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Title / Titre :
Greek priests who immigrated to Canada, c. 1908–1912 /
Prêtres grecs ayant immigré au Canada, entre 1908 et 1912
Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : John Woodruff
Date(s) : 1908-1912
Reference No. / Numéro de référence : ITEM 3367736
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Location / Lieu : Unknown / Inconnu
Credit / Mention de source :
John Woodruff. Library and Archives Canada, a020913 /
John Woodruff. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, a020913
Grandmaster Mo Chow( father to Sifu Ian Chow) is one of the first persons to practice gung fu in Canada,immigrating to Canada in the 60's Grand Master Mo Chow is a founding member of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club(Toronto's Spadina Chinatown) He is known for his intense, strong,fearless presentation and influence in the martial arts world opening the door for non-chinese to practise and compete with Chinese Gung Fu.In the early 70's Grand Master Mo Chow established his own Gung Fu Club and is one of the first Gung Fu stylists to actively paticipate and compete in the Open Karate Martial Arts Championships,capturing many 1st places finishes in Kata,Weapons and Sparring divisions.He is known as the North American Gung Fu Champion 1974,1975 ,1976 and was the winner of the Kata Grand Championship in Sudbury Ontario 1975.Along with operating his company of 40 years Abso Lock Inc, Grand Master Chow is also a pioneer in Toronto's Martial Arts film business,he appeared in many of his student Jalal Merhi 's films including Fearless Tiger,Tiger Claw's ,Talons of the Eagle,TC 2000 etc,he was also an intregral part of the Kung Fu :The Legend Contiues Series filmed in Toronto and many other productions filmed in Toronto's Chinatown.
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John Felicè Ceprano is the artist and creative force behind all of those balancing rocks perched on the edge of the limestone shoreline of the Ottawa River. John was busy at work fixing the wind damage from the latest thunderstorm to blow through on the weekend. I told him he has to be the most patient man in the world. John was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and immigrated to Canada in the late 70s. He became a Canadian citizen in 1991 and loves this country. He also loves his work. He’s 69 and has been balancing rocks at Remic Rapids since 1986. You’ll usually find him, on-site tending to his rock formations just about every day. John loves to chat and he’s thrilled that the balancing rocks at Remic Rapids have been officially recognized as an Ottawa 2017 site!
22,000 tons, on the Liverpool to Montreal route. On this ship I immigrated to Canada, 50 years ago. THIS PHOTO NOW IN JPEG - REPLACED 12 DEC, 15:16
I took a photo of Nelly with Lyn back in March on Good Friday. The photo became the catalyst for me getting involved with the St Andrews Church recently with photos from my exhibit Dark Hallways. Any ways Nelly came to greet me after the service. She is a vibrant lady, very fashionably attired with a dance instructors bun at the top of her head. We chatted for some time about her immigration to Canada in the 50's with her husband, they took the plane, which I thought was quite the expense in those days.
Grandmaster Mo Chow( father to Sifu Ian Chow) is one of the first persons to practice gung fu in Canada,immigrating to Canada in the 60's Grand Master Mo Chow is a founding member of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club(Toronto's Spadina Chinatown) He is known for his intense, strong,fearless presentation and influence in the martial arts world opening the door for non-chinese to practise and compete with Chinese Gung Fu.In the early 70's Grand Master Mo Chow established his own Gung Fu Club and is one of the first Gung Fu stylists to actively paticipate and compete in the Open Karate Martial Arts Championships,capturing many 1st places finishes in Kata,Weapons and Sparring divisions.He is known as the North American Gung Fu Champion 1974,1975 ,1976 and was the winner of the Kata Grand Championship in Sudbury Ontario 1975.Along with operating his company of 40 years Abso Lock Inc, Grand Master Chow is also a pioneer in Toronto's Martial Arts film business,he appeared in many of his student Jalal Merhi 's films including Fearless Tiger,Tiger Claw's ,Talons of the Eagle,TC 2000 etc,he was also an intregral part of the Kung Fu :The Legend Contiues Series filmed in Toronto and many other productions filmed in Toronto's Chinatown.
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Sweet Miele bicycles made in Canada are no relation to the German company of the same name that is best known for their vacuum cleaners. The German Miele did make bicycles sometime in the distance past, however.
Miele of Canada was named after founder Jim Miele, an Italian who immigrated to Canada when he was a teenager.
The Miele brand was bought by the ProCycle Group in 1992. ProCycle also owned the CCM and Rocky Mountain bicycle brands. The company renamed itself Rocky Mountain in 2018 and phased out production of Miele-branded bicycles. They also have the envious URL of bikes.com.
No One Is Illegal - Halifax organized a fundraising brunch and art auction for the Chaudhry family appealing the refusal of their right to immigrate to Canada on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds.
Photo by Angela Day
Photo by Angela Day
No One Is Illegal - Halifax organized a fundraising brunch and art auction for the Chaudhry family appealing the refusal of their right to immigrate to Canada on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds.
Photo by Angela Day
Constance Eaton Hamilton (1862–1945) was the first female member of Toronto City Council and the first woman in Ontario to hold elected office at either the federal, provincial, or municipal level (one year before Agnes Macphail). The elective office of public school trustee was open to Ontario widows and unmarried women who owned property from about 1884, although the first female trustees to be elected in Toronto were in 1892.
