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  • Meta Echt and Marianne Ferguson
    … "There are things of which I may not speak, There are dreams that cannot die; There are thoughts … cheek, And a mist before the eye." These words from Longfellow's poem "My Lost Youth" have perhaps more meaning for me than for most people, although it may be in a different … Meta Echt and Marianne Ferguson …
  • Dennis Teitsma
    … Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their utmost to shield us from the negative effects …
  • Michelangelo Guzzardi
    … Age on Arrival: 21 Immigration is never an easy choice for anyone. My decision to immigrate to Canada from Catania, Sicily, came after a brief period in Switzerland …
  • Accessibility Plan and Feedback Process
    … 1. Accessible Canada Act – Accessibility Documents 1.1 Accessibility Plan 2026-2028 (PDF) 1.2 Accessibility Plan 2023-2025 (PDF) 1.3 Feedback … print feedback will be retained for a period of seven (7) years. Phone conversations will be preserved via transcripts. Voicemail will be converted to email. Feedback received via social media may be saved in …
  • Canadian Multiculturalism Policy, 1971
    … In a statement to the House of Commons on 8 October 1971, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau … official government policy. Multiculturalism was intended to preserve the cultural freedom of all individuals and provide recognition of the … singular culture could define Canada and that the government accepted “the contention of other cultural communities that they, too, are …
  • Historic Pier 21
    … 28, 2022) Pier 21 was built as one of four adjoining waterfront sheds, the key transit areas of Halifax’s South End Ocean Terminals. The overall development included the grain elevator system, hotel and rail station, rail car maintenance …
  • Alexandra Dochmacka and Sofia Bain
    … Sofia Dochmacka Bain Polish Immigrant and Righteous Gentile Nelly May 5, 1951 Editors Note: Transcription of a talk given by Ms. Sofia Dochmacka Bain I am very proud, that Dr. Dehav invited me here today, so, that I will have the opportunity, to tell you about two brave people, my Mother, Alexandra, and my sister, Nina. I know, you have been …
  • Dennis Teitsma Annie vd.Zee Teitsma
    … Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their utmost to shield us from the negative effects …
  • A Ripple in the Canadian Stream by Elva
    … Time 0:03:07 Transcript My name is Elva Simundsson. Traditional Icelandic names tend to have meaning so my name means “ripples in a … his homestead received a Century Farm designation in 2001. In Iceland conditions were difficult. Just after the turn of the twentieth century … guest. The next day, he came back and said to Thora: “You may as well come home with me.” She needed a place and he needed a wife. They were …
  • Lou Veeken
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