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  • Private Ella Heinz Rinder
    … which was seeking settlers and made attractive promises to such newcomers. However the Russian Czars of that period reneged on promises … all made for great entertainment. The local children were always welcome to gather in the doorway and watch the action from a safe … with his shaving razor. He and his fellow soldiers spent the next days combing through the mountains of twisted wreckage, assisting with the …
  • Jean Alice Walker Smith
    … the war for two years. In 1949, Mom and Dad decided to immigrate to Canada. My Mother had a sister in Toronto. Dad's intentions were to visit Canada then go on to Australia, but Mom did not agree. She wanted to stay in Canada. So all seven of us packed up and left from Southampton, England …
  • Perfect Pairings Lobster Dip with Ka’ak Al-Quds
    … food traditions.  This unique recipe was a collaboration between Comfort Foodies owner Keisha Carter and Ghada Shuli, founder of Chef …
  • “We’ll Meet Again”: The Gracie Fields Story
    … her father, a First World War veteran of the R. N. Reserve, was re-commissioned and posted to Singapore. His wife and four children, … halfway up—I need to see a better print of the photo). The Heskys had come from Prague, after a year in Montreux and a year in London, and … girl is indeed Ina Hesky, who would, eighteen years later, become my mother after marrying a Royal Canadian Navy man“. Please enjoy …
  • Points of Departure: Indigenous military service, Trooper Jesse Moses, and Pier 21
    … that still endures today in the spirit and intent of the Covenant Chain wampum belt: mutually beneficial diplomatic and trade relations …
  • Immigration from the United States to Canada During the Vietnam War
    … in the Vietnam War divided the country, and some individuals chose to come to Canada. Men who were drafted and did not want to participate in a war … Sirois Vietnam War Leaving the United States Richard Allon Decision to Come to Canada Frank Scarfino Difficulties Leaving Home Bruce Bolin … Immigration from the United States to Canada During the Vietnam War …
  • Andrea, Rosa, Antonino, Franca Maio
    … from Milazzo to Rome to get a health check to ensure we were fit to come to Canada. We had to be in perfect health – no disabilities or … would need to stay longer to earn enough money, and called for me to come with the children before our VISA expired. The plan was to return … Canadians. Rosa & Andrea Andrea and his beloved accordion Preparing to come to Canada Passport photograph Arriving in Halifax Andrea working …
  • Sgt. Elroy Heinz
    … which was seeking settlers and made attractive promises to such newcomers. However the Russian Czars of that period reneged on promises … all made for great entertainment. The local children were always welcome to gather in the doorway and watch the action from a safe … with his shaving razor. He and his fellow soldiers spent the next days combing through the mountains of twisted wreckage, assisting with the …
  • De Francesco, Pompilio
    … and beautiful North America was. They had made some money working in Canada and the USA before they returned to Italy. In their mature age, … people per square kilometre around Lombardy and 500 around Naples, but Canada was said to have only 1 person per square kilometre. They told us that Canada was a country with great resources but a small population of …
  • L/Cpl William Heinz
    … which was seeking settlers and made attractive promises to such newcomers. However the Russian Czars of that period reneged on promises … all made for great entertainment. The local children were always welcome to gather in the doorway and watch the action from a safe … with his shaving razor. He and his fellow soldiers spent the next days combing through the mountains of twisted wreckage, assisting with the …

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