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  • Anne MacKinnon Jeffrey
    … your stomachs, and you won't be seasick. I did and was fine for the 14 day trip! Lifeboat drills and life belts were very important. We even … of us, the healthy ones, walked the promenade deck several times a day, and stood at the rail watching the ships surrounding us on an … which was to be my home for 4 years. We docked briefly at Quebec City, then sailed on to Montreal, where we disembarked. We were served …
  • Dominica Aspillaga
    Bringing Sugar, the dog, to Canada Time 0:01:20 Transcript But my husband stayed a month after we left because he has to finish his work and then he has to sell the car. And then we were wondering about our dog, Sugar. Sugar is our family dog and she’s, like—she’s very attached to the children. So …
  • Private Norman Peter Kelly
    … in Windsor, Ontario Died: September 1, 2004 in Walkerton, Ontario at the age of 85 Regiment # A58235 First Canadian Division, RCASC (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) World War II Medals Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp War Medal 1939-45 … France, Belgium, Holland and Germany Demobilization: January 22, 1946 (26 years, 7 months) In May of 1942 Private Kelly embarked from Pier 21 …
  • Joan May Brister Caswill
    … Bob almost 10 months ago, on May 8th, 1945 (which of course was V-E day), which was only one month after our wedding. I remember the ship … been out of London! On the voyage, those of us who were not sea sick sat on the deck, looking forward to our new lives. Arriving in Halifax … We excitedly shared what information we had gleamed about our new city - I remember a discussion that Del's Ice Cream Parlor in St. James …
  • A Necklace Crafted with Love from the Wreckage of War
    … Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or … Englehart (nee Lewis) by her husband Frank Englehart, a Canadian soldier serving overseas during the Second World War. After a German plane … into when there was an air raid. Falling in love with a Canadian soldier In March of 1944, she was set up on a blind date. Her friend Eve's …
  • A Necklace Crafted with Love from the Wreckage of War
    … Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or … Englehart (nee Lewis) by her husband Frank Englehart, a Canadian soldier serving overseas during the Second World War. After a German plane … into when there was an air raid. Falling in love with a Canadian soldier In March of 1944, she was set up on a blind date. Her friend Eve's …
  • Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia
    … Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia Cette plaque est en l’honneur des Canadiens d’origine iranienne qui ont contribué à la vie de cette belle province tout en pavant la route pour les générations à venir. این لوح یادبود برای …
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    1. Accessible Canada Act – Accessibility Documents 1.1 Accessibility Plan 2026-2028 (PDF) 1.2 Accessibility Plan 2023-2025 (PDF) 1.3 Feedback process description 1.4 Accessibility Progress Report 2025 (PDF) 1.5 Accessibility Progress Report 2024 (PDF) 1.6 Accessibility Progress Report 2023 (PDF) …
  • Need a community? Join a rugby club.
    … arrived from Buenos Aires to Quebec City speaking no French . He’d come to do a Masters Degree at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I … the world! The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of … says Fabiola. Even at the sport’s highest level of performance, community and camaraderie are core values. “For me, it’s such a …
  • Need a community? Join a rugby club.
    … arrived from Buenos Aires to Quebec City speaking no French . He’d come to do a Masters Degree at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I … the world! The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of … says Fabiola. Even at the sport’s highest level of performance, community and camaraderie are core values. “For me, it’s such a …

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