Born in Yorkshire, England in 1862 to Dr George Fowler Bodington (1829-1902) and Caroline Mary Eaton (1825-1873). She attended Conservatory of Music in Leipzig, Germany and became a pianist. Hamilton immigrated to Canada with her family in 1887 and settled in Vancouver.
Hamilton married Canadian Pacific Railway land commissioner and civil engineer Lauchlan Alexander Hamilton (1852-1941), who was also Vancouver City Alderman and designed the Coat of arms of Vancouver. In 1888 the Hamiltons' moved to Winnipeg (her husband was transferred there as senior CPR land commissioner) and then to Toronto in 1899.[1][2] During her time in Winnipeg, she was one of the six women who founded the Women's Musical Club of Winnipeg, and served as the first President when it was formally organized in 1899.[3] A supporter of women's suffrage, she became president of the Equal Franchise League of Toronto. In 1919, women obtained the right to run for elected office in Ontario. Previously married women had been barred, by law, from doing so. Hamilton ran for Toronto city council and was elected for a one-year term in 1920. She was re-elected for another one-year term in 1921.
After two terms in office she resigned so that she could continue to campaign for immigrant settlement and refugee issues, and for equal rights.
In 1979, city council established the Constance E. Hamilton Award on the Status of Women. The award is made annually chosen by the women members of city council. To qualify, a recipient must be a resident of Toronto whose actions have had a significant impact on securing equitable treatment for women in Toronto, either socially, economically or culturally.
Her husband died in 1941 and she died in 1945. They did not have any children, but Lauchlan had a daughter (Isabella) from his marriage to Isabella Hamilton (1858?-1888).
Many Italian Canadians joined the war effort to defend Canada and liberate Italy during World War II. More than 90,000 Canadians participated in the Italian Campaign during WWII. Building on connections established during the campaign, many Italians chose to immigrate to Canada following the end of the war.
Grandmaster Mo Chow( father to Sifu Ian Chow) is one of the first persons to practice gung fu in Canada,immigrating to Canada in the 60's Grand Master Mo Chow is a founding member of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club(Toronto's Spadina Chinatown) He is known for his intense, strong,fearless presentation and influence in the martial arts world opening the door for non-chinese to practise and compete with Chinese Gung Fu.In the early 70's Grand Master Mo Chow established his own Gung Fu Club and is one of the first Gung Fu stylists to actively paticipate and compete in the Open Karate Martial Arts Championships,capturing many 1st places finishes in Kata,Weapons and Sparring divisions.He is known as the North American Gung Fu Champion 1974,1975 ,1976 and was the winner of the Kata Grand Championship in Sudbury Ontario 1975.Along with operating his company of 40 years Abso Lock Inc, Grand Master Chow is also a pioneer in Toronto's Martial Arts film business,he appeared in many of his student Jalal Merhi 's films including Fearless Tiger,Tiger Claw's ,Talons of the Eagle,TC 2000 etc,he was also an intregral part of the Kung Fu :The Legend Contiues Series filmed in Toronto and many other productions filmed in Toronto's Chinatown.
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Grandmaster Mo Chow( father to Sifu Ian Chow) is one of the first persons to practice gung fu in Canada,immigrating to Canada in the 60's Grand Master Mo Chow is a founding member of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club(Toronto's Spadina Chinatown) He is known for his intense, strong,fearless presentation and influence in the martial arts world opening the door for non-chinese to practise and compete with Chinese Gung Fu.In the early 70's Grand Master Mo Chow established his own Gung Fu Club and is one of the first Gung Fu stylists to actively paticipate and compete in the Open Karate Martial Arts Championships,capturing many 1st places finishes in Kata,Weapons and Sparring divisions.He is known as the North American Gung Fu Champion 1974,1975 ,1976 and was the winner of the Kata Grand Championship in Sudbury Ontario 1975.Along with operating his company of 40 years Abso Lock Inc, Grand Master Chow is also a pioneer in Toronto's Martial Arts film business,he appeared in many of his student Jalal Merhi 's films including Fearless Tiger,Tiger Claw's ,Talons of the Eagle,TC 2000 etc,he was also an intregral part of the Kung Fu :The Legend Contiues Series filmed in Toronto and many other productions filmed in Toronto's Chinatown.
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Grandmaster Mo Chow( father to Sifu Ian Chow) is one of the first persons to practice gung fu in Canada,immigrating to Canada in the 60's Grand Master Mo Chow is a founding member of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club(Toronto's Spadina Chinatown) He is known for his intense, strong,fearless presentation and influence in the martial arts world opening the door for non-chinese to practise and compete with Chinese Gung Fu.In the early 70's Grand Master Mo Chow established his own Gung Fu Club and is one of the first Gung Fu stylists to actively paticipate and compete in the Open Karate Martial Arts Championships,capturing many 1st places finishes in Kata,Weapons and Sparring divisions.He is known as the North American Gung Fu Champion 1974,1975 ,1976 and was the winner of the Kata Grand Championship in Sudbury Ontario 1975.Along with operating his company of 40 years Abso Lock Inc, Grand Master Chow is also a pioneer in Toronto's Martial Arts film business,he appeared in many of his student Jalal Merhi 's films including Fearless Tiger,Tiger Claw's ,Talons of the Eagle,TC 2000 etc,he was also an intregral part of the Kung Fu :The Legend Contiues Series filmed in Toronto and many other productions filmed in Toronto's Chinatown.
