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  • 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 would change my life. As the boat … Upon entering the Atlantic 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 …
  • Karin Wally Soellner Barth
    … old, no English and on my own when I passed through Pier 21 on October 30 1956. I was channeled directly in to C. N. Railway car to go all the way to Calgary, Alberta, with no connection in Calgary. Now … and very proud to be a Canadian. I am a Canadian Citizen as of January 26, 1962. Before leaving for Canada - September 29, 1956 Visiting Pier …
  • Addolorata Salvatorelli-Di Falco
    … of Chieti in the country of Italy. We left Vasto on May 12, to go to Napoli to board a ship bound for Canada. We boarded a ship called … finally arriving in Halifax on May 27, 1954. The trip was very good, although Grazia and Gemma were ill during the crossing. In Italy, … a brother. It was very hard to leave my family, but unfortunately, I had to be strong because I had four very young daughters to take care …
  • Giuseppe, Addolorata DiFalco e figli
    … of Chieti in the country of Italy. We left Vasto on May 12, to go to Napoli to board a ship bound for Canada. We boarded a ship called … finally arriving in Halifax on May 27, 1954. The trip was very good, although Grazia and Gemma were ill during the crossing. In Italy, … a brother. It was very hard to leave my family, but unfortunately, I had to be strong because I had four very young daughters to take care …
  • Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance Film Screening
    … Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026  Time: 6:30 pm Location: In-person event at the Museum Language: Presented in …
  • Wg Cdr Donald F. Archibald
    … on the Niew Amsterdam in Halifax on Sept. 9, 1945. *Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Dorothy Jean Lawson (daughter) …
  • Starting Life in Canada: Cooking Nepalese Food in Charlottetown - Madan Kumar Giri
    … in Canada Time 4:29 Transcript: Madan Kumar Giri (MKG): We were sponsored by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. That’s what was written in … whole financial part was done by CIC. Emily Burton (EB): So then you had an apartment? MKG: Yeah, we got an apartment. For eighteen days, we simply, I still remember, for …
  • Starting Life in Canada: Cooking Nepalese Food in Charlottetown - Madan Kumar Giri
    … Life in Canada Time 4:29 Transcript Madan Kumar Giri (MKG): We were sponsored by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. That’s what was written in … They provided us everything, immigration. Our sponsor group from our community from the church were helping us to take us to the different … Hindus, we pray for the cows. So cow is our god, so by religion it’s against our religious belief to eat goat, uh sorry, to eat cows. So we …
  • Recommended Resources - Netherlands
    … the Prairies With Hope . Canadian Plains Research Centre University of Regina, Regina, 1998. Bowen, Kurt. “Immigration and the Growth of … Twayne Publishers. 1974. Delleman, Paul. The Dutch in Canada . Owen Sound, Ontario: Paul and Peter Pub. 2000. Duivenvoorden Mitic, Trudy. … History Society of Ontario. 1983. Gerrits, G.H. They Farmed Well The Dutch-Canadian Agricultural Community in Nova Scotia 1945-1995 …
  • Maria (Nobile) Harvey
    … and Daughters Maria & Carmela When my sister Carmela and I found out that we had been accepted to immigrate to Canada, we climbed on the bed and jumped and jumped for joy. In my 10 and her 8-year-old minds, Canada was the land of infinite …

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