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Muriel Caroline (Tobutt) Robbins was born December 4, 1920 at Hayes, Middlesex England. At age 21 she joined the Royal Signal Corps. She was sent to Leicestershire training centre and then on to Kingston-on-Thames, Sussex after completing tests to become a signal operator. From there she went to …
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… When I want to work with other Africans I am defined by the country I come from or by the tribe my last name comes from. There is so much division in our communities and organizations here in Canada to the point where people …
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… I am your counsellor. He asked for our papers and he brought us to Welcome Place. At first, I didn’t even see the city well, because there …
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… this story on behalf of my late husband, Dr. William H. Holland. He was born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands on January 4th, 1926 and was … 21 on September 25, 1952. He continued on to Kitchener, Ontario where he set up his medical practice. He served the Kitchener/Waterloo …
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… by train from Halifax to Ontario, to begin their new life, settling in South-western Ontario. After arriving in Canada seven more children …
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… Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: August 28, 1928 Age of Arrival: 5 The Kiperczuks (mother Darja, father Lukjan, sisters Matrona and … days later. Once processed by Canadian immigration, the Kiperczuks set out for Quebec, where their family expanded. The surname was …
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… get a job, her brother picked her up and drove to Detroit to apply to come to Canada. I admire the quality of independence in my mother. I feel as though I imitate her when it comes to doing the things I want to do in life. My mother still … my family live in the same city as I do. We’ve all worked together to come close and be there for each other. I think that there is a …
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… the Alessandroni Family had landed at Pier 21, Halifax. There they set foot to a new adventure, a new chapter of a family full of love, …
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… the Alessandroni Family had landed at Pier 21, Halifax. There they set foot to a new adventure, a new chapter of a family full of love, …
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… was continuing to grow back home in Kampala, Uganda. Shortly after completing their education and returning home, they gathered their … open immigration offered by the Canadian government was like a warm welcoming mother’s embrace reassuring these refugees – “everything will be alright now” . Uganda has become a place that we don’t talk about; it’s a place that represents …