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… 23 at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre, The New Canadian Curling Club is a comedy about four people brought together to learn the sport. It’s also … four face. Playwright Mark Crawford says even though the play is a comedy at heart, he wanted to get at “ a bigger conversation about who we are and how we welcome people or don't welcome people.” The play, originally commissioned …
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… 23 at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre, The New Canadian Curling Club is a comedy about four people brought together to learn the sport. It’s also … four face. Playwright Mark Crawford says even though the play is a comedy at heart, he wanted to get at “ a bigger conversation about who we are and how we welcome people or don't welcome people.” The play, originally commissioned …
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… music festivals in his village. It gave him great joy when he had the chance to sing and dance at these events that would last into the wee hours of the night. He was also heavily involved and influenced by … of the Church. It gave the strong moral values that he still has today. At the age of 16, his father passed away as a result of a blow to …
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… at Westinghouse where he worked in Hamilton. Given that my purpose in coming to Canada was to financially help my parents, I had thought it … on her seventeenth birthday. As we got to know each other, I became completely captivated. During all this time, I had been surprised to … that if Canada didn’t meet my expectations I should not be ashamed to come home. One day, when the many British emigrés at Westinghouse …
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… Country of Origin: Poland Ship Name: Pilsudski Port of Entry: Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Arrival: November 12, 1935 Age on Arrival: 7 What … he knew in Zaleszyczyki, Poland. It meant a rough but exciting 8 day voyage on the ship The Pilsudski with his mother and sister - … What did Morris Ladenheim eventually learn about those who did not come to Canada? He learned of the murder of his grandparents by the …
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… that I knew, you know, I had friends that were going off to war, maybe die, might be injured, traumatized by what they've seen and done. You … little apprehensive still when I cross the border to the US and when I come home. There's that sigh of relief as you come across to Canadian immigration and you're, you're back, you're …
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… World War II broke out and was 14 when it finished. He remembered the day the Germans invaded Holland, the buzz of VI and VII bombs and the explosions in the fields around his house. Throughout …
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… Georgios (George), 8, and Thomas (Tom), 7, traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the Queen Frederica (S.S. Vasilissa Friederiki) … Eva “a hell of a time.” Eva and Bill, as did many others, desired to come to Canada for a better life. The news on the radio and newspaper … fell down from the top bunk and almost injured himself severely one day. Eva described the boat as nice and big, but not too big. There was …
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… his mother but until his father received wages the family could not come to Canada. His mother Louisa Mildred and siblings George William … back to Winnipeg. In 1922 Fred had his leg amputated just below the knee as a result of his war wounds. At the same time he had back … out 50 years later. This necessitated another amputation above the knee, and Fred had to learn to walk with a bendable prosthetic. While …
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… On March 1, 1952 a young engineer and his wife, a nurse, disembarked from "The Ryndam" to enter Pier … card" they boarded the train leaving for Vancouver. It was a seven day journey at that time. Upon arrival in Vancouver they were met at … had started their own business upon their arrival in Canada. She had come to know them through the immigration assistance group. Upon return …