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  • Cpl Wilfred Claude Clouthier
    Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier pictured. Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier, on their wedding day Wilfred and friends during his years of service Wilfred and friends during his years of …
  • An Unexpected Treasure
    … Just the other day, to my surprise, I learned that I have been wearing a … never told me that”, I replied. “I would have never thought that one day, my Canadian daughter would be coming over to my house to help me …
  • Elise Marini
    … My brother and I traveled as Italian citizens with Italian passports. My … with an Italian countess who visited Denmark when Queen Elizabeth II, then princess, came to Copenhagen. Therefore I knew nothing about … I never had since I was living in an orphanage in Denmark. Until one day an uncle came along and took me to get ready for this long Atlantic …
  • Leaving Uganda: “My Whole Life in 1972” - Umeeda Switlo
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:12 Transcript Hi, my name is Umeeda Switlo. …
  • Lucia Olivo D'Angelo
    … Our mother, Lucia Olivo, left her home in Villaorba, Udine, Italy on July 18, … where she would marry our father Alceo D’Angelo. Our father had come to Canada previously in 1955. Travelling with my mother were two … the Sobey Wall of Honour. In July 2014, almost fifty six years to the day, my mother returned to Pier 21 by ship. We took her on a Canada/New …
  • Enne and Wiebrigje Hovius
    … in age from 2 - 16. In Rotterdam, the family boarded a boat called "De Waterman" and sailed for Halifax, N.S., Canada. Enne was hoping to purchase a dairy farm in Canada some day. It was extremely hard to obtain land in The Netherlands - hence, …
  • Childhood Memories by Claude
    … Kenya because of an illness when I was 6, I felt very bad. Life was becoming hard for me, I led a miserable life, with little material or … is where I spent my whole childhood. I continued my high school studies in Kenya and finished them, but in Kenya I couldn’t succeed … Canadian government lends students money so they can finish their studies. My dream is to study at a university here, because I want a …
  • Sgt. Ralston Harpell Ripley
    … His parents, Willard and Annie Ripley, raised eight children on the farm. Four of them are veterans of World War II. Ralston's war service started in February, 1942, when at the age of …
  • Athanasia Christoforatos
    … fell in love, and wed, after having only seen a picture of one another. Arriving in Canada in 1951 with only $15 in his pocket, Bobby worked tirelessly to create a new life in what he affectionately described as “this beautiful country [Canada]”. … welcomed everyone. Their generosity and kindness were reflected each day through their connections with customers, family, friends, even …
  • A pivotal moment for Canada’s refugee policy
    A secret war, 100,000 refugees and the creation of the Private Refugee Sponsorship program A family of new Canadians celebrates Canada Day. Photo Credit: Charlie Lim (HOF024). Between 1975 and 1985, over 100,000 Southeast Asian refugees from three countries came to Canada in the wake of the Vietnam …

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