we are, a little added controversy here and there keeps comment threads engaged, it truly isn't a case where I'm unhappy about it: I hereby refuse to complain about how you've monetized national pride. Because it's done in a way that only promotes healthy exchanges and healthy demonstrations of pride in our countries. One country per channel is smart too... Lay it on us, I accept that this happens with Japan and X and Y too, it's not done in secrecy, that's proper use of this YT algo, doesn't feel like a disgenuine, it feels like you're as open minded as we pride ourselves about. To you and your brother I wish all the best, and suggestion: Cross Promotion - It's probably worth letting people know you're not solely obsessed with one country. Which I respect. I count on my fellow canadians to do so too.
You DEFINITELY have to watch "Gander’s Ripple Effect". The story behind how they wrote the musical based on the story of Gander during 9/11. I would even recommend watching the amazing musical too💙
Yes. The Newfie accent is somewhat similar to Irish.
Some interviews done by the cast are really good. Come From Away went all over the world in around 2016.
Come From Away was excellent! I saw it in Detroit, I live across the river from it
Come From Away is a musical that tells the story of Gander during the 9/11 crisis. It is well worth seeing, and I would suggest to anyone (especially Americans) to make the effort to see it.
I was working at a boarding/grooming salon. The Ontario Provincial Police were housing about 30 trainee police dogs at our facility that day. When they came in the door all of their pagers were going off at once so we knew something big was going on. We had no idea as we didn't have a radio or tv. I didn't see coverage until that night . It was a sad , and terrifying day.
Canadian People are good. Kind and will help anyone who needs it.
I'm in Ontario, Canda. I remember I was watching Regis & Kelly on tv when they broke away for a special news report. They came back to the show but then broke away again and didn't come back. All stations were covering the event for days after.
I was at work.
Walking through the welding department to get to my department at break time.
One of the guys had a portable radio, so we listened to the news reports until break was over.
Then went back to work.
We noticed at the other breaks, that the sky was quiet (we're under a major flightpath), contrails were almost all gone. At one point we saw two fighters fly overhead.
Never saw any of the news footage until i got home after work (around 4ish)
Just watched “Delivery of WTC Steel to Gander” vidéo from Tunnel to Tower Foundation. It’s the footage of a piece of the south tower being taken to Gander. Worth a watch!!
I saw one American man who heard about come from away and felt it was in bad taste until he saw it and was really happy he was able to see it.
I can tell you with 100% certainty that it was truly awesome. if you get a chance to see it, do it for sure.
Prior to the "JET age" of air travel (sometime in the 50's)the Gander Airport was one of North America's busiest airports as all planes going to and from Europe needed to refuel for the long flights and Gander was the closest( most easterly) Airport. It was pivotal during the 2nd WW.
You need to see Come From Away. One of my favourite musicals
I lived near Ottawa and was in Grade 11 French class, when my teacher was pulled out for a message. She came back in and turned on stereo to the CBC radio, so we listened to the news alert. One of my classmates in that class had an older sister in New York City on a trip at the time and once they were able to get a hold of her, they had a hard time getting her home.
Gander was the crossroads of the world for decades….then the jumbo jets came into being!
I was surprised at the great stuff on display in the top museum!
If you have Apple TV+, you can watch Come From Away there. And yes, it’s a broadway musical about operation yellow ribbon.
'Come from Away' is a beloved and extremely good show! It follows the events of Operation Yellow ribbon
I remember being in grade nine when Kennedy was shot. Some events imprint on your mind. Even if you didn't comprehend the event at that age, the reaction of adults left an indelible impression.
A lot of Irish and Scottish accents in Nfld. Many immigrants from long ago and fairly isolated for decades. St John's is closer to Ireland than to Vancouver.
A must see Broadway Musical, "Come from away". Both touching and hilarious. A collaboration between a Canadian college and Broadway.
Yes, that's the Newfie accent
Most of the people in Newfoundland immigrated from Scotland and Ireland. They have a unique accent , some more prominent than others.
I was 13yo, coming home from school around 3pm when it happened (I’m from France). And I also remember everything from that day. Although I was across the Atlantic and had never set foot in America at the time.
A slang term for newfoundland is known as the rock.
This was a great video I'd never seen before.
We watched it on tv's in school. It was on in every classroom. Canadian here
I'm from PEI Canada. I was in 7th grade science class when an announcement came across the loud speakers from the office that this had happened. We took a 2 minute silence before continuing our day.
Hi Tyler. If you want to hear a Newfounder accent see if you can watch a HGTV show called Rock Solid. It is about a builder on "the rock". I live on the prairies here in Canada and I have to listen hard to understand the accent. I was working but for some reason I was on a day off. I got up and as my husband heading out the door and we heard the news and I spent the day glued to the screen in disbelief. There is another TV documentary I watch every year in honour of the day. It was a report made by two French Naudet brothers making a documentary about a probe in the fire department in NY
There are very disturbing videos from the main floor in the tower as bodies fell and as the next tower collapsed.
As a newfoundlander, I can say, that’s it’s more than just an accent. It’s it’s own dialect.
Come From Away will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. It's remarkable. PS: The Newfoundland accent is a combination of Irish, Scottish and English (England).
Beautiful reaction, thank you for taking the time to look back! Keep up the great work!
