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  • Elfriede Gruber and George Novotny
    … being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the chance to get my sea legs. It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my … were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. The United States, first choice for all of my fellow refugees, … the next watery mountain, getting totally submerged. The stern would come up first, leaving the props to spin in the air, producing the most …
  • Lieutenant Ryszard Z.S. Paudyn
    … He worked later at General Electric, Union Carbide and later for 26 years at de Havilland, Mc Donnell Douglas (later Boeing Canada). He …
  • Theodore and Maria Jacobs
    … Heading for a Good Life in Canada By Carla White When Theodorus Jacobs (a.k.a. Theo) saw the … his wife Maria to Canada on March 5, 1954, he thought to himself, “welcome home”. This wasn’t the first time Theo would set voyage from the … again, but he returned to the Netherlands many times over the years to visit. And every time, his mother would say, “This’ll be the last …
  • Helena Lengacher
    … to my father, "do not say anything, it’s the German’s, they have come back to kill us!" Both my father and I laid motionless as a … shelves. The soldier said he was with the Canadian military and had come to save us. I scoffed and told my father in Flemish not to say … ended with him saying "I am going to marry you." One day, Fred came to visit, papers in-hand from the Canadian forces, and asked my father if …
  • Pte. Charles Joseph Lutton
    … CHARLES JOSEPH LUTTON/"C" COMPANY THE IRISH REGIMENT OF CANADA 23/09/1939 - Militia 20/06/1940 - Active … – bright and warm. April 22, 1944 (S. ELIA FIUMERAPIDO / Map. 891266 Scale 1/50,000 Sheet 160 1) The Bn change over was completed by …
  • “We Wanted to Come to Canada”: Pier 21 and the Arrival of Polish Orphans
    … Many of the older children added that they had voluntarily chosen to come to Canada despite communist claims to the contrary. Image of USAT … her parents had died in Siberia, she and her compatriots “…wanted to come to Canada, we do not want to go back to Poland.” [13] Meanwhile, a … water if he worked the whole day. When asked about what the young newcomer thought of Poland, he replied, “we like our country very much but …
  • Jean Allison Bock
    … Diary Entries Friday, April 26 I left Sheffield at 9 am and was met in London by the Canadian Army … by a voice at the microphone saying,"6:30: time to rise and shine, come on girls, get out of bed." We were up on deck by 7:30 and our … on the deck all day. We had turkey, ice cream etc. for dinner. Then we washed our hair, Bebe, Scottie and me and then went to bed. It was …
  • Railside Room
    … for up to 40 guests. The intimate space is located conveniently near the front entrance, has lots of natural light and is fully accessible. Other Details: Exclusive on-site catering is provided by our partner, RCR Hospitality Group. 80 inch Display Screen for …
  • Karen and Canadian - Bwe Doh Soe
    Life in Canada Time 1:45 Transcript Well, I, right now, I feel like I’m becoming more like a half of Canadian I guess, because I get, because I’ve been here long enough to adopt the culture now, so. But, maybe if you were asking those questions earlier, like two years or three, I would answer …
  • Who is the Little Boy in this Picture?
    … Almost half a million Canadian military personnel departed from Pier 21 to serve overseas during the Second … Canada after World War II. A young Dave Campbell, with his mother, welcomes Canadian troops home at Pier 21 in 1945. Credit: Lieut. Richard … which the soldiers had thrown down to the well-wishers who had come to watch their long awaited return to Canada. This photograph …

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