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… lives in Victoria BC. In August 2011, she celebrated her 90th birthday as well as the 65th anniversary of her arrival in Canada at Pier … workers came round with a lovely cup of tea which was more than welcome at that early hour. We left Waterloo about 7.30am. Traveling on … the children they had separate menus of specially prepared children's food. The Dining Room might have been that of the Ritz or Dorchester …
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… Canada , authored by Rabbi Gunther Plaut and published in April 1985, coincided with a Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision that would have … Estey and Justice William McIntyre, based their ruling on Section 26 of the Charter and Section 2(e) of the Act for the Recognition and … (EIC) abided by the decision, but was not prepared for the ruling’s future impact: shortly after the decision, one senior immigration …
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… Giovanni Maieron shares with us his story of how he came to live in Canada. He relates his tale with pride and an unexpected softness from … roads in the middle of the forest, bringing down trees, rocks and building tunnels and bridges. Subsequently another team would lay down the … Otherwise, he lived in the camp by the site. They were provided with food and shelter and his pay was 75 cents per hour to start. Later on …
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… somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary … to be this engaged, but again, how could I ‘know’ this apparently (to me very memorable) door? The door in question is unusual in several … after my entry into Canada as a prospective immigrant. And, if memory serves, it had been located on this level of the building, only a few …
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… but it’s important to always remember that people in the past lived complex cultural, emotional, spiritual and economic worlds no less so … powers? What were the issues around an oath of allegiance and military service? Many of the answers lie in the rich tangle of regional … and economic pressure, or might simply vanish as their interest in Acadie/Nova Scotia waned. After about seventy years of this variable …
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… young man from Charlottetown who joined the RCAF in 1940, trained in Canada as a wireless-operator/air-gunner and left for overseas from … Star, Burma Star with Pacific Clasp, Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with clasp War Medal 1939 - 45. He was awarded the Air …
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… For years after 1918 there was tremendous advertising to immigrate to Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Various government … work in Canada. My father agreed to let my brother, Sidney, and me come to Canada with the hope that after a few years we would be able to … Fort Erie, U.S.A. and joined the RCMP on July 13th, 1935 in Ottawa. My service in the RCMP took me to Winnipeg, Manitoba (in 1937, I was a …
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… History, and I completed an experiential education placement with the Canadian Museum of Immigration in 2022. The placement was with CMI’s … (57), community (53), reasons for moving (28), settlement programs (26), religion (20), and general insights (5). I would like to highlight … in the Sault hospitality sector: So, it took a while getting used to. Our first year, I was a bit nervous because I wanted to prove …
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… (2018) author Ann Hui writes, “…from its origin story, to its ingredients, to its execution — it was utterly and completely Newfoundland. It told the story of this place. It was as … on Newfoundland chow mein. Note: As with the rest of the ingredients, the sauce measurements don't need to be strictly adhered to. …
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… up early to work in the fields as it would get too hot later in the day. In summer, we walked and worked barefoot and, in the winter, we … men would pillage the stores whenever they had the opportunity to get food as we had nothing. As we had left our fields unattended, we lost … 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 …