• Wincenty and Ewa Warelis
    … Wincenty was born on August 15, 1871 in the village of Biedrzychow, Poland. He was the son of Damian Warelis and Helena Rejowska. He … in the village of Rusinow, Poland on December 24, 1878. Together they had six children, Antoni, Frankciezek, Wladyslaw, Stefka, Boleslaw, and … him her maiden name Kurdziel, which he later changed to Kurdzer. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, not knowing if …
  • Guilt About Leaving - Robert Porter
    … behind people that I knew, you know, I had friends that were going off to war, maybe die, might be injured, traumatized by what they've … mind ever since. Even after all these years, I keep thinking about— in some ways I should have gone to understand the pain in what they went … 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 …
  • Carmine, Antonietta Perri and Family
    … with my youngest brother when my father left. We stayed behind so that my mother could take care of my paternal grandparents as they … grandmother Maria and our dog Fido. I recall asking my mother if we had enough money in the piggy bank to take Fido with us. I thought the trade off for leaving would be that we would be rich and live in luxury in …
  • Leonard Palmer
    … Leonard Hodgkinson, Senior 4 th Engineer on the Titanic. He grew up in Hove, Sussex in southern England in a “Victorian” household. His mother … boy. At age 15, the Army would not take him as he was adopted, and he had no job prospects. In such cases, boys were sent off to the ‘colonies’ to earn a living. At that time, the Canadian …
  • Back to the Land - Peter Seixas
    … owned by MacMillan Bloedel, or was provincial tree farm licence. So, this was sort of a unique piece of land. The town—and—we—in going there, and … Photograph of Peter Seixas splitting logs on the farming commune in Powell River, British Colombia, 1970-1973. Credit: Canadian …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … enlist at the time faced discrimination and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up against British colonial … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction …
  • Fredrick Mwenengabo
    … uh, yes , there’s a justice process, influenced by the international community, but he’s already dead. I’ve known many people, colleagues, … with whom I received an award, for peace and human rights, from Solidarity Group in Washington, D.C. But it’s people like that, and I … and together, when we combine our efforts, I’m convinced we have or will have a world of peace, a world of prosperity. Biography: Fredrick …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … enlist at the time faced discrimination and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up against British colonial … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction …
  • Andrew Peller
    … When Andrew Peller stepped off the ship at Halifax’s Pier 21 in Spring 1927 from Hungary looking for a better life and a better future, he only had five dollars in his pocket but was rich with hope. With his wife Lena and baby son Joe remaining in Hungary until he was settled, Andrew began a long …
  • Corporate Plans
    … Summary of Corporate Plan 2025 - 2026 to 2029 - 2030 Summary of Corporate Plan 2024 - 2025 to 2028 - 2029 Summary of … Archived Corporate Reports Summary of Corporate Plan 2022 - 2023 to 2026 - 2027 Summary of Corporate Plan 2021 - 2022 to 2025 - 2026 Summary …