Roxanne Searching for Submarines during WW2

Oil on panel
18 x 14
$4000 framed

Who Was Roxanne?
We know one thing for sure; a myth originated in the Canso, N.S. area during WW2 about a
local prostitute who was bemoaning the downturn in business since most of the available men had gone overseas to fight. An idea occurred to Roxanne to spread a rumour that a German sub had been spotted off the shores of Canso. This caused great concern since the Commercial Cable building in nearby Hazel Hill was a major communications link with Europe. The rumour quickly spread up through the ranks and extra Canadian troops were sent in to protect the facility. Naturally, business improved for Roxanne, and her myth grew after the war.
I named her Roxanne after the famous pop song by the Police, ‘Roxanne’.