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… legislation and make recommendations on its restructuring. A major review of policy was deemed necessary in response to the changing …
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… 2 months of age, Phyllis came down with pneumonia. The Reverend was called to the hospital to give last rites over her as they did not … to work in the munitions factory. One day a handsome soldier from Canada commented on her red kilt that she was wearing; telling her that … learn to live without Carl. She made new friends, volunteered at the hall in her complex, joined the choir and took care of friends and …
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… Pictured, left to right, back row: Leya Evelyn, Paolo Pietropaolo, Ida Beltran-Lucila, Tina Pittaway, Rup Magon, … each feature distinct stories. Season Three, which launched in the final week of May focuses on the stories of artist-immigrants. Both shows … Armenian genocide, detained upon arrival in Canada, who went on to become one of Canada’s first naturalized citizens and one of the world’s …
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… Media Release June 17, 2019 Halifax, NS Katarina Marinic Named as Canadian … The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is delighted to welcome Katarina Marinic as Artist-in-Residence for 2019. Katarina’s work … Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Telephone: (902) 425-7770 ext. 264 C : (902) 430-3986 bhouston-gilfoy@pier21.ca …
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… to 150 percent above cost. [2] Cordasco induced Italian labourers to come to Canada by taking out advertisements in Italian-Canadian … employment upon arriving in Canada. In 1904, Cordasco recruited more men than the CPR required, creating an influx of unemployed …
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… in the coal mines. While there, a few years later Canada issued a call for immigration as they required workers to work on farms in … couldn’t stay confined in their cabins. The only ones lucky enough to visit and eat in the dining room & cafeteria were the younger members … seats. We took this train to Montreal where we transferred to another more comfortable train for the last part of our long journey to …
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… truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I … plus my sister-in-law was expected to do house work for the Mrs. All this for seventy-five dollars a month. The neighbours were … Lavington, BC. After his return to The Netherlands, he was invited to come and have supper with our family and talk about his adventures …
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… turbulent and the waves overlapped the ship. On the captain's orders all tables, furniture and cupboards had to be secured with ropes. I … arrive to Toronto. There we met my father who was already here having come to Canada in 1951. He hugged me and raised me to his chest and … of how things were done in the old days. I walked along the big hall and viewed the pier from all sides imagining myself coming through …
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… Bringing His Family to Canada Time 0:04:05 Transcript I told all my family members that there is a lot of instability, political and … even though my brother, my sister, my other brother they were all well established and they had no intention to come and start from scratch. But I told them my assessment is that it …
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… this was the trip of a lifetime, my first bit of independence and the chance to study art in summer school in this huge cosmopolitan city. I … country was at war. I felt a little guilty that I was not feeling more anxious myself. When I did return home I found Halifax coming to … point of the mainland, Halifax became the starting point for the all-important convoys that supplied Britain with food, materials and …