• Ezers Guntis
    … had disembarked from ships in Halifax when our families immigrated to Canada, we were interested to learn more. The Tourist Information … were allowed, if we qualified, to emigrate. Our parents chose Canada. To immigrate one had to be healthy, politically acceptable and … these doors into Canada provided us opportunities unsurpassed anyplace else. During the convention, The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering …
  • Squissato
    … our final destination. The snow banks there were just as high as the houses. We were wondering what next. Our Dad was there to meet us so … such a long time. We did get used to the snow and cold in our first house in Little Long Lac. Our short pants and leggings did not work out … married and had beautiful families. We cannot think of anywhere else we would want to live and grow up. Thank You Canada …
  • Students for Change - Richard Tshimanga
    … Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · Students for Change Time 1:51 Transcript … expensive. And I was not always able to pay? pay, because I had no income, no resources and all that. I later incorporated politics into it. …
  • Daphne Barber Jensen
    … of the Plaque commemorating war brides and children on August 26, 2000 at Pier 21, a lovely visit! …
  • Demetre Agiotis
    … Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: June 7, 1965 - Demetre; January 26, 1962 - Marie …
  • Signs of Agency in Refugee Narratives
    … people who experience war, violence or trauma – are also agents who can exert control in situations defined mostly by control being taken … about Czeslaw Tomaszewski’s wartime experiences and his decision to come to Canada; the courage of Lynda Dyck, also during the Second World … in a Displaced Person’s (DP) camp in Bavaria. There was barely any food to eat, but cigarettes, sent by the Polish government in London, …
  • John, Ellen, Philip, Ann McDermott
    … Philip, Ann McDermott It was the summer of 1951, when John 28 Ellen 26 Philip 2 and six months and Ann 6 months landed at Pier 21 on board …
  • Giuseppe and Regina Ortolan Family
    … - Giuseppe; April 14, 1951 - Regina and Julia Age on Arrival: 26 - Giuseppe; 22 - Regina; 11 months - Julia …
  • Ralph, Sheila, Keith, Denis Fuller
    … sea to the North was too rough for their normal route at a speed of 26 knots. Ralph had a job waiting with George A. Chase in Sussex, N.B. …
  • Morris Josef Haugg
    … parts of Canada. My story is a little different. Not only did I come a different way, (by train) and from a different direction (from … Montreal so I went back onto the ship and arrived at Montreal the next day. My ultimate destination was Eastern Canada and therefore I already … of this big city, the first major North American city that I had a chance to visit. I stared with awe at the huge buildings, particularly …