• LACW Elsie F. Mills
    … Elsie Mills Author: Elsie Mills Category: War Bride Arrival Date: May 25, 1945 Country of Origin: England By Elsie Mills I stood at the … impression I had of Canada, May 25th, 1945. I was 6th of 10 children; my father was a constructor, working for the Admiralty in England. I …
  • A New Start by Pulchérie
    … about me being alone on the Trans-Canada Highway, Daphnée decided to accompany me in my adventure. I was thrilled because deep down I was … all my personal belongings and on August 9, 2010 at 8 a.m., in the company of Daphnée, I began the biggest challenge of my life: driving … New home, new culture. We left Quebec with a GPS unit we nicknamed Émilie. We planned to always spend the night in a known city and …
  • Lieutenant M. Claire Mollard
    … Claire, RCAMC: Lt. Mollard was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan. After graduating from university and completing an internship in … she remained until her discharge in 1945. During her service, she met and married R.S.M. H. Elton Bonnell, RCAMC , from P.E.I., who had …
  • Who is that giant bear?
    … immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … about herself in the third person: She cuddled Teddy, her constant companion and whispered in his ear, ”we are really going to sail to … Fenton might make an appearance. Why “Fenton”? Fenton the Bear is named after Fenton Crossman, a former immigration officer , originally …
  • Angelo Cuoppolo
    … had only been told of Toronto by their father Giovanni, who had come to Canada in his youth to work and help support his family back home. … reaching Halifax harbour. Their time on the ship was tedious. Shortly after clearing Canadian customs and immigration, and before boarding a …
  • The Year Nearly 100,000 Irish Sailed to Canada
    … with their English landlord, they had been evicted from their homes. Accompanied by a bailiff, they marched towards Dublin and were boarded … by ships. Credit: User AlanMc on en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. A sombre Anniversary This year marks the 175 th anniversary of …
  • Who is that giant bear?
    … immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … about herself in the third person: She cuddled Teddy, her constant companion and whispered in his ear, ”we are really going to sail to … Fenton might make an appearance. Why “Fenton”? Fenton the Bear is named after Fenton Crossman, a former immigration officer , originally …
  • The Year Nearly 100,000 Irish Sailed to Canada
    … with their English landlord, they had been evicted from their homes. Accompanied by a bailiff, they marched towards Dublin and were boarded … by ships. Credit: User AlanMc on en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. A sombre Anniversary This year marks the 175 th anniversary of …
  • Herman and Grada Blom
    … Apr. 8, 1953, with $100 in the family coffers. Making the journey were my parents, Herman and Grada, and their six children, Grace, Ida, … back and forth across the room as the ship pitched and rolled! After eight days we arrived in Halifax. However we were not to continue …
  • Annette Brunton
    … Whenever I have talked about this trip later on, I have always mentioned how well this journey was organized. It must have been a … November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to me that maybe my future would not be a bed of roses. I can only remember how anxious …