• Philippe and Barbara Grignon
    … crew was doing Air-Sea Rescue over the North Sea in Anson aircraft. One memorable occasion involved locating a small boat in which people … our crew was preparing for it's first "operational" flight I was summoned to the Adjutant's office. He informed me I was being transferred …
  • “The only way to be safe is to leave the country.”
    … or marine photography. There's a million ways to use it. I think it comes from personal convictions and curiosity about the world. And I think it comes from a desire to do something useful with my abilities. Do you … “These guys are brutal, so do not get in their way.” I haven't done combat photography. I haven't been in a full-on war zone, so I don't …
  • Search for the First Families of Pier 21
    … Amsterdam departed from Rotterdam, Netherlands and landed at Pier 21 on March 8 1928. It was the first ship to arrive at the newly opened … historic moment at what would become the gateway to Canada for nearly one million immigrants over the next 43 years. One of the amazing …
  • History
    … immigration because Italians were considered ill-suited to the pioneering lifestyle. Official immigration policy was aimed at settling … of these sojourning labourers came with the intention of working for one season and making money to send home to their families. Labour agents assisted those …
  • “The only way to be safe is to leave the country.”
    … Ell (right). Interview with photographer Darren Ell. Darren’s work, along with the work of fellow photographer Roger LeMoyne, is the basis of Crossing Lines: A New Age of Immigration , a beautiful and haunting exhibition currently on display at the … to the stories of migrants in border regions? There are many things one can do with photography. Shooting sports or marine photography. …
  • Refuge Canada
    … the course of the twentieth century, Canada has had mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. …
  • Customs and the Seizure of Goods at Pier 21
    … to avoid customs officials. While Canada welcomed immigrants to bring money with them, home governments outlawed their citizens from leaving … Canada. [3] Responsibilities of Canadian Customs Officials One of the prime responsibilities of Canadian customs officers was to prevent the … prosciutto, salami, bread, olive oil, nuts and beans to name a few. Many immigrants hoped that by answering ‘no’ to a customs official’s …
  • Michael P. and M. Dorothy
    … of the bombing raids. It was a heart wrenching experience and one which neither of them liked to discuss. Dorothy already had family … Save Supermarket for many years. In one of her earlier jobs at the Honey Dew Restaurant, Dot met Marilyn Monroe and Joseph Cotton who were … writing. Michael P. and M. Dorothy McGrillen were willing to take a chance and to make the journey to a new country. All of their family is …
  • A Lifetime of Giving
    … if it was love at first sight, but when a 6-year-old named Muriel met an 8-year-old named Bud, something special started. The pair, who have … years they have never exchanged material gifts; they have always done charitable work and made donations in each other’s names instead. … woman who went into labour at Pier 21, and walking for four hours in one of Halifax’s worst blizzards to get to an emergency blood drive. …
  • Gustav and Agata Kleinas
    … were happy to see French signs, but when we went inside the stores, no one understood us because Belgian French is different from the Canadian … two days for the train to arrive in Toronto. In Toronto there was no one to meet us. We had an address from a family we knew in Belgium but … hour and a half. We settled in on Dovercourt Road and lived there for one year until my father bought our first house. My first job in Canada …