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  • The Otto Froese Family
    … day at Pier 21. It was exactly 50 years to the day that we arrived in Canada. My husband and children totally surprised me by having my … and buggy with very few belongings, including down comforters and one photo album. We hoped to return home soon. My father was 52, my … my brothers Peter (turned 5 that day) and Dirk 2, and my little sister Ute was 10 months old. Our nanny Herta was also with us. Shortly after …
  • Candida Franca Iaccino
    … RACCONTO DI VITA: CANDIDA FRANCA IACCINO (dedico questa mia storia ai miei … Così il primo di luglio (Canada Day) 2003 ho visitato Pier 21, è stata una grandissima emozione. Sono sbarcata il novembre del 1960 con la nave Olympia, all'età di 19 anni, sono ritornata dopo 42 anni assieme alla mia famiglia: mio marito …
  • Railside Room
    The Railside Room offers space for small meetings, workshops and conferences for up to 40 guests. The intimate space is located conveniently near the front entrance, has lots of natural light and is fully accessible. Other Details: Exclusive on-site catering is provided by our partner, RCR …
  • Karen and Canadian - Bwe Doh Soe
    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 …
  • eat make share: a taste of immigration
    … May 10, 2025–January 18, 2026 Recipes eat make share Perfect Pairings Canada’s food is as diverse … shaped by over 400 years of immigration and relationships between newcomers and Indigenous Peoples. Food connects us to the past, to place, … histories behind popular Canadian dishes. Learn how individuals and communities express themselves through food and engage in diverse food …
  • Who is the Little Boy in this Picture?
    … 21 to serve overseas during the Second World War. This image depicts one of the first arrivals of a troop ship carrying soldiers back to … bring his wife Marlene down to the Pier for an evening onboard one of the liners, where he insists the food was excellent and a rum … Poole was reunited with Dave Campbell after recognizing himself as one of the servicemen in the now famous photograph. Veteran Frank Poole …
  • Middlemore Shillings
    … I just hung up the phone with Patricia Roberts-Pichette and find myself writing in the hopes that someone out there can help us with a question. Patricia wrote to me back in 2011 while … During our correspondence I mentioned that a visitor had let me scan what they called “a Middlemore shilling”. When Patricia learned …
  • Soccer and Belonging: Sport and Adaptation in Canadian Migration
    … By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Like Canada, soccer is beautiful…anyone can do anything. There are no restrictions, and if there are restrictions, they can be challenged, like in a soccer match. Like Canada, soccer can make … Soccer and Belonging: Sport and Adaptation in Canadian Migration …
  • Research with Newcomer Children - Monica Valencia
    Life in Canada Time 3:36 Transcript Monica Valencia: And then after that, I did my Master’s because when I was studying journalism—when you’re a journalist, you have to pick a, like, a beat you want to do—I don’t know, crime or you want to do politics. And for me, I was interested in doing …
  • Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker
    … Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker … of a human tragedy to offer a unique perspective on the idea of a Canadian family. Released in 2014 to sweepingly glowing reviews, Forgiveness also won 2018 Canada Reads, as defended by Canadian fashion journalist, icon and …

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