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… Not all immigration stories are a straight line. Abdoulaye Baldé's journey, with steps forwards and backwards was a series … directly to SARIMM ( Service d’aide aux réfugiés et aux immigrants du Montréal métropolitain.) He walked up to administration and said, “I am a refugee, I’ve come here, I don’t know where to go or to whom I should speak.” SARIMM …
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… somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary … were positioned in the space, each with part of a large maple leaf painted on a plain wooden surface. As one tried to walk through each … the 1950-60 era, hospital rooms, etc.) but more the colour of marine paint, as if someone had part of a can of bottom paint left over after …
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… island still exist. This process involved a few steps. We needed to do basic archival research to establish what the quarantine station … other really important components of getting this kind of project done: permits, people and logistics. Lawlor’s island is currently … historians volunteer to support the project. By myself, I could do the research and so on to guess where the buildings were. I could …
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… Life in Uganda - A Multifaceted Community Time 0:01:10 Transcript I speak English, … and Hindi. I speak three languages. And I did know Swahili. But, coming here, not keeping in touch with Swahili, I’m not fluent with … Daxa Popat …
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… Dad’s Story Our father, Douglas Seaman Boyle, was born November 29, 1923 in the landlocked … as it turned out to be, was his mother’s family name. Susan Ann Dorothy and Allan Douglas Boyle, his parents, had immigrated to Canada from England and … Vice-Admiral Douglas S. Boyle …
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… regulations at border crossings, sea ports and airports across Canada. Due to heightened security, federal officers representing various … in the Pier 21 cargo shed rather than the Baggage Annex. This was due to the number of large crates and boxes [ kists ]utilized by the …
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… part of emigrating was changing the way I believed things should be done. I was brought up to understand that the British knew how to do things correctly. – Adrienne Brown nee Drought, 1961 …
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… Please feel free to explore the many compartments of the trunk. If you do not see the information you are looking for, please contact …
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… Polish Congress Kongres Polonii Kanadyjskiej Here, in search of freedom and a better life, thousands of Polish immigrants set foot on … kroki na ziemi kanadyjskiej z czasem wybitnie przyczyniając się do rozwoju tego kraju. …