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… in the middle of an industrial neighbourhood. Everything looked so vast and tidy but the loud noise from the traffic on the Metropolitan … and the train from across the street kept on reminding us that we were far, very far from the tiny town tucked in the Appenini Mountains. My …
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… to death during his interment at the labour camp (he hid under his bed a bag of acorns which were normally fed to pigs to fatten them, … to his stories and just imagine these mystical places he would recant his adventures throughout these early years. There was never any … in San Martino di Colle. There was an enormous amount of despair, high unemployment and no jobs. My father wanted to get married as he …
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… a clear, sunny and warm spring day. My godmother, one of my mother’s best friends, accompanied us to the departure pier. My grandparents and … rest of the family couldn’t face seeing us leave and opted to say good bye at their house. We all knew that it was very likely that we … first time, the wrenching pain of entire families at the pier sending off loved ones- a litany of crying, desperation and prayers. I have …
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… Coming to Canada was the best thing that could have happened to me. "Thank You Canada!" for the opportunity and the …
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… others - in the first few months if there has been a road back I would have walked back home - no money, no family, no language. The first … Jack" and that is what it has been ever since. However, it was the best trip I ever made and I am so proud of my Canadian citizenship. "O …
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… coaches and builders of the sport, came to Canada as immigrants. Some for reasons linked directly to skating while others came to join their … and figure skating in Canada through a series of biographies. Visitors will find stories such as the story of John Knebli, a talented … who came to Canada in 1951 and went on to train some of the country’s best-known skaters, including Toller Cranston. In Canada, the sport has …
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… “Thank you for your sacrifice. We live in the best country in the world because you fought to keep it this way.” …
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… Germany (near the Baltic port of Kiel) on July 15, 1951, along with my best buddy, Adolf Timm, after finishing our carpentry apprenticeships. We left Kiel by train to Bremerhaven Camp Lesum before boarding the Anna Salèn enroute to Canada. On …
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… One six-year-old made the best of long weeks of quarantine in Pier 21’s Accommodation and … everything, as long as he gets the rest and eat and play a little bit, everything's fine. It didn't seem extraordinary to me at all on …
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… at Pier 21 is committed to procure goods and services based on best overall value. Purchasing is conducted with due regard for equal …