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Some foods mean so much more than just what they are. I occasionally buy sour cherries because of childhood memories. My mother immigrated to Canada as a child. In those days people tried to fit in, to assimilate. They changed their names to sound more Canadian and only spoke their mother tongue at home. But food was one thing they hung on to from their homelands. Although my grandparents died when I was very young (by the time I was five), I still have a vivid memory of sitting in their kitchen and eating sour cherries.
I bought these and will probably leave them on the pantry shelf for a while, just to catch a glimpse of them when I open the pantry door and have those early memories play on my mind. Once opened, I will savour the taste as it conjures up people long gone from my life. Taste and smells are powerful reminders of past experiences.
My latest job was a soccer tournament, and i had the honour of meeting the Warners face to face. This English family immigrated to Canada 10 years ago, and i have known them thru flickr. A really nice family!
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Constance Eaton Hamilton (1862–1945) was the first female member of Toronto City Council and the first woman in Ontario to hold elected office at either the federal, provincial, or municipal level (one year before Agnes Macphail). The elective office of public school trustee was open to Ontario widows and unmarried women who owned property from about 1884, although the first female trustees to be elected in Toronto were in 1892.
Born in Yorkshire, England in 1862 to Dr George Fowler Bodington (1829-1902) and Caroline Mary Eaton (1825-1873). She attended Conservatory of Music in Leipzig, Germany and became a pianist. Hamilton immigrated to Canada with her family in 1887 and settled in Vancouver.
Hamilton married Canadian Pacific Railway land commissioner and civil engineer Lauchlan Alexander Hamilton (1852-1941), who was also Vancouver City Alderman and designed the Coat of arms of Vancouver. In 1888 the Hamiltons' moved to Winnipeg (her husband was transferred there as senior CPR land commissioner) and then to Toronto in 1899.[1][2] During her time in Winnipeg, she was one of the six women who founded the Women's Musical Club of Winnipeg, and served as the first President when it was formally organized in 1899.[3] A supporter of women's suffrage, she became president of the Equal Franchise League of Toronto. In 1919, women obtained the right to run for elected office in Ontario. Previously married women had been barred, by law, from doing so. Hamilton ran for Toronto city council and was elected for a one-year term in 1920. She was re-elected for another one-year term in 1921.
After two terms in office she resigned so that she could continue to campaign for immigrant settlement and refugee issues, and for equal rights.
In 1979, city council established the Constance E. Hamilton Award on the Status of Women. The award is made annually chosen by the women members of city council. To qualify, a recipient must be a resident of Toronto whose actions have had a significant impact on securing equitable treatment for women in Toronto, either socially, economically or culturally.
Her husband died in 1941 and she died in 1945. They did not have any children, but Lauchlan had a daughter (Isabella) from his marriage to Isabella Hamilton (1858?-1888).
Constance Eaton Hamilton (1862–1945) was the first female member of Toronto City Council and the first woman in Ontario to hold elected office at either the federal, provincial, or municipal level (one year before Agnes Macphail). The elective office of public school trustee was open to Ontario widows and unmarried women who owned property from about 1884, although the first female trustees to be elected in Toronto were in 1892.
Born in Yorkshire, England in 1862 to Dr George Fowler Bodington (1829-1902) and Caroline Mary Eaton (1825-1873). She attended Conservatory of Music in Leipzig, Germany and became a pianist. Hamilton immigrated to Canada with her family in 1887 and settled in Vancouver.
Hamilton married Canadian Pacific Railway land commissioner and civil engineer Lauchlan Alexander Hamilton (1852-1941), who was also Vancouver City Alderman and designed the Coat of arms of Vancouver. In 1888 the Hamiltons' moved to Winnipeg (her husband was transferred there as senior CPR land commissioner) and then to Toronto in 1899.[1][2] During her time in Winnipeg, she was one of the six women who founded the Women's Musical Club of Winnipeg, and served as the first President when it was formally organized in 1899.[3] A supporter of women's suffrage, she became president of the Equal Franchise League of Toronto. In 1919, women obtained the right to run for elected office in Ontario. Previously married women had been barred, by law, from doing so. Hamilton ran for Toronto city council and was elected for a one-year term in 1920. She was re-elected for another one-year term in 1921.
After two terms in office she resigned so that she could continue to campaign for immigrant settlement and refugee issues, and for equal rights.
In 1979, city council established the Constance E. Hamilton Award on the Status of Women. The award is made annually chosen by the women members of city council. To qualify, a recipient must be a resident of Toronto whose actions have had a significant impact on securing equitable treatment for women in Toronto, either socially, economically or culturally.
Her husband died in 1941 and she died in 1945. They did not have any children, but Lauchlan had a daughter (Isabella) from his marriage to Isabella Hamilton (1858?-1888).
