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In South America, we believe in signs and for me was a good sign that, that everything was going to be okay. Red Cross nurses during the Second World War. I felt like a small grain of sand washed up on the shores, with many thousands of others. Many had stories, similar to mine, coming for refuge and with high hopes, to Canada.
Fortunately, my story has a happy ending. I fell as though some greater power must have been leading my unpredictable steps to the right places through the years. I am grateful to Canada for giving me the life I now enjoy.
Fortunately my story has a happy ending. When the server came around with this bread, we didn't know what to think. We surely thought we would not be able to swallow it since we couldn't crunch it in our teeth. We thought it may get stuck in our throat! I was born in Denmark and raised in Jylland. As a teen-ager I was endowed with an adventurous spirit; as I read stories of pioneering in Canada, I determined that I would someday emigrate to that country.
Greek Hellenic youth, Image courtesy of the Delefes family. The light of the bright moon illuminated the cemetery walls. At this point my eyes were dimmed with tears. I kissed my son on the forehead and I whispered. Pier 21, , by photographer Ken Elliot. Queen Frederica, March Image courtesy of the Brana family. Estonian refugees, date unknown. Our agreed time to work and save as a family was up. I began saving for my wedding.
At that time we had 3 choices for immigration: Australia, South Africa and Canada. We decided on Canada because it was closer and a return trip to Germany would have been less expensive.
It also seemed more interesting than the other two countries. Heidi Hart on board the S. Beaverbrae, March We were grateful for the roof over our heads and no one complained…. I never learned which of the original 13 colonies they were baptized by. It was during the Hungarian Revolution, and the fled with the clothes on their backs.
They built a family here with many happy times. We were lead to other tables and received our fist nourishment on Canadian soil. Many were still seasick and the texture of the nourishment did not help. Compared to European wieners, the hot dogs were tasteless and the mustard too sweet. Along with the hot dog came a slice of white, square pieces of tasteless sponge. All of us, used to European rye bread or white rolls, did not recognize it as a standard Canadian bread.
Life is hard for newcomers in Canada, but we enjoy every minute we spend together here. Now we have a lot of friends and we are helping new immigrants with their adaptation in Vancouver. It was the Canadian Red Cross that came to our aid when our house in London was bomb damaged during the war. I was 11 years of age and vividly remember the boxes of clothing and food they delivered to our door. I promised myself that I would go to Canada one day.
I came to Canada from Brazil when I was 5 years old. I remember I had to leave all my xmas gifts and friends behind in Rio. It was very hard. Also, we arrived in winter and found it hard to breath the cold air. I had to teach myself how to inhale short breaths to be able to take in the cold! Evacuee children on board the S. Duchess of Bedford, Image courtesy of the Barnett Family.
Red Cross, On the train they served us fresh wonder bread, today its beautiful in I took a slice squeezed it and said look mom it's not cooked. I have no recollection of the trip over, but one bit of definite feedback I got years to come was of the Cotton Bread Pumpulileipa , as a reference to the unbelievably fluty texture of the white Canadian bread.
Canada allowed me to become a Canadian Citizen, gifted me a future, one of freedom of speech and religion, the opportunity to make choices, allowing me to determine my future! I am eternally grateful to Canada for all of these gifts and privileges! Trans-Atlantic Wives Club, I came to Canada to visit my uncle and it didn't take me long to fall in love with this great Nation after stepping off the airport. The air, the environment, the people, the culture and the lively vibe of the city, things I have never experienced before.
My parents immigrated from Poland and Ukraine. I was so lucky to be born in Canada. The year was as the ship pulled away from the docks of Naples. Leaving family, friends and possessions; Vincenzo Armenti said goodbye to his homeland. He also left behind memories of unemployment and destitution in a country still suffering from a devastating war.
He set out for Canada in hopes of finding prosperity with a chance to work and earn money so his family could have a better life other than the certain poverty they faced in Italy. My father fled Romania in while my mother was pregnant with me. He was captured in Yugoslavia and spent time in prison there before being accepted as a refugee in Canada.
It was two years before my mother, older sister and I were all able to join him. My family chose Calgary because they had Romanian friends in the city. The adjustment was difficult for them having to leave behind their friends, family, good jobs and the sense of security that comes from being surrounded by people who understood their native language and shared a culture with them. I am in awe of their bravery, positivity and resilience. My sister and I have both gone to school, gotten married and made lives for ourselves here in Canada.
I am so grateful for the sacrifices my parents made to bring us here! I was 15 when my parents and closest brother crossed the border on a hot, sunny August day at North Portal, Saskatchewan. We were landed immigrants, Americans from Wisconson. We were no strangers to being expatriots, and in , I had spent most of my life outside of the U. After four years back in the States, Moving to Canada was another adventure.
It was all so clean and Fresh in my mind. So much the same, but different never the less. By I was a Canadian, what a good decision. We have had our share of sorrows, but also lots of joy.
