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… Cosentino (Italian immigrant) Lorenzo left his town of San Nicola da Crissa, Calabria (Catanzaro) with several friends and relatives. … 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where … “I came to Canada in 1951”. He was a proud Canadian. As my mother has said “Italy is my birth mother but Canada is my adopted mother”. “You …
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… in Beilen, in the northeastern province of Drenthe, Holland, which today is referred to as The Netherlands. My parents, Roelof Bolding and … We lived on a small rural farm on the outskirts of Assen, the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada … through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day sail from South Hampton, England, on the ship ‘Aquitania.’ This is my story. On …
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… groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … various people referred to Pier 21 as “Canada’s Ellis Island”. This comparison to New York’s famed port of immigrant arrival helped people … ceremony was a core part of the event, another continuing tradition. Becoming a Canadian citizen is a huge milestone in the immigration …
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… groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … various people referred to Pier 21 as “Canada’s Ellis Island”. This comparison to New York’s famed port of immigrant arrival helped people … ceremony was a core part of the event, another continuing tradition. Becoming a Canadian citizen is a huge milestone in the immigration …
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… Loving Memory of: John Oscar Moller Andersen So now what's left to be said ? Only three things: Thank You, Good Luck, and Goodbye. J.O.M.A. … the SS Stavangerfjord and landed in Halifax at Pier 21, which is today the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The purpose of the … among others. Many a day would find Oscar bird and animal watching in South Surrey and other areas. As well, he was interested in wild …
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… refugee claimants had the possibility of appealing a negative outcome to their refugee claims. However, Canada’s refugee determination … Estey and Justice William McIntyre, based their ruling on Section 26 of the Charter and Section 2(e) of the Act for the Recognition and … Freedoms (commonly referred to as the Canadian Bill of Rights): 26. The guarantee in this Charter of certain rights and freedoms shall …
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… fifties. There were a lot of people in Holland talking about "going to Canada." Many people were looking for a new start in life, a new … of English. When the time came near for our departure, we had movers come to pack our furniture into a large crate. We slept on the floor … so and borrowed things from neighbours to keep us supplied until the day of our departure. Then came the day to say good-bye to my friends …
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… (Updated January 28, 2022) Perfect Landings was created by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to coincide with the Canadian … Museum, and to connect our existing visitors with other aspects of the city’s present and past. The basic theme of the exhibit is that figure … and citizens took up as a suitable use of the storied Commons of the city. (Aside: one of the builders featured in Perfect Landings is Joe …
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Life in Canada Time 1:45 Transcript Well, I, right now, I feel like I’m becoming more like a half of Canadian I guess, because I get, because I’ve been here long enough to adopt the culture now, so. But, maybe if you were asking those questions earlier, like two years or three, I would answer …
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… 21 on May 16. From here on Kees will write his own story. In those day, when someone emigrated to a faraway country, you never knew if you … it was more or less an adventure. Only Walter, many years later said he had not wanted to go. He worked as a mechanic in a motorcycle … The interview and medical examination all went well and so we were set to go. Because we had no money, the Dutch government paid for the …