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  • Welcoming the Sick and Afflicted: Canada’s Tubercular Admissions Program, 1959-1960
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian During World Refugee Year (1959-1960), the Canadian government appeased public demands for a humanitarian response by implementing a special program that brought 325 tubercular refugees and 501 family members to Canada. Despite federal concerns about the financial cost …
  • Stefano Paoli
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: Thursday, November 11, 1954 Age on Arrival: 16 My dad Stefano Paoli at the tender age of 16 left his small town of Vallelonga (CZ) in Calabria Italy to join my grandfather Vincenzo and my uncle Vito Paoli who …
  • Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Streng
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born 1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) (born 1911) Children: Len, Tony, Corrie, Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and …
  • Education Programs - Curriculum Outcomes
    Download Curriculum Outcomes (pdf) If you have any questions, please contact: Angelique Cishahayo E mail: learn@pier21.ca Telephone: 902-425-7770 ext. 255 … Education Programs - Curriculum …
  • Accessibility Plan and Feedback Process
    Accessibility Plan Accessibility Plan (PDF) Accessibility Progress Report 2024 (PDF) Accessibility Progress Report 2023 (PDF) Description of Feedback Process Document Providing Feedback We invite Canadians to provide feedback on: how the Museum is implementing our accessibility plan, barriers that …
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