Moshe Nathanson, son of Rabbi Nahum Nathanson, was born in Jerusalem in 1899. Until age 10, Nathanson attended a traditional heder (all-boys religious school) in the old city of Jerusalem. Moshe left the heder to attend Bet Sefer Lemel, the elementary division of the Ezra school in Jerusalem, where A.Z Idelsohn was the director of the choir. Sheldon Feinberg, in his book “A Song Without Words” claims that Idelsohn assigned his students to compose words to the niggun on which Hava Nagila is based. Feinberg asserts that Moshe Nathanson was in fact responsible for the lyrics that have become so popular today. In 1922, Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). In 1924, he became the cantor at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism (Morecai M. Kaplan's Synagogue in New York, and the founding community of the Reconstructionist movement in the United States), a post he held for over forty-six years. One of Nathanson’s most important contributions to the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical melodies Zamru Lo (4 vols.), which is still widely used in the USA today.
Sharda Gupta, Charlottetown. Sharda immigrated to Canada 61 years ago, and quickly became an instrumental part of her community.
“Sharda has been a dedicated community worker for more than 60 years. She has addressed the needs of others through her determination, hard work ethic, and dedication to making a difference to the Prince Edward Island community.
For more than 31 years, Sharda was a committee member, instructor and chairperson at Stonepark Community School. She was also a member of the Celebrate Canada Committee, and a member of the Dorca’s Women’s Association at the Kirk of Saint James Presbyterian Church.
Sharda continues to connect members of her Charlottetown community through various events, such as Canada Day garden parties and fundraising activities for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation.
Grandmaster Mo Chow( father to Sifu Ian Chow) is one of the first persons to practice gung fu in Canada,immigrating to Canada in the 60's Grand Master Mo Chow is a founding member of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club(Toronto's Spadina Chinatown) He is known for his intense, strong,fearless presentation and influence in the martial arts world opening the door for non-chinese to practise and compete with Chinese Gung Fu.In the early 70's Grand Master Mo Chow established his own Gung Fu Club and is one of the first Gung Fu stylists to actively paticipate and compete in the Open Karate Martial Arts Championships,capturing many 1st places finishes in Kata,Weapons and Sparring divisions.He is known as the North American Gung Fu Champion 1974,1975 ,1976 and was the winner of the Kata Grand Championship in Sudbury Ontario 1975.Along with operating his company of 40 years Abso Lock Inc, Grand Master Chow is also a pioneer in Toronto's Martial Arts film business,he appeared in many of his student Jalal Merhi 's films including Fearless Tiger,Tiger Claw's ,Talons of the Eagle,TC 2000 etc,he was also an intregral part of the Kung Fu :The Legend Contiues Series filmed in Toronto and many other productions filmed in Toronto's Chinatown.
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My latest job was a soccer tournament, and i had the honour of meeting the Warners face to face. This English family immigrated to Canada 10 years ago, and i have known them thru flickr. A really nice family!
Here is their photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/thewarners/
British Columbia’s Provincial Nominee program targets such immigrants having proper experience and skills. These immigrants may receive a British Columbia Provincial Nomination Certificate, which allows them to apply for Canadian permanent residence. For more information visit our website: immigrationexperts.pk/canada/
My mother pulls me along on a late summer day to my neighbour’s house, A tree has been struck by lightning the previous night, and collapsed in Otto’s yard. I hurry over, my camera, attached to me at the hip as it has been since I was a child. Otto invites me inside to see some old photos. I arrive to find Otto inspecting the scene, after a few minutes of scavenging we conclude that its fine. Otto invites me inside for refreshments. As I’m sipping away he goes about his business pulling apart his living room until he finds what he is looking for. “Katjiktuk” he says, as he embraces the foreign skull in his hands. “It means bald eagle in Inuit”. Otto goes on to explain how he had come into ownership of this forbidden relic. As for necessary backstory; Otto Spika was born in 1927, of Julius and Berta Spika. He was Born and raised in Vienna, Austria. Otto immigrated to Canada in 1957 after graduating in medicine from the University of Vienna. After first immigrating to Canada, Otto was sent into Nunavut to aid the locals and cure them of any illnesses. After several months of living among the people, Otto came to a conclusion and incidentally discovered the tribe was affected by mass spread measles. After work and hardship the locals had all been cured and as a thank you Otto Spika was given this bald eagle skull, along side a polar bear skull, and several other personal treasures as a payment in gratitude. I find this photo describes the skill and effort Otto has put into everyday of his life. Otto was a man of his hands; they were his skill, Thank you for all the beautiful stories shared over the years.
RIP Otto Spika 1927-2013
NEWFOUNDOUT
Much like the Nipissing Colonization Road, the Opeongo Road was another of the government's road colonization attempts. As people would immigrate to Canada and settle along these roads, they'd clear the land to build a home and farm. However the land proved to be poor for growing and many of these settlers left with broken dreams.
The settlers to the Opeongo Road were given 100 acres of land. The Public Land Act (1853) proclaimed, "One hundred acres will be given free to any settlers, 18 years of age, who shall take possession of the Lot within one month from the date of his application, erect on it a house, 18 by 20 feet, put in a state of cultivation at least 12 acres in the course of four years, and live on the Lot during the period. Should he fulfill these conditions he will obtain an indisputable titles to the land, but failing to do so, it will be sold or given to another." While many immigrants received title to the land in 1864, the title was not deeded until the land was cleared and the home built. So many settlers lived on the land for years before receiving title to what they had worked so hard for. Land was given out on a first come, first served basis.
