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… troopships. He was anxious to return to join the Royal Air Force, as had his father in WW1. As he was just 17 years old his family thought it best for him to come to Canada until he could get a passage home. His family and a Canadian family knew each other through a common friend and so it was he who spent his first Christmas in North America in Toronto, …
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… Time 0:03:12 Transcript I never thought I would say “No” to come to Canada until the day I actually had to leave my country. As a … didn’t have that much to worry about. As I grew up though, there were some political issues in my country, and my family started to scatter … had to flee. We hid in a truck which delivers food to soldiers in the borders and we started our journey. When we got to the border we were …
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… Shriners The world's greatest philanthropists, proud of their commitment to family and fellowship, the Shriners are a … Amérique du Nord. Dedicated by the first Lebanese Canadian Potentate of the Philae Shriners of NS and PEI, Ill. Sir Bassam Nahas and Lady Linda. …
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… left to Toronto, stayed in Toronto for two weeks. Left for London, got a job for a couple of months. Then I got a job at General Steele where I learned how to build refrigerators. I stayed there until I retired. I am 85 … old now, next year I will be 86. I am quite happy in my new land. I had my ups and downs. I am married to my second wife Isabel. My first …
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… cultural norms and practices are critical steps towards cultural competency. This program is designed to move learners from a personal cultural awareness to a social cultural awareness, and then back … through interactive collaborative and individual games. Learners will create a button to represent their own personal identity, discover …
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… important and challenging information about Canada’s past. Learners will be encountering the often racist policies put in place by the … into the country and how they were treated. It is worth noting that some learners taking part in this program will be the direct … Heritage Interpreters, who make every effort to handle the complexity of the material with compassion and discernment. Back to …
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… Rank and Name on Wall of Service: Private Harker F. Coutts Service: 4th, 119th, 227th … British Empire John Harker Francis Coutts was born on Barrie Island, off of the Manitoulin Island north shore Sept 1899 in northern Ontario, …
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… Martin was destined for Winnipeg, Manitoba as a farm labourer, but while travelling by train to Montreal, he struck up a conversation with a gentleman, who told him how very cold Manitoba was and that the winters were brutal. On hearing this, he hopped a train for Southern Ontario and rode it as far south as possible, ending up in …
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… community. The story unfolds by following seven narrators. Learn about life for Japanese Canadians in Canada before war, the administration of their lives during and after war ends, and how legacies of dispossession continue to this day. Broken Promises is …
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1055 Marginal Road Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4P7 Tel: (902) 425-7770 Toll Free: 1-855-526-4721 Email: info@pier21.ca Parking There is a large paved parking lot to the right of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 main entrance. Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. $3.00 per hour to a …