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  • Long Journeys: The First Tibetans in Canada
    … the quality of caring about the collective welfare, a person who is community-minded. The choice of this expression as a project name is a … of Tibetans, founding members of today’s community in Canada, who embodied that spirit and shared it with their children. The Chyssem … [21.04.14NRKMTK] Gelek Gyathong, interviewed by Sonam Nylosang [21.05.26GG] Nyingko Tsering, interviewed by Jigme Tsering [21.00.00NT] …
  • Frits and Trijn Lopers
    … almost four, and Susan was two) and our suitcases, to Rotterdam a few days later. We went with other emigrants from our town at the same … two girls. Opa and Oma Lopers and Oma and Opa Steenbergen were able to come along on the bus to Rotterdam to send us off. When we got to the … teeth in the water. We saw nothing but water, water, water, but on the 26 th of May we reached the shore in Halifax. When we landed there was …
  • 1968: Pier 21 and the Prague Spring Refugees
    … Czechoslovak leaders that if their reforms continued, they would come with grave consequences. Moscow demanded that the Communist Party … the 1960s Many of the Prague Spring refugees, who had applied to come to Canada at Canadian embassies across Europe, arrived by … horizon. There were ramblings in Moscow that the Soviets are ready to come to ‘help’ us to make sure that we follow the ‘right way’ of …
  • P/O Rear Gunner Les Gallant
    … temporary militia unit of the Canadian Army but was later released due to being under age. In January 1941, he joined the Royal Canadian …
  • Empress of Ireland - The Ship's Bell
    … "Empress of Ireland." It’s a magnificent bell—weighs nearly 600 pounds. It’s also, for its beauty, a very sombre, bronze, dark piece of …
  • Dad's Story (English)
    … in advance, it is still a parting, and in time, to part is also to die a little. It is only then that you feel the loss of the loved ones … to us, one from our friends the Venters and one from family. When you can’t say it with words, you say it with flowers. We will never forget … A guy quickly came around to spread sand. After such an exhausting day we decided just to go to bed early. First we bathed, then said our …
  • Bernardus G. Nolte
    … was exciting, although quite a few passengers on the boat lost a few pounds to seasickness, etc. The custom agents were friendly and very …
  • Squissato
    … to the snow and cold in our first house in Little Long Lac. Our short pants and leggings did not work out so well; the leggings got wet in the snow almost instantly. We did get long pants very soon. The lake next to us was frozen and the kids used to …
  • He Just Wanted Better Veggies—Now Hundreds Are Growing Their Own
    … Raymond, with two members of the Rainbow Community Garden. Contributed by Raymond Ngarboui Raymond Ngarboui couldn’t have known that his desire for affordable and familiar produce would turn into a project that produces … I shall tell you what you are." Raymond Ngarboui calls himself a soldier for economic and community development ; the Rainbow Community …
  • He Just Wanted Better Veggies—Now Hundreds Are Growing Their Own
    … Raymond, with two members of the Rainbow Community Garden. Contributed by Raymond Ngarboui Raymond Ngarboui couldn’t have known that his desire for affordable and familiar produce would turn into a project that produces … I shall tell you what you are." Raymond Ngarboui calls himself a soldier for economic and community development ; the Rainbow Community …

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