Newfoundout was never a town or a community. It was simply a location where 13 families made their homes up a mountain. Some settlers lived along the Opeongo road while others, like those of Newfoundout, lived in the back parts of the area. It was not an easy route, for the trek to the site was about 6km. Children had to walk this route every day to attend school.
The road to Newfoundout was situated across from what was called Davidson's Corners. This was the site where the Davidson family first built their home in 1849.
Between 1860 and 1890 these families lived in the back part of the colonization road, trying to make a living on their farms. By 1948, the area was completely abandoned.
As for the Colonization Road, Agent T.P. French resigned in 1864. Others tried but were never able to finish the colonization road. When the Canadian Central Railway made its way through Renfrew in 1893, immigration to the area declined.
Location: Take the Opeongo Road west from highway 41 for about 3.5 km to an intersection (Newfoundout Road). South of here there will be a dirt road. Newfoundout is about 40 minutes up this path. These directions come from Ron Brown's Ghost Towns Volume 2 as I have never been here.
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Chatham: Harry Bray [1935-1967]. Harry was my cousin and a good friend of mine. Harry born in Malta is the son of Robert Bray. Harry in 1958 married a Maltese Girl by the name of Doris. Together they had three Girls. Bray and his family immigrated to Canada and they settled in Chatham. Harry Bray was a very devoted man loved opera’s and his favorite was Mario Lanza always singing his hits. Bray did everything he could to bring his family the way he was brought up. Harry passed away at the age of 32 leaving behind his wife Doris and three children. Harry Bray was buried at Chatham Cemetery. His wife Doris past away in year 2002 and was buried in Chatham Cemetery near her beloved husband Harry may both RIP.
While sitting down and looking for a photo, I had noticed an employee for Books By The Bay in Lewes. He knows some things about customer service and how to treat people.
Meet John. He's been working here for five years now. When people come from far away and want to enjoy the town and the people in it, John is the one person everyone should meet. He had an accent so I asked him where he was from.
"I'm from Ireland. I've been here since 1950. Everybody was immigrating at the time. My uncle brought me here. A lot of people immigrated here after the war and many immigrated to Canada. It was just a trend," he told me.
It was nice to meet you John and thank you for your time and hospitality.
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...was happy to see a #cloudy sky today. At Burj #Qatar by Jean Nouvel.
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nashplateful: No kidding @re_he!! I mean it Every morning I drive to work, I watch the sky for clouds☁✨, and waters at corniche for the fascinating colors
re_he: Noooooo !! I love ☀☀☀SUN☀☀☀
re_he: U should immigrate to Canada & live in very beautiful but ever cloudy/rainy Vancouver ⛅☁☔
nashplateful: Ha @re_he I come from the South Indian state of Kerala, drenched in lush greenery and heavy rainfall ☔⛅
nashplateful: I looove watching the clouds on a sunny day ⛅⛅ which we don't see often here @re_he!
neshalim: Love this!
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I met Ryan at the BC Culture's day in the local library. He was standing over his calendar from a trip to Scotland. Ryan told me that he immigrated to Canada in his youth, though he says his Scottish accent has mellowed since moving here. He then went on to say a few sentences in the true Scottish style of which I could hardly understand a word.
Ryan's Scottish accent rolled off his tongue like music. No wonder! I found out that Ryan is both a musician and a creative event producer. On top of that, he is the City Councillor for Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
(Please note: this is an older post replacing deleted files in my project. I normally don't take multiple portraits on the same day but with Ryan's public presence, he seemed the perfect candidate).
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Mòran taing!
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Undated photograph by Percy Crosland of Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth.
Crosland was active locally as a photographer in the 1910s before immigrating to Canada in 1920.
This Service Medal was given to Jemima Scott in memory of her son Alfred Scott, who was killed in action on Oct. 1, 1916. Following the Great War, Vaughan Township Council bestowed several medals to citizens demonstrating gallant service from 1914 to 1918. Alfred Scott was the youngest of Jemima Scott’s three children. Jemima was born in England in August of 1870 and immigrated to Canada in 1906 with her husband, Albert, giving birth to her children in 1889, 1891 and 1896.
City of Vaughan Archives: M994.3
Well known Singapore Chinese Fusion Restaurant on King Street West. It was only a few short blocks from my hotel, which decided it for me. This is part of beloved chef Susur Lee's international empire of restaurants. Lee was born in Hong Kong in 1958, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. He's become one of Canada's most famous celebrity chefs.
Lee has been open since 2004.
Pacific Mall is an Asian shopping mall in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Opened in the mid-1990s amid a period of significant Chinese immigration to Canada, Pacific Mall is the largest indoor Asian shopping mall in North America.
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Sifa Nsengimana, the director of the ASYV, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where her family settled after fleeing the 1962 Tutsi Massacre in Rwanda. Following a childhood marked by poverty, separation, fear, discrimination, and tragedy, she lived an adolescence characterized by wars and more exile.
In November of 1993 Ms. Nsengimana immigrated to Canada, and began a new life, turning the page on the days where soldiers in Burundi had her dig holes to bury fallen rebels. Five months later, her entire extended family was killed in the 1994 Rwandan Tutsi genocide, which claimed nearly one million lives in 100 days.
