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… Transcript I came to Canada and then, I chose to stay. I did not come as an immigrant but I became one. I was successful and happy in my … was simple. I liked the little bit of Canada I knew. But it was not easy. I had to reinvent myself. Instead of following the path I had … him. Everyday is an adventure in cultural misunderstanding. He has become the father my daughter never truly had and our little family has …
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… had been largely destroyed and there were few jobs and food shortages. One of my Mom’s aunts had gone to Canada very soon after the war, and she kept writing to family … to the families for whom they had pledged to become housemaids for one year. My Mom committed to paying back the Lutheran Relief $265. I …
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… or a Brit. They all spoke English, some French. When our ship, the M/S Nelly docked at Pier 21 in the early morning, we all came to the … watched the action below. We heard the dock workers speak English to one another as they were securing the ship with cables. An I.R.O. ex-colleague of mine was standing beside me and with an apparent surprise in his voice exclaimed: "They …
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… to join my father Michele in Ottawa who landed at Pier 21 exactly one year before. It was not an easy task landing in Halifax in the middle of winter, the cold weather … We joined my father in Ottawa and for six months we shared a house in the suburbs with two other families. We then we moved to the …
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Zaynna Khalife, Ardavan Taraporewala, Linette Doherty and Howard Dai in The New Canadian Curling Club . Photo by @stoometzphoto For a lot of people, curling is a mystery . It doesn’t look very athletically demanding, and yet - as many Canadians have discovered while flipping through TV channels - …
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… in order to solidify my inclusion in at least one. Except this discomfort around belonging was also something deeper. It was part of the … go in steps. First, I went only 50 kms away. Then, in 2003, my family visited Europe, which opened my passport and unlocked my nerve. When my … invisibly, but visibly different. Despite that I was made to feel welcome and even feel as family. Since then I have had the bravery to move …
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… had to get him to Rome. Pat met his wife Annunziata (Nancy) in 1967 by chance while making a delivery to her family home in Genova, Italy. The … industry. Like many hard working immigrants, retirement did not come easy to Pat. Although he officially retired at age 60, he laid his …
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… ago, on May 8th, 1945 (which of course was V-E day), which was only one month after our wedding. I remember the ship was still fitted out … of my cabin mates had babies etc. The Captain told us our voyage was one of the calmest for that time of year, when the North Atlantic could … we had gleamed about our new city - I remember a discussion that Del's Ice Cream Parlor in St. James was the big place to be seen! I still …
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… Charles Midgley was born in York, England in 1882. By age 20 he had become the head gardener for a big estate. At the same time his desire … No roads had been established, just rough trails, so the trip was not easy. Grandpa had applied for two quarter sections of land. The only … on the land. Some simple tools may have been available but this was accomplished through hard manual labour and all this done at times during …
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… person can decide to leave his or her life behind. Our lives were not easy in Bolivia. It is a developing country with many challenges to overcome. Often people did not agree with the decisions of the government … generation we have to pay the price, but this price is cheap in comparison to all the great things that we receive every day in Canada. …