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… Consulate General of Switzerland in Montreal Consulat général de Suisse à Montréal Schweizerisches Generalkonsulat in Montreal Swiss … through the maritime port of Halifax. Their arrival contributed to the development of harmonious relations between Switzerland and Canada and … by friendship and trust between our two welcoming nations. Par ce point maritime à Halifax, des citoyens suisses ont amorcé un périple …
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… get a job, her brother picked her up and drove to Detroit to apply to come to Canada. I admire the quality of independence in my mother. I feel as though I imitate her when it comes to doing the things I want to do in life. My mother still … my family live in the same city as I do. We’ve all worked together to come close and be there for each other. I think that there is a …
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… Media Release December 11, 2020 Halifax, NS Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to Close Temporarily for … contributions of immigrants to Canada’s culture, economy and way of life. The refreshed exhibitions will feature an immersive … in Canada from 1928 to 1971. Today, as Canada’s sixth national museum, we share the ongoing story of immigration to Canada—past to present, …
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… seen: Warsaw, Poland and Versailles, France Last known destination: Canada The Scotiabank Family History Centre needs the public’s help … friends. Irene and Maja, Holocaust survivors from the Warsaw ghetto, were separated in France in 1947 when Irene’s family left the country …
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… on names, where the people located (some went to Beckley, West Va.) etc. The following is about Zoltan and his life in Canada: Zoltan … 1930, then traveling to Welland, Ontario by train. While in Cdn. Army (WWII) he legally changed spelling to Tayti and legally took the name … Men’s Breakfast Club and Friendship Club. Hobbies: Played football in High School Taught ballroom dancing with Paul Barta School of Dancing. …
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… out to a strange unknown country to make a better life for his family. We understand that he attempted to come to Canada many times but failed without the proper documents. … Vancouver, British Columbia to take a position working for the CPR Railway. This journey set the way for his son and grandchildren to follow …
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… loved the bright orange lifebuoy soap. Grandma’s house was warm and welcoming. She was too. And I was shocked when I was six and she suddenly died. A peculiar blank enveloped us for years. Fast forward to 1987. By … heading to a better life in Ontario. That was 1877. Both parents died young. She was in charge before she was 20. As a result of her …
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… Italy and finally Canada. My father Elio was born on November 26th 1926 in Chieti Scalo in the region of Abruzzo which is in central Italy … After 11 years, in October 1963, my mother and I came and finally were reunited. What a surprise it was for me to get on a plane and …
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… have everything that I wanted. All I had to do was be good at my studies. But I wasn’t. And that changed everything. Because of obsessing … daddy around me. I only had instant noodles as my meals for a month. Comparing to my hometown, life here was boring. I asked myself: Why am … it’s not exactly like how I learned in China. Maybe my dream job will come from my knowledge of Japanese language and culture. Why did I come …
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… through Operation Parasol, a quick and effective collaboration between the Canadian government and humanitarian groups. The exhibition … of a military cot used at the bases to quickly settle the refugees. “We came here about…Stenkovec from the airplane. Here is so nice. The … Arrival,” Government of Canada, last modified December 16, 2015. “We want to make sure they had all their needs taken care of…many of …