Ms. Nsengimana co-chairs the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur and is a spokesperson for the Genocide Intervention Network where she continues her advocacy for One Humanity. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish Literatures. She currently lives in Framingham, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
In 1831, James Worts immigrated to Canada from England at which time he established a grist mill. One year later, his brother-in-law, William Gooderham, a successful merchant and miller in England, immigrated to Canada with 2 families, their servants and 11 orphans - in all 54 people. Shortly after his arrival, he decided to invest $3.000 into Worts milling business and thus the Gooderham and Worts partnership was born. Two years later Worts' wife died during childbirth. So distraught was James Worts, that on that day, he took his own life by throwing himself into the company well. Despite this, Gooderham continued building the business later partnering with James Worts' eldest son. In 1837, spurred on by the increase in the harvest of grain from Upper Canada's farms, he decided to add a distillery and that same year produced his first whiskey. By the 1850s, the Gooderham and Worts distillery was thriving and it's numerous facilities included flour mills, a wharf, the distillery, storehouses, an ice house, a cooper shop and a dairy. In 1859 the construction of the new Gooderham and Worts Distillery on Mill Street east of Parliament was heralded as the most important contribution to Toronto's manufacturing interests. The imposing main building which accommodated the steam mills and distillery stood 5 stories high-topped with a 100 ft. chimney. The costs for the building and it's contents was believed to be nearly $200,000, according to newspaper reports of the day. In 1869, a huge fire destroyed the wooded interior of the main building but left the grey limestone exterior intact, costing the company $100,000. Happily the setback did not hamper the distillery's financial growth. In 1871, the Gooderham and Worts Distillery's annual whiskey and spirits production totaled a whopping 2.1 million gallons - close to half of the total spirits production in all of Ontario. What's more, production rose in ten short years and its booming million gallon export business was shipping to major clients in Montreal, Quebec, Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, New York as well as Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Montevideo and other ports in South America. 1881 was a turning point for the distillery. Following the deaths of William Gooderham and James Worts Jr. within a year of each other, George Gooderham inherited the distillery and became it's sole proprietor. But during the next two decades the distillery's fortunes would be severely affected by World War One, and Canada's short lived prohibition era that brought production of alcohol beverages to a standstill. In order to support the war effort during World War One, the distillery converted its operations to manufacturing acetone. In 1923, Harry C. Hatch purchased the declining business. Three years later he purchased Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. and in 1927, the companies merged under the parent company of Hiram Walker - Gooderham & Worts Ltd. All efforts were focused on developing the successful Canadian Club brand. The bulk of operations shifted to the Walkerville plant in Windsor, Ontario. In 1957 Gooderham & Worts stopped producing rye whiskey. It concentrated instead on the distilling of rum products. In 1986, the conglomerate Allied-Lyons, bought Hiram Walker - Gooderham & Worts Ltd. In 1990, after 153 years of continuous production, the Gooderham & Worts Distillery - once the largest distillery in the British empire - ceased operations. During the 90s, The Distillery became the number one film location in Canada, and the second largest film location outside of Hollywood. In December 2001 Cityscape Holdings Inc. purchased The Distillery, later partners with Dundee Realty Corporation. In May 2003, The Distillery was officially opened, thereby implementing an ambitious plan by the owners to create a pedestrian - only village entirely dedicated to arts, culture and entertainment. In 1831, James Worts immigrated to Canada from England at which time he established a grist mill. One year later, his brother-in-law, William Gooderham, a successful merchant and miller in England, immigrated to Canada with 2 families, their servants and 11 orphans - in all 54 people. Shortly after his arrival, he decided to invest $3.000 into Worts milling business and thus the Gooderham and Worts partnership was born. Two years later Worts' wife died during childbirth. So distraught was James Worts, that on that day, he took his own life by throwing himself into the company well. Despite this, Gooderham continued building the business later partnering with James Worts' eldest son. In 1837, spurred on by the increase in the harvest of grain from Upper Canada's farms, he decided to add a distillery and that same year produced his first whiskey. By the 1850s, the Gooderham and Worts distillery was thriving and it's numerous facilities included flour mills, a wharf, the distillery, storehouses, an ice house, a cooper shop and a dairy. In 1859 the construction of the new Gooderham and Worts Distillery on Mill Street east of Parliament was heralded as the most important contribution to Toronto's manufacturing interests. The imposing main building which accommodated the steam mills and distillery stood 5 stories high-topped with a 100 ft. chimney. The costs for the building and it's contents was believed to be nearly $200,000, according to newspaper reports of the day. In 1869, a huge fire destroyed the wooded interior of the main building but left the grey limestone exterior intact, costing the company $100,000. Happily the setback did not hamper the distillery's financial growth. In 1871, the Gooderham and Worts Distillery's annual whiskey and spirits production totaled a whopping 2.1 million gallons - close to half of the total spirits production in all of Ontario. What's more, production rose in ten short years and its booming million gallon export business was shipping to major clients in Montreal, Quebec, Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, New York as well as Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Montevideo and other ports in South America. 1881 was a turning point for the distillery. Following the deaths of William Gooderham and James Worts Jr. within a year of each other, George Gooderham inherited the distillery and became it's sole proprietor. But during the next two decades the distillery's fortunes would be severely affected by World War One, and Canada's short lived prohibition era that brought production of alcohol beverages to a standstill. In order to support the war effort during World War One, the distillery converted its operations to manufacturing acetone. In 1923, Harry C. Hatch purchased the declining business. Three years later he purchased Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. and in 1927, the companies merged under the parent company of Hiram Walker - Gooderham & Worts Ltd. All efforts were focused on developing the successful Canadian Club brand. The bulk of operations shifted to the Walkerville plant in Windsor, Ontario. In 1957 Gooderham & Worts stopped producing rye whiskey. It concentrated instead on the distilling of rum products. In 1986, the conglomerate Allied-Lyons, bought Hiram Walker - Gooderham & Worts Ltd. In 1990, after 153 years of continuous production, the Gooderham & Worts Distillery - once the largest distillery in the British empire - ceased operations.
