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  • Bänoo Zan
    … excelled in areas of entrepreneurship, environmentalism, science, and community activism. The project is funded by the Canadian Museum of …
  • Bänoo Zan, Described Video
    … excelled in areas of entrepreneurship, environmentalism, science, and community activism. The project is funded by the Canadian Museum of …
  • Jack Jakob Samchyk
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Ukraine Ship Name: Andania Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: June 4, … and arrived in Halifax on June 4, 1928. From there, they made their way as a family to Rama, Saskatchewan to start their new life. With the …
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    … you, your information has been successfully received. There are three ways to complete your donation, right now: By Credit Card   Our credit …
  • Private Albin Carl Norlander
    … of March 1942. Sometime in September of 1942 he was shipped overseas, we believe through Pier 21, for further training in the UK and … transferred to Holland in the spring of 1945. Service in the UK followed after the war ended on May 8th 1945 until January 1946. Upon return … to Canada he received his discharge on 21st February 1946 and later welcomed his English War Bride, Patricia Norlander and baby son on …
  • Leo Nupolu Johnson
    … in 2006. Leo was a semi-finalist in CBC’s Next Great Prime Minister Competition. He’s also received the YMCA Peace Medal and the World … the country’s first public library since 1989. He’s also developing a community innovation center. Leo is the founder of Empowerment Squared, an organization which serves thousands of newcomer youth and families. Return to Soft Landing Soft Landing is a …
  • Leo Nupolu Johnson, Described Video
    … in 2006. Leo was a semi-finalist in CBC’s Next Great Prime Minister Competition. He’s also received the YMCA Peace Medal and the World … the country’s first public library since 1989. He’s also developing a community innovation center. Leo is the founder of Empowerment Squared, an organization which serves thousands of newcomer youth and families. Return to Soft Landing Soft Landing is a …
  • Garcea, Onofrio, Pina, Anna, Franco
    … and have lived there since. They had another son in 1966, Raffaele. We became Canadian Citizens in 1970. My father, Onofrio, worked as a …
  • Norma and Bruce Salter
    … food. I met five other War Brides from different parts of England and we chummed around together during the voyage. After five years in Canada I sometimes wondered how these brides fared. Unfortunately I did … remember how elated he felt as they tied up at Pier 21 and stepped on Nova Scotian soil again. Bea (Moore) was about to board the train to …
  • Artist-in-Residence 2018 – Shauna MacLeod
    … of life before, fear, displacement, refuge and life in Canada so we wanted the residency inspired by it to create something for … studio potter Shauna MacLeod created 300 serving bowls formed with Nova Scotia red earthenware clay. Her bowls, literally, a piece of their new land, were given to newcomer refugees by ISANS upon their arrival in HRM. …

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