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… political refugees as they were transported to Canada.” If these newcomers couldn’t understand or speak English or French, the tags … the tags link visitors to the building’s past, they are also a way to communicate through time to the future. A message might be read by … started his note: “Dear me in 2025,” pledging to work hard and then come back to find his letter in a year’s time. Another visitor, …
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… younger brother Egidio (Ed) and I were seasick, we spent most of the days in bed. As a result, to this day I refuse to ever go on a cruise. My brothers Giuseppe (Joe), … Italian culture and learned to love all things Canadian like Saturday night watching 'Hockey Night in Canada', the beautiful fall …
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… Glasgow, Scotland on November 30, 1942. He served overseas and was wounded at the Sicily Landings. Mary sailed into Halifax on October 15, 1944 from Greenwich on board the Ille de France. It was a very bad crossing, hitting the tail end of a … of brides were arriving. They had not been allowed to give out any dates of departure before leaving. Mary spent her first winter in …
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… France, Belgium, Holland and Germany Demobilization: January 22, 1946 (26 years, 7 months) In May of 1942 Private Kelly embarked from Pier 21 … Italy, Kelly witnessed a conflagration in the harbour. Earlier in the day a lone German plane had circled the site, it turned out to be a spy plane. …
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… … so it’s very important and understand that again when you’re coming to this country you consider yourself as an infant you don’t … she earned a bachelor’s of science, a master’s in nutrition and dietetics, and a master’s in food service management. In India, Kavitha worked both as a high school teacher and as a dietitian at a national fitness centre. Kavitha had a long-term goal of …
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… who became my father. On April 22, 1945, the train was abandoned and its occupants were forced to flee Berlin. Two trucks were secured to evacuate everyone – the men went in one and the women in the other. Due to a shortage of space, my …
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… and my brother (age 4) and I (age 6) arrived at Pier 21 after a 9 day voyage on the Dutch ship the "Johan van Oldenbarneveldt" out of … at all. (This sounds very naive but it was the time before I had any exposure to television whatsoever.) Sometime in the 60's this ship …
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… and how he came to Canada. It was the early 1950's and the economic conditions in Italy were poor. There were very few jobs and very … the beginning of a new and prosperous life and Nicola thought it was a chance he had to take. He would have to leave behind his parents Luigi … hour days earning $0.70/hour. They supplied room and board for $1.75 a day. After 3 weeks he switched jobs and worked in the canteen that …
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… The Nelly left Bremerhaven, Germany on July 11, 1951. I had a good voyage aboard the Nelly. In order to … a bush camp near Hurkett at Black Bay, a Bay of Lake Superior, after 3 days and 2 nights of train travel. Great Lakes Paper Co. sponsored and … were better. Most workers were Russian and Ukrainian and few spoke any English. After a hard day's work in the bush felling and hauling …
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… of $12.00 per day. Weekends, evenings (6 p.m. - 7 a.m.) and holidays complimentary. On-street metered parking is available near entrance. …