Grandmaster Mo Chow( father to Sifu Ian Chow) is one of the first persons to practice gung fu in Canada,immigrating to Canada in the 60's Grand Master Mo Chow is a founding member of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club(Toronto's Spadina Chinatown) He is known for his intense, strong,fearless presentation and influence in the martial arts world opening the door for non-chinese to practise and compete with Chinese Gung Fu.In the early 70's Grand Master Mo Chow established his own Gung Fu Club and is one of the first Gung Fu stylists to actively paticipate and compete in the Open Karate Martial Arts Championships,capturing many 1st places finishes in Kata,Weapons and Sparring divisions.He is known as the North American Gung Fu Champion 1974,1975 ,1976 and was the winner of the Kata Grand Championship in Sudbury Ontario 1975.Along with operating his company of 40 years Abso Lock Inc, Grand Master Chow is also a pioneer in Toronto's Martial Arts film business,he appeared in many of his student Jalal Merhi 's films including Fearless Tiger,Tiger Claw's ,Talons of the Eagle,TC 2000 etc,he was also an intregral part of the Kung Fu :The Legend Contiues Series filmed in Toronto and many other productions filmed in Toronto's Chinatown.
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Robert Stevenson (1876-1950) [1534] and Robert Trotter Bennet (1880-1947) [1574], taken soon after R. Stevenson's immigration to Canada, 1903. Photo by Farthing.
Dr. Hedy Fry is the current Liberal MP for the riding of Vancouver Centre. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Hedy received her medical training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, before immigrating to Canada and embarking on a career in family medicine that spanned 20 years at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver’s West End.
During this time, she served as president of the Vancouver Medical Association, the BC Medical Association, and the Federation of Medical Women, earning her a reputation as a leader in medical politics on the local, provincial, and federal levels.
In 1993, Hedy was elected as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, defeating then-Prime Minister Kim Campbell. Throughout her 21 years of service, Hedy has served in a variety of Parliamentary leadership roles, as Minister of State for Multiculturalism and the Status of Women, Liberal Critic for Sports and the 2010 Olympics, as well as Liberal Critic for Canadian Heritage. Hedy served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration with a special emphasis on foreign credentials. She has also served on committees pertaining to citizenship, health, justice and human rights, as well as social development. Hedy is currently the Liberal Critic for Health.
This illustration accompanied an essay by staff reporter Chris Cobb, published in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, entitled Coming To Canada: A 20-Year Review.
In this life-affirming piece, Cobb extolled his experience as a British expat immigrating to Canada, and for 20 years and more, making a meaningful life for himself in this great country.
This is one of my favourite pieces, as there are times when I feel a great patriotism to my homeland. I feel privileged to live in Canada.
As one of the first families to settle in the Elder’s Mills area, the McClure family have been longstanding members of the Vaughan community. Immigrating to Canada in 1833 from Ireland, Andrew McClure was the first of his family to settle in Vaughan, purchasing land on Lots 14 and 15 in Concession 8 (southeast of Rutherford Road and Hwy 27 today). Eventually marrying Mary Ann Hamilton in 1836, the McClures quickly grew their family, having 9 children in just over a decade and a half. As a farming family, a few of the original McClure children continued to farm the family land and descendants even purchased the west half of Lot 13 for additional farming. Descendants of the McClure family continue to reside in Vaughan today. The McClure Family fonds spans the years 1886-2002, and consist of textual records, photographs, photographic negatives, a scrapbook and a genealogical book titled “The Clan McClure”.
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Joseph Bloore (or Bloor) (1789–1862) was an innkeeper, a brewer, and a land speculator in the 19th century who founded the Village of Yorkville and is the namesake for Bloor Street. Originally from Staffordshire he immigrated to Canada in 1819 and eventually moved to the village of York, Upper Canada (later Toronto), where he became a prominent early figure. He kept a hotel on King Street and built a brewery in 1830 in the Rosedale Valley, near Sherbourne Street at the east end of the First Concession Road, which eventually became known as Bloor Street. He sold the Brewery in 1843, and purchased a stretch of land in nearby Yorkville, where he and William Botsford Jarvis laid out streets for residential development. Bloor Street was one concession north of Queen Street. The street was known as the Second Concession and the Tollgate Road until 1855, when it was renamed in Bloore's honour. It is unknown when or why the 'e' was omitted.
