• Eddy Baldacchino
    … Eddy was born the ninth of thirteen siblings to Frank and Lorenza Baldacchino. He … for the British forces and as a result suffered from German air raids. His family decided that immigration was crucial for the family 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 … to describe him ... if he had to walk anywhere, he ran, if he rode his bicycle he would ride it fast, Giovanni always strived to be in …
  • Zbigniew and Stefania Sauter
    … Pier 21 holds some very special memories in my heart - here is the abbreviated version of my story: The outbreak of … precious freedom. My family was separated and we never again had the chance to be together. I spent five dreadful war years in my country, … for me and I joined a Polish refugee camp for the meantime. It was at this camp that I met the man I would marry. His name was Zbigniew Sauter …
  • Gabriella Frainetti nee Di Giovanni
    … know what to do with the life jackets and how to work them. On January 26 we docked in Halifax, we entered the Pier 21 and were told to take a … customs, and a rolled up mattress and tied with ropes, the customs officer had to cut the ropes to see what was inside there and they found … salami, and cheese these were things that were not allowed to come over. We left and the people were still there. We took the train …
  • Stefan - London by Stefan
    … Time 0:04:26 Transcript Life before we had to leave Iraq, before the war, was … of a threat. My dad was getting phone calls, telling him to leave his job. At first, he ignored the threats. All of a sudden I was being … in a factory as a labourer. It was a hard job for him, but he never complained. I also worked there too, for one summer. When metal is …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … Wright Archives at Acadia University The world nearly forgot the existence of No. 2 Construction Battalion, a military unit made up of … and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up against British colonial … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … By Anthony Black, Senior Writer Published on 01/02/2022 Credit: Courtesy of Esther Clark Wright Archives at … and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up against British colonial … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction …
  • Corporate Plans
    … Summary of Corporate Plan 2025 - 2026 to 2029 - 2030 Summary of Corporate Plan 2024 - 2025 to 2028 - 2029 … Archived Corporate Reports Summary of Corporate Plan 2022 - 2023 to 2026 - 2027 Summary of Corporate Plan 2021 - 2022 to 2025 - 2026 Summary of Corporate Plan 2020 - 2021 to 2024 - 2025 Summary of …
  • Italian Culture and Traditions
    … Sport As with many European countries, football (soccer) is the most popular … historical past. In the northern region of Italy, for example, music has strong Celtic influences, while the southern half of the country … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. …
  • By Sea or Land: Refugees or Displaced Persons - Van-Nha Tran
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 3:23 Transcript (This video is only available in French; the transcript has been … we? I left Vietnam on January 21st 1988. Yes, it's true, so January 26 is the anniversary of my marriage. I? I got to Thailand by boat, but … By Sea or Land: Refugees or Displaced Persons - Van-Nha Tran …