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… (Updated October 2, 2020) Introduction Travellers approaching Canada’s border by car are asked by customs officers whether they have … due to a lack of available first-hand accounts or other primary sources, this integral part of the immigration experience should be … a variety of items including: spirits, tobacco, playing cards, sugar, shoe leather, coffee, tea and patented medicines. Products that …
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… mounting while the sun sets we find ourselves at the edge let us not forget one another in the coming cold i will hold flame while you pray for health and you can … an abstract sharing circle i imagine myself within, among family, community, and all people here. I write it this way because i believe …
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… mounting while the sun sets we find ourselves at the edge let us not forget one another in the coming cold i will hold flame while you pray for health and you can … an abstract sharing circle i imagine myself within, among family, community, and all people here. I write it this way because i believe …
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… the military and more. I decided to join the Royal Air Force and after some tests was asked if I would like to become a Radar Operator. I said … the building where the lectures were given – it was locked up tight – so secretive. I was then posted to a small Radar station on the east … sworn to an oath of secrecy which was not fully lifted for 50 years. Can you imagine in this day and age, something involving so many people …
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… by Lindsay Van Dyk, Former Junior Researcher (Updated November 19, 2020) Introduction: The … withheld land grants, an influx of white immigration increased competition for the few jobs available, and the rocky, infertile land … 1776-1815,” The Journal of Negro History 58, no.3 (July 1979): 258-261; Whitfield, “The Development of Black Refugee Identity,” 11. ↩ …
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… Coming to Canada This is not only my tale of coming to Canada, but also that of … quarters. Joyce and I were with two other girls and there babies in a four, double-bunked cabin with bathroom. All together: four women, four …
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… people who experience war, violence or trauma – are also agents who can exert control in situations defined mostly by control being taken … about Czeslaw Tomaszewski’s wartime experiences and his decision to come to Canada; the courage of Lynda Dyck, also during the Second World War; …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 9, 2020) In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 opened a new exhibition on … precedents, and public opinion. As a result, an individual’s desire to come to Canada is only one of many factors that determine immigration. … opinion, and an individual’s desire to immigrate. This group of newcomers helped to shape Canadian immigration policy and how Canadian …
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… university groups and other organizations dedicated to education. Each visit includes a choice of one program . These fully facilitated … and chaperones are admitted free of charge. Book an education group visit → Questions? Contact us by email at learn@pier21.ca or (902) … Book in Advance One week's notice is requested for Education Group visits. For the months of May, June and November, we recommend booking …
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… mines. In September 1951, at the age of 23, Mario travelled to Rome to visit the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare. At the … Mario arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax. From there, he boarded a train for Montreal and then another for his long journey to Timmins. In … – Mario Pecile – who was from his hometown in Italy and would become a lifelong friend. A local family provided them with room and …