Oops, forgot to mention in my previous post, Newfoundland's heritage mainly comes from England, Scotland and Ireland, with a bit of Spain and Portugal, too.
YES Tyler, that is the Newfoundland accent and yes, it comes from the Irish accent, as many many Irish settled in Newfoundland.
The gander trickle effect is a great video
I just got home from flight school... Eating my macaroni watching a live financial report on tv.. then ol' lord thunderin geezuz everything let lose. We had some planes here in Nova Scotia too... But the Newfies truly are the salt of the earth. Nice to see you paying a lil attention to the Maritimes.
I’m from the west coast in Canada; for me this was during breakfast before school. When I got to school, there was almost no one there, and teachers were putting the news on. Classes were canceled, and we were sent home early
Hey Kevin, Canadian here and I love this video because I personally had no clue about the planes that were mid-air. and what a treat to have had a chance to experience Newfoundland and yes, their accent. Btw, that is the first thing they get made fun of!!n n AbOUt. I had the awesome pleasure to work beside a Newfoundlander (as us Canadian's call em. I didn't hear of this story not really thought about the planes mid air because I lived in Vancouver at that time (probably the farthest away possible from Newfoundland. Newfoundland has a ton of of pure gross\wanna hear more jokes. The man I worked with back then was so much fun to work with always something gross and as Chefs we love that crap. Newfoundland is one of a few places in Canada I have not been, I was close by, Nova Scotia. Great series BTW on Canada (the ignorance...lol) and the relationship with the two of us. It used to always amaze me as a kid that walking across the border seemed so easy but made the word of difference in Laws, like speed limits, allowed to carry guns, ect. The best holiday as a kid was when I was 6 years old and my family (had one older brother at the time) and we drove all the way to Mexico with stops at Disney Land, Knotts Berry Zoo, ect....my brother and 1 rode pretty much the whole distance in the back of my dad's pick up with a canopy (for his work tools). He just put a platform across over the wheel wells and Ben and I had a cozy time for days back there...NO SEATBELT either! Yes I lived the 70's.
Thanks for highlighting that. It was a proud moment for Canada that we could help. I was living in Toronto and was in a meeting that morning when our VP got called away---our company had people in the building next to the two towers. Meeting was ended of course and we watched events on TV until we were sent home . We had fear---living in such a big city --would we be targets? Was it safe to take the subway. etc. We had people who were born in our city lost in the Towers that day. We were allowed to work from home for several days until we felt safe and we watched on TV until it was just too awful to watch anymore. I had the opportunity in the last couple of years to go to the site in Pennsylvania where flight 93 went down---I went out of my way to see it and remember the tragedy of terrorism that happened on 9/11 . BTW if you get the chance see Come from Away. It is funny, it is heartwarming ---it is touching etc. One of my favourite funny parts (and I may not get this exactly right as I saw it a long time ago ) was a black guy who was American was helping and he was told to round up barbeques from backyards ---he was stopped at one of the houses and thought (oh no --here's this black guy stealing their barbeque ---this doesn't look good) Instead the homeowner said something like ---hey come in for tea---you're here for the Barbeque?.
COME FROM AWAY- broadway musical-so good!
Most aircraft going to the US from Europe and from the states to Europe travel over Canada. Gander is the closest point in Canada to Europe.. Gander is a very small community and most people who are not from New Found Land are called come from aways. Gander housed More people than any place else in Canada. People invited families into their homes and treated them like family. People cooked huge meals and brought them to the schools to feel these passengers. I live in New Brunswick. I had 6 trailers in my yard. People from the US traveling the province that had no place to stay so my wife and I invited them to take there trailers or RV's to stay at our place until they could cross the border and go home. We made so very good friends that we still talk to to this day. We have gone and stayed in their homes. People across Canada did things like this. My power bill for a 2 week period was higher than I would pay in 4 months, but we felt it was the least we could do. Most offered to pay us but we refused. We had some wonderful barbecues and made great life long friends. Some a first were literally in shock and would just walk around in a daze with tears in their eyes. Cell systems were overwhelmed and as a ham radio operator I was able to get information to there families to both let them know their families here where safe and vises a versa.
I was 24 years old on 9/11, i was at work (i'm from Quebec)... We had a television tuned on in the employee break room and i remember very well that each time an employee came back from is break, it was with a bad news about the latest developments in events... I remember myself watching the television and be stunned... And i still remember that it was very quiet in the store this day...way less clients than usual...
And yes, Newfoundlanders have their own accent ! ;-) Just like New-Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and etc have their own and unique accent... :-) Even in Quebec, we dont have at all the same accent if we were born and raised in Gaspésie, or Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, or Abitibi-Témiscamingue, etc... :-) And then we also have all those differents accents from all around the world because of immigration ! A Polish who have learned to speak french or english here will have is own accent, juste like a Vietnamese or a Syrian will do ! In Quebec (or in Canada), you always have to "tune your ears" on the right frequency when you talk to someone... lol
I saw this Broadway Musical and it is really great. It all explains what happened in Gander during that time in such a great way.
Hi Tyler. The accents you spotted are the accent of all of the Eastern Provinces. Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. These are the Canadians who actually say 'ABOOT'. Even other Canadians have a difficulty with their accents,