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  • Pocket Change by Ken
    … peoples from lceland who settled along its shores. Lake Winnipeg also provided the spark that ignited generations of entrepreneurs, … regardless of their age. My brother Robert and I spent a good deal of time playing by the lake. As our family earned a living … nets - free; boat - free; license: what license? Each weekend we sold the pickerel for 23 cents a pound and with the cost of a movie at …
  • Guardian Angels by Lei
    … My mother passed away when I finished my university, she was a professor in the university that I studied. At that time, because so many … and grandpa, who lived in Canada, thought it was a good time for me to come over to here and have a chance to look the other side of the … though they were family, I felt alone. Because I had a provisional offer at Guelph, I was under a lot of pressure to not let anyone down, …
  • Becky Forshaw Angus
    … was born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland in 1911. In 1941, she met her soon-to-be-husband, Albert "Chub" Angus, while he was on leave from his station in southern England. He was from rural Manitoba, and had enlisted with his younger brother Jim in the Queen's Own Cameron …
  • Catherine MacKinnon Read
    … giving an account of recent bombings and remarking, "now the Germans can swim across the English channel and invade Britain." In July, I … or consider the risk involved. The following morning, Anne and I said good-bye to our parents and left by taxi. My favorite teacher, Margaret … to sing and speak with an American accent. This was very exciting as I had not faced the reality of the situation of not knowing where we were …
  • Gustav and Agata Kleinas
    … was born in 1941 in Lithuania. When I was just 2 weeks old my parents had to flee to Germany because of the Russian invasion. We lived in … had applied to immigrate to the United States but the quota was full so acting on the advice of a friend, he applied to Canada. On April 28, … is different from the Canadian French. We were very disappointed, to say the least. It took two days for the train to arrive in Toronto. In …
  • John and Dina Neevel
    … How It All Began: The First Year in Canada, 1949-1950 John Phillip … Feb. 11 and went by train to Paris. We stayed 1 night in Paris to go the next day to Le Havre, to board the "Samaria II", owned by the … farm owned by Cecil Disney in Brooklyn, Ont. - north of Whittley. We had sent a telegram but that did not arrive on time. We could write and …
  • Hilma Frenzel Halatsis
    … 1956 from Rotterdam on the vessel the Maasdam . Hilma sailed alone, a sole pioneer in search of a good and meaningful life. We admire her courage and optimism. Having no … by example that it's not what you have in life that matters, but how you live your life. Thank you for being such an amazing role model. …
  • Conciliation and peaceful futures through art
    … into a dance piece with collabotors Sarah Prosper, Susanne Chui, Sara Coffin, Isaac Abriel, Robert Azevedo, I'thandi Munro, Sam Penner and NAT … 16 and reading poetry from writers around the world. I noticed that some writers didn't have to capitalize their name. It started me … we find ourselves at the edge let us not forget one another in the coming cold i will hold flame while you pray for health and you can …
  • Conciliation and peaceful futures through art
    … into a dance piece with collabotors Sarah Prosper, Susanne Chui, Sara Coffin, Isaac Abriel, Robert Azevedo, I'thandi Munro, Sam Penner and NAT … 16 and reading poetry from writers around the world. I noticed that some writers didn't have to capitalize their name. It started me … we find ourselves at the edge let us not forget one another in the coming cold i will hold flame while you pray for health and you can …
  • Berthold Herman Seiler
    … of working hard, pursing a goal tenaciously, and taking pride in a job well done. He helped us appreciate how adversity brings out the best in a person. Dad grew up in Rodalben, a picturesque …

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