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  • Nicola and Mario Covelli Families
    The Covelli Family Nicola Covelli arrived on October 21, 1951 on the Argentia to Pier 21, destination Toronto. He was the first family member to immigrate. Mario Covelli: his son, travelled alone aboard the Conte Biancamano arriving at age 15 on May 9, 1953 to rejoin his Papa. Adelina Covelli and …
  • Daperis John Family
    John Daperis was accompanied by his wife, Helen Xselisiachti Daperis, and his two children , Nicholas, 7 years old and Ossia Maria ,18 months old. They sailed from Piraeus, Greece on April 14, 1952. Eligibility for Canadian citizenship was 5 year residency in Canada. John Daperis took his family in …
  • Discrimination Hurts by Surya
    Time 0:03:32 Transcript I shivered as soon as I landed in Saskatoon airport on an early September afternoon although I had a woolen suit and an over coat in addition to two layers of undergarments. I was delighted to see the familiar face of the only person I knew from Bhubaneswar and thought all …
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