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… were welcomed by Teresa’s parents and two siblings (Antonio, Assunta (née Bruni), Saverio, and Roberto Canale). In the Soo, Silvio and …
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… to have him travel at half fare. In 1942 he voluntarily enlisted for WWII service, leaving behind his pregnant wife, Amelia, and … other structures to keep men and equpment moving across Europe. One day Thomas was ordered to appear before his Commanding Officer who had … to enjoy fishing in the Okanagan Valley. He died in 1998 at the age of 81. In 2002, Thomas was posthumously awarded the Commemorative Medal …
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… Refugees removed the limitations of time and place. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)—the UN Refugee Agency—had been … refugees with protection and emergency relief. Many people who have come to Canada as refugees have spent time in a UNHCR camp, including … to Canada as refugees, and former immigration officers. People have come from many different countries, including the former Yugoslavia, …
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… They were all houses you know, I think it was probably that the community was all in different houses. There were no towers you know? … go back to school in order to find work in his field in Canada. Vijay completed a post-graduate certificate in environmental studies at Sheridan College in 2007. He officially left his position at …
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… Dutch tradition) before the Catholic Church on September 20, 1952. Two days later, Mr. & Mrs. Maas boarded the Groote Beer in Rotterdam for … officials, to move onto Flin Flon, Manitoba for employment. At this point Toon, with a railway ticket issued by the Canadian Embassy in The Hague for travel to Dartmouth, via TRURO, NEW GLASGOW, and ANTIGONISH, took matters into his own hands …
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… it was my first time getting sick. My mother started the process of coming to Canada because I was gravely ill. After a bit of time I came … Canada was a country without suffering. If you are under 18, you must come to the NEEDS Centre, until you find a school. In 2010, I continued …
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… 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. In September 1941, Gordon boarded the Louis Pasteur at Pier 21 bound for Scotland. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, they sailed up the River Clyde to Greenock where they debarked. They later traveled by train to south England where they were …
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… in 1939 he joined the Seaforth Highlanders and was sent to Truro, Nova Scotia. Later he was sent overseas to Great Britain and was … in Occupied Europe. He landed in Normandy on Juno Beach on the first day of the invasion. When they reached Belgium he was ordered to leave …
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… napkin or a scarf. According to the archives at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia the Saturnia stopped at the following ports: New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponta Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De Mallorca, Barcelona, … in Cantanzaro, Italy. The woman holding him is his mother, Emma Paola (née Mirabelli). Emma was born in Cosenza, Italy on September 5, 1928. …
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… of German descent, spoke seven languages, and never went to school a day in her life. Until the invasion, the children spoke German and … Canada. They alternate between East and West. Dorothea worked for 26 years with the T. Eaton Co. and retired in 1993 at which time she …