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… the civil war there, made her set aside all her fears and phobias and she declared that we are going. I was 15 years old. Her decision was … our apartment testing the weight of the satchels and decided that we can handle carrying them for hours. My mother’s cousin gave us a large … the fixture and the rest of us piled on top of her. This was repeated 4-5 times until we reached our destination, a small border village, at …
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… service to the rest of Canada. [1] Other ports, notably along the St. Lawrence and in the Great Lakes, had immigration facilities dating back to the 1820s, and were critical to ocean transportation to Canada before the … the city centre and just down the hill from the Halifax Commons and St. Patrick’s Church. At the Deep Water Terminus, the rails curved away …
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… I believe they are not even issuing licenses.” [2] In many ways, this comment by Yalgar, captures the essence of what inspired Qissa to … on ‘Canadian experience,’ a systemic issue faced by many newcomers. Anam Zakaria: In many ways my interest to the project is … pharmacy graduate, switched fields due to visa delays, balancing studies and work before transitioning from Uber to a job aligned with his …
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… Screening at Pier 21 The manual used by immigration staff in the 1950s stated that medical and physical requirements of the Immigration … staff alike. Overseas Examinations: Speeding Arrival Inspection Pier 21’s medical officers worked for the Department of National Health and … to Dr. Lloyd Hirtle, a medical officer at Pier 21 through the 1950s, the process of overseas medical clearance “made it much easier …