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… Leaving a loving family in Surrey, England, to join my Canadian serviceman husband in February 1946 was in one instance great … young brides like myself on their way to a new home and life in Canada. I was extremely seasick and did not enjoy the ocean crossing … fruit stand and [with] the thought that I [had] missed all that lovely food on board ship, I could not resist buying a huge bag of delicious …
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… For instance, when we got Scarlet Fever we had to have a bright red foot-square card stuck on the front door and weren’t allowed out and …
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… son, Jan, died from a hand grenade explosion. Their strong faith in God carried them through these troubled times. They loved …
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… not a luxury cruise but I was not sea-sick and was able to enjoy the food. I met five other War Brides from different parts of England and we chummed around together during the voyage. After five years in Canada I sometimes wondered how these brides fared. Unfortunately I did … Scotland, in time to celebrate Christmas 1940. He served in the Royal Canadian Artillery in England and Europe returning to Canada on the …
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… months of courting they were married. Her mother and aunt prepared the food for the wedding, and she borrowed a dress from a colleague. Her … The couple initially lived in an apartment at the top of her in-laws’ house in Mimico, and Ms. Thomas found life in Canada much easier than …
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… I am your counsellor. He asked for our papers and he brought us to Welcome Place. At first, I didn’t even see the city well, because there …
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… my destination, Ottawa, but before doing so we were instructed to buy food for the journey. It was here that I felt like the foreigner. It …
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… my friends. After the many bus rides and plane rides, we arrived at Welcome House. The house was very different from the houses in Thailand. I … on it all the time when I was bored. My family didn’t stay in welcome house for so long. In Langley my family stayed in one of my mom’s …
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… was continuing to grow back home in Kampala, Uganda. Shortly after completing their education and returning home, they gathered their … open immigration offered by the Canadian government was like a warm welcoming mother’s embrace reassuring these refugees – “everything will be alright now” . Uganda has become a place that we don’t talk about; it’s a place that represents …
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… days in meals and snacks, childhood memories are often dominated by food and Peep’s are no exception. The first meal I remember was some …