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… living in Iroquois, ON. Eddy was in the Canadian Army and became a good friend of my father at the end of the war. After a couple of weeks … veterans started to mold my life in Canada. Grant and I became very good friends. I was successful in obtaining a Technologist degree in … resulted in getting a Technologist degree in architecture as well. I met my wife, Cornelia Arkeveld, late 1959. She was 14 years old …
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… soon escalated into a widespread general strike in which close to 30,000 workers walked off the job. [1] Blame for the labour unrest was placed upon foreign … and educated. [2] The events of 1919 convinced the government to add more restrictive regulations to its immigration policy in an effort …
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… and colleagues alike. He truly made a difference in the lives of so very many people. Dr. Holland died on December 8, 2008, leaving his wife and two sons to mourn his passing. Dr. Holland never lost the memories and love …
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… amazed at the way Corn Flakes was packed and served in individual cut-open boxes. Finally I was diagnosed as having measles and released …
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… four girls, and we were always discouraged by close relatives and the community for only having girl children. My aunts would say, why does … their education. But, my parents encouraged all four of us to have a good education and to be independent of our own life. I wanted others … why are you taking her to Delhi? It’s a waste of time. It made me so angry and I worried, will it change my father’s mind? But he said to …
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… and did Commando training. He was in 'blue group' and landed in Caan on 'D' day. He survived two plane crashes during the war and is … be alive. After the war, England was in a devastated state and not a good place to raise children, so my father decided to immigrate to Canada. We left Liverpool on July …
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… offered a 100 acre farm in Riverdale for $2000. We lived on the farm while trying to raise the money to buy it. Besides working the farm our … rent was to pay the school tax: two cords (4' x 4' x 8') of firewood cut and split. Eventually, Joe worked for Agriculture Canada, Meat Inspection Division, as an …
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… to Canada pack different things in their suitcases, for different reasons. Is it something they’ll need in Canada? Or a part of home they can’t bear to … love to see your packed suitcases! You can take photographs of your completed suitcases & email them to acishahayo@pier21.ca . Print this …
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… Tribute to the Lives of: Madame Mirdza Grikis Dambergs and Nickolajs (Nick) Dambergs Former … tremendous contribution to Canada, have purchased bricks for The Sobey Wall of Honour at Pier 21. The following students contributed to this … Madame Dambergs, a Prima Ballerina with the Lativian National Opera, had a long record of achievement. She studied under many of Europe's …
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… four sisters to Canada in 1953. Three brothers and a married sister had immigrated earlier. We left Best by bus in the morning of March 24, … We experienced only one storm in the mid Atlantic. Some passengers got seasick, and a few donated their false teeth to the fish in the … trees, a few old shacks and a model T next to it, was depressing to say the least. I still remember my mother whispering, 'my God what did …