Life has been wonderful here in this marvelous country. I am thankful and grateful that I have had the opportunity to live here. Canada, in my opinion, the greatest country and the most generous, fine people to be found. I am so happy to live in Canada, in Halifax, Thank you! We immigrated to Canada about a year ago and our first impression of the Canadians was how friendly and welcoming they treated us!
Canada is such a great country and we are glad being part of it. Saturnia, April Aileen Ratz Scrapbook. Canada was part of our greatest journey on this earth, being welcomed in this land gave us the freedom to shape us into individuals that have contributed much, and so therefore, the sacrifice of leaving our native land, facing many trials and overcoming many hurdles, says it all for us and our posterity.
I remember the first time I had Canadian bread. I rolled it up and tried to bounce it. Doris Peter, Margaret Burt, and others in Toronto, My brother still talks about the wonderful soft white bread buns that were served — they were so delicious. I know it was hard for most of us coming from a strictly rationed country to adjust to all that lovely Canadian food.
One of my funniest memories," Bette continued, "was the day we landed at Halifax. We were so eager to get off the boat but they told us that the train had already left. When we finally departed, every time the train stopped we all jumped off and mailed letters to our husbands to let them know we were coming. We thought the letter would arrive the next day same as in Britain!
We had no idea. The sights and sounds of Pier 21 will remain with me forever. I felt closer to my parents and grandmother than ever before because I was able to share in this memorable experience. This was truly a great day for Canada and for me. Thanks Pier 21! I moved to Canada when I was 16 It was hard at first, but people here are nice. I am now Canadian citizen. As time passed we came to grow in this land, and, if the truth be known, the land came to grow in us.
Wy binne gelokkich we are blessed. Doppenberg family on board the M. I came to Canada from the U. My first feelings about Canada, Halifax and the new world, were a mixture of confusion, terror and curiosity. While on board the Britannic waiting to dock I became aware of the requirement that upon arrival we were to be taken to a "hall".
To my Hungarian ears that notion sounded unusual. You see in Hungarian, "Hal" with one "L" means "fish", so I imagined that we were all to be taken into a giant fish! And the smells upon arrival at Halifax did not do much to convince me otherwise. I would bring my family because they mean a lot to me. Pier 21 airing gallery. Origins unknown. Image courtesy of Rina Caron.
Adjusting to life in Canada was a bit challenging in the first couple of months but I soon started meeting people and learning about the culture, going to university and being part of the community,.
It was a nervous and exciting experience to enter the new world with lots of hopes and countless confusions. The confusion was how will this country be for us, is it worth leaving everything back, the settled life, luxury and employment to face an unknown world of no one known to us.
Going through rigorous immigration procedures and exploring the city to get the PR card, SIN card, opening bank accounts, housing and schooling relying on the internet and immigration flyers was an amazing experience, the smooth completion of all these procedures made us understand that Canada is no more a land of unknown. We are a diverse family here living in harmony. People here are very warm and friendly offering every help they could.
Government trying its best for quick settlement of immigrants and strengthening the ties of humanity is highly commendable. Now we feel we are in the land of our own. The day was cold and grey. Finally, there was Canada on the horizon and we were soon going to go ashore to our new country. For a child, it couldn't get better then this - the adventure and excitement just kept coming. If I ever make it back to Halifax, there's no way that I'd miss visiting Pier Thanks for the site!
Refugees from the S. My brother was waiting for me in the airport, so. It was nice to see him after 17 years and then we came here and I got sick because it was so cold, and yeah that was one of the happiest day in my life, I think. And I never forget the day. Having been brought up with hard crusty bread we found the loaf we bought extremely soft with a strange smell that has remained with us ever since. We never ate that bread nor have we ever consumed that bread since our settling in Canada Passengers on board the S.
Conte Biancamano, August We had our first corn flakes and potatoes with the skin on my mother always peeled the potatoes. Bacon and eggs, Canadian style, went down very well. My mother insisted we eat all the food, to show our appreciation.
I moved to Canada when I was two years old. We came from the Netherlands - the memories I have are sitting in the airport in Toronto and refusing to move, and the mud in our new home in Fox Creek, Alberta. I once said "Mom, you were so brave to come to Canada as a war bride.
It is okay to cry. Missing home is normal. Matt Evans Halifax, NS. The family's Toronto lawyer, Jacqueline Swaisland, is now scrambling to prepare the documentation necessary to file for a stay in Federal Court this week to put off the family's departure.
Swaisland has also submitted a humanitarian and compassionate application on their behalf that would put them on the path to permanent residency, but no decision has yet been made. Swaisland is one of a number of Canadian lawyers who say they're appalled that the CBSA has chosen to restart broader deportations.
The agency had put a freeze on most removals in March when the pandemic began, but, according to a spokesperson, it began removing "serious inadmissibility cases" in early August and "all inadmissible persons" as of Nov.
Speaking to CBC News, Toronto lawyer Maureen Silcoff described the November decision as "completely out of step with all other measures the Canadian government is taking to protect public health. Silcoff, president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, said resuming deportations for people who are not security risks has no "appropriate rationale.
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