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… and livestock farms, Neepawa has a population of just under 5,000 people. The town has been growing over the past decade, with a 27% increase … Canada Immigrants from the Philippines have been by far the largest newcomer group. Why is this? Filipinos began arriving as temporary foreign …
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… Sketch of the Woodside Tavern by Mary Louise Doyle. Dartmouth’s Woodside Tavern is a simple building in the parking lot … of brick in a sea of asphalt and parked cars. With dartboards, pool tables, and long tables lined with rows of wooden chairs, it claims to be … Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.” …
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… Sketch of the Woodside Tavern by Mary Louise Doyle. Dartmouth’s Woodside Tavern is a simple building in the parking lot … of brick in a sea of asphalt and parked cars. With dartboards, pool tables, and long tables lined with rows of wooden chairs, it claims to be … Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.” …
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… Hermann and Anna Raulf (nee Schlieper). Hermann was a master print setter for a newspaper in the town of Minden and Anna was a homemaker … meant a lot of moving around. The first move was to the historic city of Fulda. After a difficult pregnancy the first child was born on … shortages of food, heat and water and constant air raids and nightly visits to shelters, life was difficult, not only for Irmgard, but for …
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… destination was Montreal, where I have lived ever since and still can recall our docking on a hot day in May at Halifax. I was astounded at the small size of the city, as I was a native of Rome. During our processing, my little … of an interpreter we were able to locate my little lost brother. We said our good-byes to Halifax and were "loaded" on board a rickety, …
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… Interpreter Time 0:00:59 Transcript: So I painted a mural of Quebec City. As the ship was leaving, the Empress of Ireland was getting ready … that people were seeing. So it’s a recognizable silhouette of Quebec City, with the hills going up and then you see the fortress, the … have—more contemporary that you might recognize. But it starts to set you into the mood so that, as you go through the exhibit, you’re …
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… part of the Township of Toronto at the time, is now part of the large city of Mississauga, and has the distinction of being Canada's first … you were required to stay and work at the destination location for a set period of time. Because he had paid for his own trip to Canada, and … at Cooksville Brick Company (“The Brickyard”) where he worked, alongside many other immigrants (including many paesani) for the next 15 …
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… thanks for keeping the memory of my wife and me alive in the first city that welcomed us to a new life. Pier 21's Wall of Honour to …
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… DIMITRI AND ANASTASIA TARASUK FAMILY: VOYAGE TO CANADA Dimitri (35) and Anastasia (33) and their five children, Mary … Ukrainian farmers. Anastasia had a brother, Nikander Owcharuk, already settled in St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. Under threat for their safety, … looking out the window at the rocky Nova Scotia, Anastasia cried and said "How can we ever farm in Canada?". Early days in Saskatchewan are …
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… church and I also sing there too. One time the Karen youth in Langley did a singing competition. I signed my name on a list and they pick me. On that day I …