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… (Updated October 2, 2020) Introduction Travellers approaching Canada’s border by car are asked by customs officers whether they have anything to declare. Whether entering the country at the border, … automobiles, gramophones, movies and watches also contained a duty. Many of these aforementioned items were later removed as dutiable items. …
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… of 17 when his father passed away. He immigrated to Canada on November 26, 1955 at the young age of 19 via the Olympia with only a few cents … over the family’s riches hoping that she too would be prosperous one day. She immigrated to Canada on November 2, 1958 at the young age …
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… was baptized in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Warsaw. His parents were Wanda (nee Blichewicz) and Stefan Paudyn. The Blichewicz family lived … the Soviet Union invaded Poland, the country had to fight two enemies; one from the East and one from the West. Richard was transported by … He worked later at General Electric, Union Carbide and later for 26 years at de Havilland, Mc Donnell Douglas (later Boeing Canada). He …
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… Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day When one of Henry's friends, John K. McGuire, was killed on October 5, 1944 … Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day Ruby & Henry on their wedding day - October 1, 1945 Henry & Ruby on …
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… the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take part in many competitions. And I usually get the first or second place during the competition. When I was in the secondary school, I am the top 10 singer …
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… similar to the Titanic, visiting various ports of call in the process. One stop was to cross over to Ireland. In this case we hit a very rough … gymnasium, and movies. So one was kept quite busy was well as the all day brunch. Every day my mother would take the dog out to exercise on a …
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… was nearing completion and Wilfred's armoured division had been stationed in various places across England to escape detection by the German air force. They met by chance in High Wycombe and quickly fell in love. Not long after, on … trip across the Atlantic to join her new husband in Canada. The five-day crossing aboard the Queen Mary seemed like an eternity for Nancy, …
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… then she got married. She missed us and we missed her. She said, ‘Mom, come, live with me! I applied for family reunion’. So my husband and I … to do something to cheer myself up. I enrolled an English Class in the community center near to us. I became a student when I was 65 years … something for the society. I like to be a volunteer to pay back to the community. Every spring, we plant trees. In 2013, we knitted many …
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… John Hamilton Glawson 26 May 1923 – 2 August 2003 Member of Hartney Branch #26 & … came from. But instead, they went right to the dock. On the following day, June 16, 1942, Jack departed from Pier 21 in Halifax to Glasgow on … Bombardier John Hamilton Glawson …
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… Single Men and Women Veendam On May 23rd 1930, I was born in a small village in the northern part of … ranged the sky looking for targets of opportunity, which would include any traffic on the roads. Because of the danger of being shot at on my … and being involved in a colonial war in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, opportunities in The Netherlands were few and restricted. In …