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… Time 0:03:12 Transcript I never thought I would say “No” to come to Canada until the day I actually had to leave my country. As a kid I always wanted to come to a western country, where kids had their own bedrooms and where … because we had to flee. We hid in a truck which delivers food to soldiers in the borders and we started our journey. When we got to the …
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… Journeys is presented by Air Canada , Canada's airline for welcoming newcomers home. How Gode Katembo Uses Soccer to Build Community - Gode Katembo and Mandela Kuet “Quite a Little Celebrity” A …
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… before its opening 25 years ago. Museum staff had noticed something strange in the Pier 21 exhibition - a discrepancy in dates. In a display case, amongst a collection of luggage brought by people immigrating to Canada through the Halifax seaport, was an old suitcase with the name … A mystery, archival film footage, an old suitcase, and a 75th anniversary …
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… before its opening 25 years ago. Museum staff had noticed something strange in the Pier 21 exhibition - a discrepancy in dates. In a display case, amongst a collection of luggage brought by people immigrating to Canada through the Halifax seaport, was an old suitcase with the name … A mystery, archival film footage, an old suitcase, and a 75th anniversary …
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… 8 1948. Alfred (Fred) Micallef was 18 years old, could hardly speak any English and had no money to his name. Born into a family of 13 children to Paul and Lucia … they knew in most cases, the trip across the ocean was not a smooth one. At one point, traveling across the Bay of Bisque, the waves were …
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… us. The reason why we came to Canada is not because we just like to come. We came because our life is in danger and sometime the Burmese troops come up. When I was three years old I moved to Bangkok to get a special … myself and I thought there was a clone of me in the mirror. In the welcome house, I saw all of the toys and food but I didn’t like any of …
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… DEVOLD KOPPERNAES I had the good Fortune to meet Johan on his first day in Canada in the spring or early summer of 1951. Johan grew up in … and spent most of his childhood years under the occupation of Nazi Germany. Before the Second World War, his family has operated a fish plant … Johan under his control over night. He made Johan an offer; either come home with him for the night or spend the night locked up in a room …
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… born in 1918 in River Philip, Nova Scotia. His parents, Willard and Annie Ripley, raised eight children on the farm. Four of them are … Brigade (top secret). 1. back to HQs at Red Hill 2. weekend pass Saturday to Sunday evening 3. hauling stores from Midlands 4. ferrying tanks to …
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… sailor dolls/puppets were sold in the ship’s store and I wanted one. When I asked for one, mom told me she had no money for souvenirs. I knew I couldn’t …