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  • John Brian Sharples
    … In late April, 1959, I left Liverpool on the RMS Nova Scotia eager to start a new job in Canada. I was a little disappointed because my departure meant that I had to miss the FA Cup Final at Wembley … John Brian Sharples …
  • Walking by Faith by Irma
    … Time 0:03:47 Transcript (Translated from Spanish) In 1996, my husband decided to travel to Canada. I … denied us Canadian residency. We hired a lawyer to appeal, and he recommended that we move to Toronto. In Toronto, we had to start from … of university, and I started a daycare. And in spite of everything, we continue to walk by faith. Return to Toronto …
  • Dorothy Schofield-McIlveen
    … By Dorothy Schofield McIlveen On the morning of June 20, 1946, I boarded the train in Halifax, Yorkshire, for London, leaving Mum and Dad … dainty compared to our war time undies. Mum suggested I throw away my old undies as I traveled so as to have all these beautiful undies … I arrived in Winnipeg. Each night the girls developed a ritual for me, tossing Dorothy's old underwear out the porthole. What fun we had! …
  • Uta Maria Heine Sonier
    … Of Coming Into My Inheritance (Pier 21, Halifax in February 1952) New beginnings in a … to the railroad station Into the Traveller’s Aid office that became Heaven. Nursery rhymes on the walls that I copied, Not understanding … people of Canada That did not take our things, even when they had the chance? And so, at that C.N.R. station, we all started to grow the …
  • Antonietta Gallelli
    … THIS IS MY STORY (by Antonietta Gallelli) It was July 21, 1955 when the ship Volcanic left Naples's Harbour. The excitement I felt at the prospect of venturing to a new land, all the way on … me some of her taralli, a taste I was familiar with. It comforted me. The train ride from Halifax to Ottawa disappointed me. The …
  • Monybany Dau
    … I was prepared that thing will be difficult for me if I in the competition with a Canadian born in a job he may get it first before I … guy, those I don’t even know. And it started because I found them playing the pool and I joined them and one of them start calling my … Monybany Minyang Dau was born in Atar, Sudan in 1975. During the Second Sudanese Civil War, Monybany volunteered to join the Sudan …
  • Achille Ginevra Rinaldo Aldo Carinci
    … Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Castel Felice Date of Arrival: May 12, 1956 My father has forever engrained these dates in his mind and every year, …
  • Zbigniew and Stefania Sauter
    … Pier 21 holds some very special memories in my heart - here is the abbreviated version of my story: The outbreak of …
  • Striving for a Dream by Yafet
    … Time 0:03:12 Transcript I never thought I would say “No” to come to Canada until the day I actually had to leave my country. As a … cyber bullying, and that there would be problems like loneliness, isolation, and money issues for immigrants. Since I was from a different background it was really hard for me to find connections with other people, and since I was a hyper and social kid …
  • Hazel Munro
    … My husband, Alex Munro, P. Eng., traveled to Canada by air in late 1947 under the 'Drew Scheme' which was designed to encourage young professional engineers to … and a lady in the top bunk and a man in the bottom bunk invited me to "Come in dear". I, of course, slammed the door shut and re-thought my …

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