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  • Nazary Kiperczuk
    … 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 …
  • Blank Page by Paulina
    … a place where to live or give you a job. My life in Chile was safe, comfortable. It was an academic life. I worked in a publishing house, … students. I loved writing, the importance of language and making complex ideas easy to understand. My family is very close. I have … way to reach that goal was through a total immersion. I decided to come to a country where it was the spoken language. The idea was to …
  • Giovanni Diodato Guglietti
    … Giovanni Diodato Guglietti was born on September 27th 1935 as the first of five children born to Vincenzo Guglietti and Anna Tersigni … his homeland that was still recovering from the ravages of World War II and travel alone across the Atlantic Ocean to Canada. His ultimate intentions were to settle in Toronto, Ontario, a city that his father had settled in just a year earlier. Giovanni …
  • Michael P. and M. Dorothy
    … Michael and Dorothy decided to immigrate to Canada because of the opportunities available to them in a country not devastated by war. … Falls, Ontario and so the decision was made to immigrate to that city. Dorothy, although born in England, had lived in Niagara Falls as …
  • What is Canadian Food, Anyway?
    … is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while Indigenous cooks have kept old food … foods, a little bit of who we are changes. Just as food helps our bodies grow, so our identity grows when we try food from different …
  • What is Canadian Food, Anyway?
    … is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while Indigenous cooks have kept old food … foods, a little bit of who we are changes. Just as food helps our bodies grow, so our identity grows when we try food from different …
  • Edoardo Chiarvesio
    … The year 2021 marks 110 years since my father’s uncle left his hometown of Fagagna, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia … Chicago on March 19, 1911 in Le Havre, France. He arrived in New York City on March 29, 1911 and three days later, arrived in Sault Ste. …
  • My Missing Home by Jia
    … I'm still missing my home in China. I now can be called a CFA which is come from away. Spring Festival is coming. Chinese people usually get together with their families. When I … me jealous. Last year’s New Year Eve, I was sitting in front of the computer and watching my mother making dumplings with my grandmother. …
  • Where Are You From? by Berjoska
    … either black or white. I was both and I was none. I needed to leave. Coming to Canada as a war refugee, I wasn’t happy about parting with my … contributed to the society, had my child. I had a strong desire to completely integrate myself into society. After 17 years, I call Canada …
  • Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe’s Arctic Char Ceviche
    … making a variation of the popular dish with Arctic char and local ingredients. Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe’s Arctic Char Ceviche. Courtesy of Chef … marinade to the mix. Drain the Arctic char and add to the other ingredients.  Step 5: Add chopped cilantro just before serving. Serve with … a few hours of making it to retain the clean fresh flavours. Ingredients 4 oz Arctic Char (boneless and skinless) – diced into about …

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