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  • Royson Ng
    … thing is you’re open-minded, okay. Uh you have to look at Canada do welcome you, okay. You have to come, again, not thinking what you had, … his work in clock repair. Royson eventually found a job in sales at Future Shop and moved up the ranks to become a regional marketing manager for Eastern Canada. Royson left his position at Future Shop to become vice-president at Samtack, a company that …
  • From Banker to Culturepreneur—an Ode to Joy
    … help .” After leaving the bank, she was approached by her cousin, Eddie Bullen, a successful jazz musician. He had developed a show that … a family man. And I thought, what I'm looking at is something that refutes a lot of the stereotypical nonsense we hear about Black people … Julian Taylor. Celebrations and Revelations On February 6, 2026, Taylor returns to the Museum , sharing the bill with beloved local …
  • El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick • The Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
    … El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick The Honorary Consulate of … que han inmigrado a Canadá, trayendo su rica cultura y espíritu emprendedor para contribuir en la construcción de un nuevo país. In recognition of the work accomplished by all … El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick • The Honorary Consulate …
  • Kurt and Rolf Maurer
    … Railway Station in an office for American Personnel so it was fairly easy for me to get the necessary dollars; since I worked for the … track of them when we got to Montreal on the morning of May 3, a Saturday. My brother, whose financial situation had not made it possible to … of shoes outside the door, the way it is customary in Europe for the house boy to shine them. Well I was lucky, so I was made to understand …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … of this story through to the present, and will continue to be into the future.” “History is important to our futures, in terms of getting to a …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … of this story through to the present, and will continue to be into the future.” “History is important to our futures, in terms of getting to a …
  • Sowada Lydia Dorothea Sieg Melanie
    … of German descent, spoke seven languages, and never went to school a day in her life. Until the invasion, the children spoke German and … in Wadena. Lydia, who now also worked at the Wadena Hospital, bought a house and made a comfortable home. Sig went on to train as an … Canada. They alternate between East and West. Dorothea worked for 26 years with the T. Eaton Co. and retired in 1993 at which time she …
  • John Ali van Dyken and Daughters
    … Daughters Ricky and Linike were born in Holland. Alice was born in Canada. … John Ali van Dyken and Daughters …
  • Bazzana Celeste
    Bazzana Celeste on the Nea Hellas in 1953 …
  • Daxa Popat
    … worked in the new Michelin tire plant. Daxa attended the Nova Scotia Community College for book-keeping and secretarial administration. She …

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