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  • Perfectly Delicious
    … food is a big part of who we are as individuals and families, as communities, and as a country. And lastly, when the food is prepared … Arts with a certificate in Baking and Pastry Art from the Nova Scotia Community College and now specializes in making sourdough . She is the … the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary and now owns Comfort Foodies, a business that operates as a pop-up and catering …
  • The Museum is a March-Break Must-Do
    … is sponsored by Emera, everything we're offering this March Break is complimentary , including: Movement programming Cooking workshops … crepes, cookies, and chair yoga with Fenton the Bear. Pyjamas are welcome any day at the Museum but they are encouraged for that particular … history of the building the Museum occupies, and the years when it welcomed nearly a million immigrants arriving to Canada by sea. The …
  • Lawlor’s Island Survey
    … for the other islands, and no joy for this one? Well, Lawlor’s has a complex history. It was the quarantine facility for Halifax in the … of much historical work, including an energetic restoration and commemoration project by Parks Canada . I can’t propose a single answer … in the case of Lawlor’s: Dr. Ian Cameron, a medical doctor and an accomplished historical researcher, has done a great deal of work on the …
  • Share Your Story Guide
    … shortages? How did this affect your daily activities? How was your community affected by the conflict? Do you remember the conflict coming to an end? What was that like? The decision to leave and the … to leave your country of origin? Why did you/your family decide to come to Canada? Did you apply to come to Canada with the idea of …
  • Delicious and jam-packed with history
    … Patties, like these ones from Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint in Halifax, are a great meal to warm up a Canadian Winter.   Are Jamaican Patties the most history-packed food in Canada? Okay, okay, … open up the patty and see what’s inside. Colonization and Hand-Pies Jamaica, home to the Indigenous Taíno people, was colonized first by …
  • How Two Moroccan Newcomers Conquered Canadian Winter
    … It began with an eight-minute walk through a park, along the Dartmouth Commons, to the bus terminal. Both Saïd and Ghita had seen snow before, … so, they continued their mission. A couple of hours later, shopping accomplished, grocery bags in hand, they awaited the Uber they had … learned he had only been in Canada for a few months himself. He had come to Halifax from war-torn Ukraine. Saïd and Ghita have adjusted to …
  • Annelies Schaerer Munzker
    … Why and how I came to Canada I was born 1931 the second of five children into a very well off … continue to share a room with 3 others at the residence for years to come I decided to emigrate. With a friend’s help and connections I … around shaking hands with the family, not common here, and felt not welcomed at all. I obviously interrupted a program. But the family was …
  • Flying Officer T.R. Millar
    … and enlisted in May 1942, being sent overseas to Britain, via US and Canada in March 1943, just after I was born. He sailed from Pier 21, … an ROV cable break but, one day, may begin again if sufficient funds can be found for a diving expedition. The lake is huge so that plane … read it perhaps mother will save it up until the time comes when you can read it yourself. In 2 days time it will be your first birthday …
  • Gaetano Rossi
    … Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He … had money in his pocket and a full stomach. He was a grandfather and a Canadian citizen with full rights to go anywhere he pleased. This time … goes into the booth to record a message. My uncle is too overcome with memories of those who have not survived to their 50th and the …
  • Delicious and jam-packed with history
    … Patties, like these ones from Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint in Halifax, are a great meal to warm up a Canadian Winter.   Are Jamaican Patties the most history-packed food in Canada? Okay, okay, … open up the patty and see what’s inside. Colonization and Hand-Pies Jamaica, home to the Indigenous Taíno people, was colonized first by …

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