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… As a former British child war evacuee who came to Canada under the auspices of the Children's Overseas Reception Board … seemed to be falling as close as the next street. Late the following day, along with 351 other CORB evacuees, we embarked in the Orient …
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… that year on the S.S. Waterman and arrived in Halifax on April 22nd, a day ahead of schedule. At the time, I was 10 years old, having been … the hawsehole: the opening in the bow of the ship where the anchor chain passes through. Unlike the grown-ups, I was not able to see over … to a man standing next to me: "Get that boy away from there" ["Haal die jongen daar weg"], which the woman then followed up with: "Where …
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… through Pier 21 in 1956. On October 21, 2000, 49 years to the very day that our first kinsfolk, Nicola Covelli, arrived at Pier 21 to … Mario Covelli, age 15, upon arrival, was put to work immediately. Today he is a proud Papa who came to this country with nothing and worked … of WWII; his return was a victory in itself: he participated in D-Day Normandy invasion; he was captured on D-Day Plus One; he saw …
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… when the troops were being gathered in Lincolnshire in preparation for D-Day. My cousin, Joan Chudley, said there were men everywhere - sleeping in barns, beside roads and so on. She said on D-Day, early in the morning, the bombers took to the air. When each one …
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… about how Christmas happened at my home, and my childhood memories. I come from Burundi, a small country in Central Africa. Christmas is the … most important time of year. Some people celebrate the end of year holidays with their family; others organize large gatherings, either for … Christmas with my two children, husband, and friends. On Christmas day, we always try to Skype with family back in Burundi. Here at The …
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… groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … various people referred to Pier 21 as “Canada’s Ellis Island”. This comparison to New York’s famed port of immigrant arrival helped people … generation’s Canadian fairy tale.” As we look forward to Canada’s future, may we aspire to be our best self as a country. …
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… groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … various people referred to Pier 21 as “Canada’s Ellis Island”. This comparison to New York’s famed port of immigrant arrival helped people … generation’s Canadian fairy tale.” As we look forward to Canada’s future, may we aspire to be our best self as a country. …
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… and my two sisters. It was the first time we had something so new. The day we left was a difficult and emotional one. I adored my grandfather … what little belongings we had while we waited to take the train for a 2-day journey to Toronto, our new home. We started school one week … ended up eating so many of them to the point where I got sick. To this day, I still have an aversion to bananas! To add to this, my mother and …
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… of all Macedonians from the Lerin Region of Macedonia who have made Canada their home from the early 1900s to the present. En l'honneur de tous les Macédoniens de la région de Lerin de la Macédoine qui se sont établis au Canada …
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… a train to Ethelbert, Manitoba. They settled in the small rural community of Ukraina. When they arrived they had no home to live in. … at the time. Zygmunt was born on September 17, 1938. Tragically, he died after being thrown from a horse on September 8, 1956. As the … just ended and the only people that were able to buy a tractor were soldier returning from the war. Finally they were able to purchase a …