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  • No Chop Suey in China - and other food stories
    … Chinatown. What were these dishes, she wondered. Why were they so common in Canadian Chinese restaurants, and what was their origin? … were created by people who were not necessarily cooks, using the ingredients available to them and trying to cater to a North American … so they had to learn very quickly how to cook food that people in Canada would want to eat. And of course, most of the people coming into the …
  • Mels van der Laan
    … truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I also remember the liberation of our part … Lavington, BC. After his return to The Netherlands, he was invited to come and have supper with our family and talk about his adventures …
  • Flying Officer T.R. Millar
    … and enlisted in May 1942, being sent overseas to Britain, via US and Canada in March 1943, just after I was born. He sailed from Pier 21, … The search ended abruptly because of an ROV cable break but, one day, may begin again if sufficient funds can be found for a diving … - may they all be happy birthdays. I hope to be home again one fine day. In the meantime lots of love to you & to mother. From Dad Bob …
  • Guenther Weber and Family
    … on February 16, 1952. Grete was seasick the whole trip except for one day and therefore spent almost all her time in the cabin. Anngret was … September 1955. Guenther, Margaret, Ann and husband on their wedding day, Flower girl is Katherine. June 1968. Margaret and Guenther, …
  • Enne and Wiebrigje Hovius
    … in age from 2 - 16. In Rotterdam, the family boarded a boat called "De Waterman" and sailed for Halifax, N.S., Canada. Enne was hoping to purchase a dairy farm in Canada some day. It was extremely hard to obtain land in The Netherlands - hence, …
  • How a Chicken Pox Quarantine Brought one Family to Canada
    … Canada would have lost Margarita Bruehler nee Sosnowsky to Paraguay if her brother hadn’t come down with the chickenpox. Margarita’s early childhood memories are … Marine Tiger , bound for the promised land, Canada.” That was a lucky day for Rita and for Canada. Sometimes what seems like a tragic event …
  • CPO Lawrence Lindsay Osborne
    … and Daniel. His family meant everything to him and he showed it every day. He had four grandchildren; Todd, Adam, Lauren and Heather and at …
  • Antonio Nicolini
    … on December 19, 1954 aboard the Conte Biancamano following a seven day crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. The family reunited and started a … he could find work to support himself and his family and perhaps some day have the ability to own a small home and live in freedom without …
  • Bartholomeus and Hendrika Boxem
    … be free of the Nazi tyranny. Many friendships blossomed in those days and indeed, many Canadian soldiers returned home with Dutch … away to a small area where a nurse oversaw their care and feeding. One day my parents had finished their dinner and came to fetch me from the … the passengers. Most people were sea sick for at least part of the 8 day voyage. It was a leaner group of travelers that arrived in Halifax …
  • Josephine Keyzer
    … with bunks three high and the men and boys in the hull. During the day, we were placed in a type of day-care, a large playroom from which we were not free to come and go as someone stood on guard at the door. I believe we talked …

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