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… This Sobey Plaque is in honor of my mother, Carmela Torjan, who immigrated to Canada in 1951, via Italy. In … the Sobey Wall with her maiden name, Citro, because that is who she was when she arrived to this new land. Although she did not travel …
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… a—there’s a thread of me that still sees this as a, as a believable response to the conditions that we face today. I mean, we saw the, … on the porch of a house in Powell River, British Columbia, 1970-1973. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 [D12014.685.4] … Photograph of Peter Seixas splitting logs on the farming commune in Powell River, British Colombia, 1970-1973. Credit: Canadian …
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… The Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Immigration of … to 150 percent above cost. [2] Cordasco induced Italian labourers to come to Canada by taking out advertisements in Italian-Canadian … employment. In his final report, Judge Winchester recommended that the city of Montreal pass a by-law requiring immigration agents and offices …
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… a new immigration act, this policy was introduced as a separate set of regulations. New regulations could be implemented quickly by the authority of cabinet whereas acts had to pass through various stages of approval in Parliament. By drafting …
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… My Father Harry Dye Sr. emigrated to Canada from Dundee, Scotland on the ship Newfoundland … 8th, 1927. My mother, Jesmina Dye (nee Manson), with myself, Harry Dye Jr., and sisters Edith and Mina followed later aboard the R.M.S. …
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… and civilians. Therefore, from 1942 to 1947, a system that was completely new to Canadians: rationing was imposed. Rationing had a major … rationing goods became their patriotic duty to support the war effort. Credit: Economy Recipes for Canada’s “Housoldiers.” Toronto: Canada Starch Company Ltd. 1943. From Laurier House National Historic Site interactive exhibit “WWII Kitchen.” How did rationing work, …
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… 6, 1929 Michael departed from Londonderry, Ireland aboard the R.M.S. Caledonia along with his mother, Mary, father Owen, sister Rose and … Scotia. Arriving with only $18 in his pocket, Owen and his family traveled by Canadian Pacific Railway to a farm in southwest Ontario. Owen's … taken approximately 2 years after their immigration to Canada. From left to right: Michael Joseph O'Hara, John, Mary, James, Rose, Owen …
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… Children March 1951 Our family immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in March of 1951. We were a family of eight children, … our ‘container’ being lifted onto the boat. The first night out at sea was heavy with fog resulting in a near collision with another ship, …
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… My name is Ernst (Ernie) Radke and I was born on May 9, 1928 in the village of Akkermann, province of Seimenu in Roumania. Before I was … brother and his wife came to Canada in 1929 and they encouraged us to come as well. Two more of my father’s brothers also decided to …
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… I always wondered what would be the one word to best describe my mother. It was a challenge to put it mildly, but the only one that really … her history through personal memories and part historical detective. Here's the story of Catherine Yurko, part facts and everything else. … was considered a special day, and my mother's was no exception. She was born on July 21, 1925 as Katarzyna Iwaniszyn (Catherine …