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  • Eddy Baldacchino
    … thus be the last to immigrate. He boarded the Nea Hellas on November 26, 1953 with his brother George, sister Pauline and mother Lorenza. On …
  • Corporate Plans
    … Summary of Corporate Plan 2025 - 2026 to 2029 - 2030 Summary of Corporate Plan 2024 - 2025 to 2028 - 2029 … Archived Corporate Reports Summary of Corporate Plan 2022 - 2023 to 2026 - 2027 Summary of Corporate Plan 2021 - 2022 to 2025 - 2026 Summary of Corporate Plan 2020 - 2021 to 2024 - 2025 Summary of …
  • Sergeant Arnold Shewan
    … the University of Toronto, Sept. 1941 is pictured below and includes 26 year old Arnold Shewan from Thamesford, Ontario. He had signed up in …
  • Ivy Edie Stevenson Williamson
    … My mother’s name was Ivy Edie Stevenson and she was born on January 26th, 1927 to Charles and Caroline Stevenson. She was 1 of 13 children … approximately 25 miles from the city of London. London was the focal point for the bombing and Withyham was in the flight path from Germany …
  • George S and Geraldine G Zwaagstra
    … . See Sjouke and Anna Zwaagstra > George married Geraldine (Gerda) Jansma on July 27, 1957. Geraldine from The Netherlands arrived at …
  • Arnold ja Heli Rakfeldt
    … Country of Origin: Sweden Ship Name: Aquitania Date of Arrival: November 22, 1949 Our journey to Canada, myself … that very same night to their new destinations. Our family had overcome and obstacle before we could continue our journey. Our passports … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …
  • Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946
    … citizenship as a distinct category and allowed residents of Canada to obtain citizenship regardless of their country of origin. [1] … In Canada’s first citizenship ceremony on 3 January 1947, 26 individuals were presented with certificates of Canadian … and Canadian Citizenship in History,” American Review of Canadian Studies 37, no. 4 (December 2007):444. ↩ Knowles, 65. ↩ Knowles, 66. ↩ …
  • William and Christine Stoffer
    … Families September 26, 1956 – Skaubryn Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … had to put on medication. There were storms to endure as well. At one point I was sleeping on the top bunk and woke up soaked in seawater, …
  • Helle, Tiia ja Jaak Rakfeldt
    … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …
  • Ilmar ja Miralda Rakfeldt
    … Country of Origin: Sweden Ship Name: Aquitania Date of Arrival: November 22, 1949 Our journey to Canada, myself ( … that very same night to their new destinations. Our family had overcome and obstacle before we could continue our journey. Our passports … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …

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