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… Provost Corps. He was in one of the first boats to land in France on D-Day. The couple tell two different stories of how they met but agree it …
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… pulled the wagons, the plow and provided us milk at the end of the day. We lived outside the war zone and when food got scarce in 1945 my parents grew all our own food except for … it was the St. Patrick’s Church at 131 McCaul St in Toronto. To set foot in a new country might sound challenging, but living ‘room and …
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… 15, 1929, the ship reached Halifax. This was where Ma first set foot on Canadian soil. Pier 21 reached out and greeted all who … grey building with a brick centre feature and barred windows. The day of arrival began in much the same way for all the arriving … hundred people. Ma was about to receive her first taste of Canadian food. The smell freshly brewed coffee wafted through the hallways and …
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… This meant that he had to be quarantined, and because he had become sick on board ship, the shipping company had to pay all the cost. … were well fed during our stay in Halifax, and especially on Christmas Day. For breakfast I received a bowl full of some strange stuff called … right, when healthy people are quarantined they become obsessed with food. Just reading this makes me want to take a break and consume an …
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… Five of us, who were making the voyage, set out by foot and bicycle from Trevignano to the Signoressa train station, which … as part of the fee we paid to cross the Atlantic Ocean. I knew to buy food for the 2-day train ride from Halifax to Niagara Falls, Ontario (where my …
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… families she assisted. She herself entered America in New York through Ellis Island in 1909 and my father entered Canada as a young boy …
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… need a better future for our children". The people in Holland had just come through a war and were trying to rebuild, but there was no housing and no money. At that time the governments of Canada and Holland and other countries as well, were setting up … my mother ever came along, the evening meetings had a film about the U.S.A. or Canada and a question and answer period. Although we attended …
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… Moni Sood, looking relaxed and content as he sits beside his wife, Usha, on their sofa. “Next house.” It’s a statement dropped as casually as most people talk about … the differences were celebrated. Introducing new friends to Punjabi food came naturally to the family and for Usha, it often meant having …
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… happy to report that I am still working as Executive Vice President of Ellis Packaging in Pickering, Ontario. Paul Colicchio …
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… 13, 1964 Age on Arrival: 21 My Immigration Voyage from Scotland to Canada At the age of 21, I made the decision to leave Scotland to get … but thanks to the Canadian Merchant Navy ships we were provided food. Many mothers were knitting and sewing clothes for the children. …