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… housed in a wooden shed, which figured somewhat in my life. On Sundays I had to accompany my grandmother to that faraway church. Her … an affront, a provocation, a frontal attack. The decision to come to Canada was a piece of cake. Luebtheen had a bus service to the … a journeyman wheelwright. It is a shame that one is compelled to leave “Die schöne Heimat”; the home place, it had so much to offer. Many …
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… work. He asked John, "would you like me to write to our relatives in Canada to sponsor you there to give you a job they have business there, … to board the ship to take them to Halifax and then take the train for days to go to Regina. They reached Regina on June 9th, the relatives … He sponsored family, cousins, distant relatives and whoever asked to come to Canada. At 20 years old he started business with 2 of his …
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… Reasons for Coming to Canada: Life in Poland was restricted in terms of having a decent … a stable, young and growing country, which was enticing immigrants to come to Canada and help to develop. Finally on April 14, 1928, Dad, his … While being on the boat, I remember opening a porthole and getting splashed in the face by a wave. The cabins were small and we had to go to …
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… Rolled down the gangplank in baby’s ancient carriage. Helpful hands pushed us onwards to the railroad station Into the Traveller’s Aid office … and expensive for me; I did not agree and promised myself that some day I would walk through life on only those kinds of shoes. Onwards we …
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… light blue pants caught the attention of Nives Zuttioni. Little did she know that meeting this man would change the course of her life. … was destined to immigrate to Canada because her birthday is on July 1st – Canada Day. As well, her dad, Luigi Zuttioni, was an Italian soldier during …
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… Labra grew up in Cebu, Philippines, and later moved to Manila, where she had several jobs, including at a Wendy’s restaurant, and selling … who had migrated to PEI , letting Gervil know that the plant where she worked was looking to hire additional employees. Gervil applied … year, she transferred to the food handling division of the plant. Her day shifts were usually from 6am until 4:30pm. She worked brining, …
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… Giovanni Maieron shares with us his story of how he came to live in Canada. He relates his tale with pride and an unexpected softness from … roads in the middle of the forest, bringing down trees, rocks and building tunnels and bridges. Subsequently another team would lay down the … he lived in the camp by the site. They were provided with food and shelter and his pay was 75 cents per hour to start. Later on his pay …
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… children. Ewa had survived the war being homeless most of the time. She managed to feed her family and find shelter wherever she could. She … him her maiden name Kurdziel, which he later changed to Kurdzer. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, not knowing if …
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… with other immigrants on our way to Rotterdam in order to board the S.S. VOLENDAM. It had been a tumultuous departure as our grandparents … like bunk beds and were housed in the hold of the ship. During the day we had access to common areas everywhere. It carried immigrants … he brought back a couple of loaves of bread and an enormous jar of jam. It was the first time we had ever seen or tasted white bread. We …