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… the Soods got transferred first to Kenya and then emigrated to Canada, arriving in 1969. “They packed up what they could and basically … except us,” says Deepa Sood who was four when her parents emigrated to Canada, staying with family in Calgary before making their way to Nova … the company stretches from coast to coast. “I can remember, to this day, seeing Donald Sobey walking to work. He had a suit on, and he’d …
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… Canadian soil. The Gray nuns were right there to greet us. Later that day we all boarded the train for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was a very … on board. On July 28 we arrived in Saskatoon on my father's birthday. This was to be our new home. We all really liked Saskatoon. The … a new language. Their children and grandchildren and generations to come should know what they sacrificed to bring us to this wonderful …
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… of Area Manager of the Agriculture Division of the Quaker Oats Company. It was a very desirable job but Peter was only one of several … What Goes Around, Comes Around …
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… Transcript I loved the airport—it might sound silly, to you. But coming from an island, a very small airport, when you see something that's that big, it’s, Wow, this is beautiful. And, again, coming back home and see all the cars. Because in an island you don’t … in Toronto two weeks after arriving in Canada. She remained with the company for five years before she resigned so that she could take care …
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… worked in the new Michelin tire plant. Daxa attended the Nova Scotia Community College for book-keeping and secretarial administration. She …
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… August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Arriving from Sicily and … Saputo Hall is a hub of activity where public and educational programs come to life and visitors gather for exhibition openings and guided …
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… "Buon Compleanno, Papà! … On your 70th birthday, we gift you this permanent … contributions in making Canada a better place to live." — Calla Family Commemorative Plaque Dedicate a special anniversary or honour a loved one with the gift of a Commemorative plaque on the Sobey Wall of Honour. Each plaque will be …
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… four girls, and we were always discouraged by close relatives and the community for only having girl children. My aunts would say, why does … when I graduated. Always I wanted to be the top in the field I studied, and I knew I could achieve more. This was not my limit. And yet, … it change my father’s mind? But he said to her, I don’t want her to come back one day and say, you didn’t let me study further. After my …
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… her Anna Teresa, in honour of my father’s own and only sister who had died suddenly at the age of 21. And within two years of her birth, the … patch made of cotton pushed into place by glasses, my father never complained of his trials, but pursued life with kindness, gentleness … force of this small familial unit. Joining the work force, their combined effort and ambition led my parents to open and grow their very …
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… with my father on his bicycle. That time my father told me that you become a researcher, not like me. After that I participate a lot in the … my exams, I came back to my home, and my aunt was in the hospital. She died within a month. She got breast cancer This motivated me to do my … suspect malaria. I travelled 8 hours to visit him. During surgery, he died. Because of the type of malaria he had, they couldn’t identify it …