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… Pier 21 on October 30 1956. I was channeled directly in to C. N. Railway car to go all the way to Calgary, Alberta, with no connection in Calgary. Now on my 60th …
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… Our mother the Heroine The date was March 14, 1952 and we're somewhere in West Germany. It's been four months since we last saw our dad, Duro Sr. …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated November 4, 2020) Origins: From a “Mosaic” to Multiculturalism Before multiculturalism became a widely-used metaphor for cultural pluralism in modern Canada, the use of such terms to describe Canadian diversity can be traced back to the early interwar period. …
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The Scotiabank Family History Centre does not have access to Second World War personnel files. Ocean crossings for military personnel are considered a military record and may be found within the military service file. Library and Archives Canada holds military service files for those who served …
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… This trunk is made possible by generous funding from Adrianus (Andy) Faas. The Faas family immigrated to Canada through Pier 21 on September 29 after a seven day journey from Rotterdam on the ship the … and Jacobus (Jack) as well as his sister Jan and his Mother, Wilhelmina Herberdina Cornelia Visser/Faas, and his father, Casper Cornelis …
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… it was like a bad dream coming on. It was about midnight when we touched the waters of the Atlantic and then just like a stomping, … wobble from side to side and fore and aft, it was like the waves were doing a bad circus juggling act and using its passengers as objects to shuffle. my 4 year brother and I were excited but my mother was terrified, as well as the the rest of …
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… to procure goods and services based on best overall value. Purchasing is conducted with due regard for equal opportunity, trade agreements, environmental considerations and internal policies. Procurement must support the Museum’s mandate as set … Electronic Tendering Service (GETS), Canadian Public Tenders: CanadaBuys Government of Canada Policies and Guidelines Museums Act , …
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Time 0:03:42 Transcript There was nothing to do in Arnes so when I finished grade 11, I went to Winnipeg and I stayed with my best friend Mary Daniels family. Ruth, Mary’s mother, was a war bride and she took me round all over to find a job but nobody had any openings. When we were just about home …
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… wife Doris Mader in Halifax and after serving 5 years with the RCAF, we moved with our young family, three daughters and a son, to Barrie, …
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… I was placed on the boat in England by stretcher. On the way home I asked the nurse for crutches and learned to use the crutches … otherwise all stretcher patients had to be admitted to hospital when we landed in Canada. I hardly remember coming off the boat at Pier 21 … the train ride from Halifax, I remember meeting another amputee who showed me how he could walk. It gave me real hope for my own …