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This paper analyses the reasons behind the organization of the New Brunswick Civilian Volunteer Corps, a civil defence organization established during the Second World War. Driven by insecurity and the leadership of the provincial government, thousands of New Brunswickers took charge of the protection of their home. The intra-provincial initiative was based on a different concept of civil defence than what was promoted by the federal government, less strategic and more focused on estate preservation. The CVC was the expression of patriotism, insecurity and fear channeled into a form of citizen participation in the war.Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the author(s), with Acadiensis being granted a non-exclusive licence to each and every right in the work throughout the world. After publication of the work, the author(s) shall have the right to self-archive the work and to reprint the work in whole or in part in books authored by or edited by the author(s) without the payment of any fee. In these other formats, however, the author or authors are required to acknowledge the original publication of the work in the pages of the journal. In the case of any requests to reprint the work, Acadiensis will require a standard permission fee -- to be divided equally between the journal and the author. In the event that such requests are received by the author(s), the author(s) shall direct such requests to the journal.