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… about how Christmas happened at my home, and my childhood memories. I come from Burundi, a small country in Central Africa. Christmas is the … most important time of year. Some people celebrate the end of year holidays with their family; others organize large gatherings, either for … Christmas with my two children, husband, and friends. On Christmas day, we always try to Skype with family back in Burundi. Here at The …
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… the guns, especially at night. The crossing was relatively fast, as she was traveling alone and at a good clip. After leaving the shop in … and Halifax was fairly isolated from habitation. See photo. VE Day in Halifax, like many cities and towns throughout Canada, saw the …
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… Being Selected to Come to Canada - Madan Kumar Giri …
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… groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … various people referred to Pier 21 as “Canada’s Ellis Island”. This comparison to New York’s famed port of immigrant arrival helped people … ceremony was a core part of the event, another continuing tradition. Becoming a Canadian citizen is a huge milestone in the immigration …
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… groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … various people referred to Pier 21 as “Canada’s Ellis Island”. This comparison to New York’s famed port of immigrant arrival helped people … ceremony was a core part of the event, another continuing tradition. Becoming a Canadian citizen is a huge milestone in the immigration …
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… hours leave but he couldn’t confirm his being there for our wedding as D-Day had taken place and he was in a banned area, unable to make … Sure enough, he did and we were married, as planned on the 13th at St. Peter's Church, in West Harrow, Middlesex. The first 'buzz bombs' … his 10 days leave, in April 1945, we made arrangements for me to come to Canada. We felt if we waited until after the war, my departure …
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… in order to find her fortune in that immense country. Eventually , she married Frank Greenwood and together raised three children; … John and Mark. In the year 2000 I had the great fortune (and a dream come true) to visit them and acquaint myself with the rest of the …
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… Provost Corps. He was in one of the first boats to land in France on D-Day. The couple tell two different stories of how they met but agree it … took a sudden dislike to him. When Leland asked Audrey out later she said she had to work and was embarrassed when she met him on the …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: S.S. Olympia Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: May 5, 1959 Age on … and my two sisters. It was the first time we had something so new. The day we left was a difficult and emotional one. I adored my grandfather … what little belongings we had while we waited to take the train for a 2-day journey to Toronto, our new home. We started school one week …
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… of all Macedonians from the Lerin Region of Macedonia who have made Canada their home from the early 1900s to the present. En l'honneur de tous les Macédoniens de la région de Lerin de la …