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… a neighbourhood of Montreal. My mother found work cleaning houses, and my father found factory work in the east end of Montreal. … money to buy a house and a car, my father walked to and from work each day, a walk that took him a couple of hours each way, in the cold of … a rich heritage which I hope will continue for many generations to come. Herb family photo December, 1959. Left to right: Karl, Susan, …
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… I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … way it goes. The family properties were established, but the ancestors die or leave and slowly nature takes over. How did you start writing … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
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… I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … way it goes. The family properties were established, but the ancestors die or leave and slowly nature takes over. How did you start writing … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
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… Armenian genocide, detained upon arrival in Canada, who went on to become one of Canada’s first naturalized citizens and one of the world’s … and harmonies inspired by Mennonite choral music A Sri Lankan-Canadian composer melding classical music with sounds of the Middle East and … Rup has an amazing story. He’s a huge star in India and Pakistan and completely unknown here.’” Shifting Landscapes Learn how new Canadians …
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… (plus amendments: 1887, 1892, 1900, 1903) Following the recommendations published in the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration in 1885, the federal government … seeking entry into Canada, a significant increase from the $10 duty recommended by the commission. This became the first piece of Canadian …
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… Percy was having pretty, epic adventures in Timmons. “I thought I'd died and gone to heaven,” recalled Percy. “I was like the son Uncle … absolutely, wonderful to us and did everything they could to make us comfortable, entertained and happy. “On one occasion they took me to … I knew she couldn't hear me. It was exciting that Mother could communicate with us this way, especially since I was missing her so …
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… with officials and told us, his children, years later that the next day he would have been taken away to jail. In the middle of the night, … while my Father gathered used building material with which to build a house. He poured his own blocks for a foundation and soon we had a fine …
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… Luncheon with a Fascinating Canadian Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Time: 11:30am Location: Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W. … Canadian Speakers Speaker Year Location Rosalie Abella, CC 2026 Halifax John M. Beck, OOnt 2025 Toronto Sherry Porter, CM 2024 …
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… flag on the door and a guy there saying, “Are you Molloy?” “Yes.” “Come on with me.” And he said, “I’ll take you to the hotel.” And I … looking around and I hear from the back of the thing, “Well, did you—come here to look around Molloy or are you going to get to work?” So, … anyways. And so, what do we do? And a brilliant clerk who had come along had this—had brought along a numbering machine. You know—it …