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… and us war brides. It was not a very pleasant or memorable crossing as we did a zig-zag every 8 minutes across the ocean. Even the crew were … killed four months before so I did not have much recollection of the day I landed in Canada. After six years a widow, I remarried and was give a second chance of happiness with Edwin Wirsch and had a family of two boys and …
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… Honoraire du Liban -In honor of the Lebanese who landed at Pier 21 We are the seeds of the tenacious plants, and it is in our ripeness and our fullness of heart …
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… For 150 years, millions of people have come from far and wide to call Canada home. And while they each experience the challenges and … in their adopted home. In time for our country’s 150 th birthday, we have selected a small sampling of unsolicited expressions of … Thank You Canada …
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… uh, yes , there’s a justice process, influenced by the international community, but he’s already dead. I’ve known many people, colleagues, … a little thinker in a big country of thinkers, and together, when we combine our efforts, I’m convinced we have or will have a world of … due to his ethnic background. This discrimination encouraged him to become an advocate for peace and human rights. Fredrick earned a master’s …
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… Atlantic, two of which I am very close to. In fact in March 29, 2003 we went to Pier 21 to celebrate our 50th anniversary with our wives. We …
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… exhibition begins “no one wants to be a refugee, anyone could become a refugee.” Moving through major waves of arrival from Second World War era up to present day, Refuge Canada does not shy away from opportunities to portray the … gateway to Canada for one million immigrants between 1928 and 1971. Today, the Museum shares the stories and experiences of all immigrants to …
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… to thaw them out. Anything warmer would have caused excruciating pain. Another story told of him having to walk across a mountain to have … the NKVD....he was free to go elsewhere in the USSR.......but had no way to get there. He had befriended a local man who told him to build a … to avoid this rock......just hang on! You will go under water but will come out the other side of the rock. This must have taken huge faith …
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… Base Longue-Pointe. Mario DeMello and Daxa Popat then travelled to Nova Scotia, while John Halani chose British Columbia, where Lella … born in Kamuli, Uganda. Daxa and her family settled in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, where Daxa’s father worked in the new Michelin tire plant. Daxa attended the Nova Scotia Community College for book-keeping and secretarial …
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… We both arrived by ship from The Netherlands in the same year. Cor … The voyage on board the Waterman from Rotterdam to Halifax took 7 days. On the first day of their journey they found 5 more single young … around together. After landing at Pier 21 everyone went their own way. Nico and Cor left Pier 21 by train late in the evening for …
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… It's a warm summer's night at the Cottage, and as we sit by the fire, 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 … and the family lived in the same house his grandfather had lived in, within the walls of an old castle in Venzone. Having limited …