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  • 1973: Canada’s Response to the Chilean Refugees
    … entirely democratic constitutional means. [3] Historian Francis Peddie notes that many Chileans expected the military intervention to be … public pressure for action, federal officials soon indicated that any future plan to help refugees would be structured around a security and … in his statement referred to as humanitarian considerations. [26] With the Cold War in the background, not all MPs disapproved of the …
  • Jean Shephard Laffin
    … year on the Sunday nearest to July 1st, there would be a Memorial Service, with Canadian and British Legions in attendance. In those … of little bunches and put onto each Canadian grave for the memorial service. I had often gone along with my Mother and helped her on these … fact that I didn’t even know how to cook! (Reason being during the war food was rationed very tightly and couldn’t waste anything) But Steve …
  • Accessibility
    … Museum’s Accessibility Plan and information on how to provide feedback can be found on this web page . → NaviLens To improve accessibility, … Museum uses NaviLens technology. Download the free NaviLens App . You can scan nearly 100 codes around our museum. This will guide you with audio …
  • Mennonites and Canadian Accommodation
    by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 21, 2021) “The problem is a vexing one” A Formal Agreement with the Government: the Privilegium Some of the earliest European agricultural settlers in Canada’s Prairie West were Russian Mennonites. Two disparate political events provided a crucial …
  • Hendrik and Iefje Eyk
    … detail their departure, crossing the Atlantic, and eventual arrival in Canada to their first place of residence. These letters have been … Oma. And Aunt Ans, when are you coming to see us? If you still want to come you will have to be quick about it; otherwise the birds will have … our name comes up again. We don't know yet the area where we are going to, but that will be sent to us as soon as possible. Thus you …
  • Everina Pieternella Hoogerdyk
    … to work hard. After my brother’s visit Pete thought about it for a few days and decided that we should go. It took over one year before all … was very luxurious with great dinners. We got three hot meals a day, which for Dutch people is unusual. For entertainment they showed a … passengers were seasick-all our girls and I for one, and Pete half the day. He was too busy taking the seasick bags out and throwing them in …
  • Fredrich Kuhn and Family
    … Fredrich Kuhn and Family …
  • Pork Vindaloo - Joe Thottungal
    … and place in a large bowl. Set aside. Step 2: In a food processor, combine chiles, onions, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, … Chef of the Year by the Canadian Culinary Federation. In 2016, he won top prize at Ottawa’s Gold Medal Plates competition, followed by a silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Culinary …
  • Historic Pier 21
    … attracting high-profile visitors including the Prime Minister of the day, Sir Robert Borden. [2] Undertaken in 1915, just after the outbreak … structures did revolve around the passenger-handling structures: the top floor of shed 21 and the adjoining “Customs Examination and Waiting …
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