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  • The Gold Rush in British Columbia and the Yukon
    … wealthy American ladies, Mary Hitchcock and Edith Van Buren, who had come to Dawson City not to make their fortune, but to experience … their impact on Aboriginal peoples all shaped the region for years to come. The excitement of the Klondike Gold Rush attracted a wide variety … only an estimated 30,000 actually made it to Dawson City. [14] Newcomers looking to strike it rich found themselves living in tents in …
  • The Story About Immigration by Mark
    … Canada had many different cultures, we could live freely and a less competitive life without pressure. I decided to go to Canada with my … my own business quickly to earn much money in Canada. Hoping summer is coming soon, and then I can have a fine beginning. Return to Moncton …
  • Arie and Cornelia Versluys
    … First they endured the Great Depression as young teenagers. Both were taken from school to start work at an early age. Mom went to work … totally out of reach back in those days. We believed this to be a one way trip. On Saturday morning 13 April, our father's older brother Piet …
  • “The New Canadian Curling Club” Sweeps Away Myths About Immigrants
    … 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 …
  • This is Home Now by Asha
    … my mom was not accepting of girls joining teams. My mom’s thought of coming to Canada was to leave the violence in Somalia for a safer place … time I wanted to show her my skills. To my surprise after the game she complimented on how well I did. This time she listened to my points. … agreed that I could play as long as it does not get in between my studies. My mom was able to witness me fulfill that promise during my …
  • “The New Canadian Curling Club” Sweeps Away Myths About Immigrants
    … 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 …
  • Alexandros Dimitreos Sourtzis
    … 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 …
  • Life Begins at 20 by Noel
    … 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 …
  • Morris Ladenheim
    … 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 …
  • Guilt About Leaving - Robert Porter
    … 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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