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  • Bruno Tomaini
    … and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30, 1953. I took the journey that would … most of the people at my dining table all got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … in the office. At this time I was very hungry and she returned the can, to find out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her …
  • Private George W. Langley
    … Woolidge, England. Woolidge is located in a working section of London. Her family moved to Reigate in county Surrey when Ada was eleven years … in county Surrey in a town called East Grinstead near the current site of Gatwick airport. George knew he had distant relatives in …
  • My Fight for Ogoni Freedom by Saturday
    … the refugee camp in Benin, I registered with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. In the camp, we were living in abject poverty. … that would anger Nigeria. So it took ten years for me to be able to come over to Canada from that camp. I arrived in St. John’s in 2008. …
  • George and Geoffrey B.S. Johnston
    … in Scotland, my parents advised me to emigrate to Canada. I gave the matter much thought and tried to persuade my best friend to come with me. His parents would not agree to let him go, so it was off … the English Channel. The ship would be laid up at dockside for three days, for repairs to a large hole in her bow. I was a teary eyed young …
  • Celebrated Author Lawrence Hill Speaks About His Newest Novel
    … insists on being on a first-name basis with royalty. She negotiates uncompromisingly when she’s offered a job. As a young person, alone in a …
  • Celebrated Author Lawrence Hill Speaks About His Newest Novel
    … insists on being on a first-name basis with royalty. She negotiates uncompromisingly when she’s offered a job. As a young person, alone in a …
  • Bruno Tomaino
    … and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30th, 1953, I took the journey that … Ocean most of the people at my dining table got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … the office. At this time I was very hungry and when she returned the can, I found out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her …
  • Party Dresses, New Friends and Other Advice for a Long Quarantine
    … Percy was having pretty, epic adventures in Timmons. “I thought I'd died and gone to heaven,” recalled Percy. “I was like the son Uncle … absolutely, wonderful to us and did everything they could to make us comfortable, entertained and happy. “On one occasion they took me to … I knew she couldn't hear me. It was exciting that Mother could communicate with us this way, especially since I was missing her so …
  • Citizenship Program
    … 11+ Maximum number of participants: 30 One of the most significant points in the immigration process is the recreation, reframing or …
  • Cathy Bos
    … fifties. There were a lot of people in Holland talking about "going to Canada." Many people were looking for a new start in life, a new … of English. When the time came near for our departure, we had movers come to pack our furniture into a large crate. We slept on the floor … so and borrowed things from neighbours to keep us supplied until the day of our departure. Then came the day to say good-bye to my friends …

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