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… Refuge Canada Tent Welcome to the Refuge Canada Tent information page. Below are documents … Marketing and Brand Manager 902-425-7770 ext. 228 dbujold@pier21.ca Complete package containing all sections Download package (zip) …
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… I arrived at Pier 21 on the beautiful Aquitania on March 23rd of 1946. The Aquitania was made into a troopship and rigged with many extra bunk … suddenly on Sept 29, 1963. I was a widow at 42 years old. That was a sad, scary time for me and my two daughters. But, as always, life moves …
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A ground floor harbour view and modern design great for your next event. Inclusions: Oval banquet tables and chairs Natural light with floor-to-ceiling windows offering harbour view (a harbour view cannot be guaranteed during cruise ship season) Ground floor location Podium and microphone Wifi …
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… of Migration & Diversity in Canada is an activity book created to accompany the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21’s travelling … you’ll see how food traditions from Indigenous Peoples to newcomers have been shared, adapted, and celebrated across generations. … cultural diversity Learn how food connects us to identity, family, and community Whether you’re visiting the exhibition, working in the …
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… in Montreal. So it was most likely used in North America. It was set for disposal because it’s quite old and they kindly donated it to us for this exhibit. This tent is a part of Refuge Canada to show what temporary settlement living is like for different situations. In another section … Refuge Canada - UNHCR Tent …
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… doll here tells a story about two major groups of refugees who came to Canada. This doll is on loan from Dr. Tran-Davies, a medical doctor in … Canada as a five-year-old girl in 1979 as part of the large group of South-East Asian refugees who fled South-East Asia after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Over 60 thousand …
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… her father George who was working in Montreal. Geography and World War II had meant that Magda had not seen her father for a decade. The … Julius started working in the mines of Sudbury. Julius had family in Southern Ontario who worked in tobacco so eventually they found their … hard and demonstrated incredible resiliency to build a life that set their descendants up for success. Magda died in 2016 at the age of …
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… of three siblings. She came from Ururi, a small village in the central south of Italy. During the Second World War, her village was invaded by … several days to flee the Germans. In the afterwar period, the centre-south and southern areas of Italy were especially hit by the war. Those … to do so would decide to emigrate. Our mother’s parents forced her to come to Canada and marry a cousin. It was an arranged marriage. She …
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… and tailored for different ages. If you have questions, please contact Saïd Allibou by email: learn@pier21.ca or by telephone 902-425-7770 …
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… what was happening was very unclear, I was only 8. All I knew, I was coming to Canada and My father had told me he had a teddy Bear for me …