These cheerful gals said they were from Saskatchewan and I did not know the history of the town of Lloydminster at all I have to admit. so I wilkipedia'ed em and here's what I learned about this interesting and rapidly changing town.
History
Intended to be an exclusively British Utopian settlement centred around the idea of sobriety, the town was founded in 1903 by the Barr Colonists, who came directly from the British Isles. At a time when the area was still part of the Northwest Territories, the town was located astride the Fourth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey. This meridian which was intended to 110° west longitude although the imperfect surveying methods of the time led to the meridian being placed a few hundred meters west of the longitude. The town was named for Anglican Bishop George Exton Lloyd, a strong opponent of non-British immigration to Canada. He had deposed the Barr Colony's leader and namesake Isaac Montgomery Barr during the colonists' journey to the eventual townsite. When the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, the Fourth Meridian was selected as the border, bisecting the town. For the next quarter century, Lloydminster remained two separate towns with two separate municipal administrations, but in 1930 the provincial governments agreed to amalgamate the towns into a single town under shared jurisdiction. The provinces, again jointly, reincorporated Lloydminster as a city in 1958. Commemorating Lloydminster's unique bi-provincial status, a monument consisting of four 100-foot survey markers was erected in 1994 near the city's downtown core.
Although the majority of Lloydminster's population used to live in Saskatchewan, that ratio has long since been reversed. With the bulk of the city's recent growth taking place on the Alberta side of the border, it has become known to most Canadians as Lloydminster, Alberta. In 2000, the city hall and municipal offices were re-located from Saskatchewan to Alberta.
Alice and Emily Hilton, c1906. They lived on Delorme Street and Gowan Road in Fulham, and were orphaned as very young girls. They went to live in a Christian orphanage called "Home For The Fatherless" in Greenwich London. The sisters immigrated to Canada as young women, and married soldiers who served in World War I. Both sisters were married for over 50 years, lived into their 90's, and passed away within 18 months of each other.
Σε δρόμο της Αθήνας (10 Ιουλίου 2013) ένας νέος διαβάζει την διαφήμιση γραφείου που παρέχει υπηρεσίες έκδοσης βίζας και άδειας εργασίας για Έλληνες που θέλουν να μεταναστεύσουν στον Καναδά. Σύμφωνα με στοιχεία της Ελληνικής Στατιστικής Αρχής, περίπου έξι στους δέκα νέους (σε ηλικία 16- 24 ετών) είναι άνεργοι (ποσοστό 57,5%) και, εάν έχουν τη δυνατότητα, αναζητούν εργασία στο εξωτερικό.
Σημ.: Η επαρχία Μανιτόμπα στον Καναδά ζητάει άτομα ηλικίας 21-45 ετών ειδικευμένα στη βιομηχανία, τις επιχειρήσεις, τις υπηρεσίες, το εμπόριο και άλλες ειδικότητες και πρόκειται να στρατολογήσει 250.000 εργαζόμενους μέχρι το 2020. Για τους Έλληνες η επίσημη κυβερνητική ανακοίνωση του Καναδά με τα απαιτούμενα δικαιολογητικά βρίσκεται στο λινκ: www.immigratemanitoba.com/choose-manitoba/manitoba-and-yo...
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Greeks migrating to Canada.
In Athens (10 July 2013) a young man reads the ad of an agency that provides visa and work permit for Greeks who want to immigrate to Canada. According to the Greek Statistical Authority, about six in ten young people (aged 16-24 years) face unemployment (57.5%) and if they are able, seek work abroad.
Along a dark silent street a lone figure stumbles into the light of a street lamp – a young women dressed in a school girl’s uniform her face covered in clown makeup, the makeup smudged and streaked - her eyes stare blankly. The sounds of sirens jolt her back into the moment - she runs.
The Good Girl is a psychological thriller about 3 very different women, the bond they share and the desperate circumstances that unite them. A European style film written in neo-noir style blurring the lines between what is real and what is not.
The film concentrates on three immigrant women from the former Yugoslavia, who have immigrated to Canada to create a better life for themselves. Interconnected through the bonds of their old country and the atrocities suffered back in their war torn homeland, all three women struggle for various reasons. Monika, a street-smart stripper struggles to hold her dignity and her job in order to complete her degree in psychology. Suzanna, a sweet and docile nursery school teacher, who’s horrific past continues to haunt her and Tanya a strong-willed factory worker who lives with an abusive lover and is faced with a desperate ultimatum.
This short film endeavors to unweave the story behind these 3 women and their connection to the disheveled schoolgirl. Using a suspense driven method, the film intertwines the present day in conjunction with a series of flashbacks.
This map was interesting because it made me think of my personal experience. Our family was very close to immigrating to Canada and had started the procedure to do so but of course, we ended up in the States instead. Even later on in my life, there was talk of my mother, sister and I moving to Alberta to live with one of my uncles. While it doesn't sound like we ever had considered immigrating to British Columbia, with a few more different choices in life, it could've happened.
I did enjoy my time at the Chinese Canadian Museum and in particular, my interactions with three of the staff members at the end of my stay. We chatted a bit about how I had heard of them and I mentioned that I was visiting from Portland for the weekend. Long story short, they ended up recommending a couple of Hong Kong style diners (Cha Chaan Teng) to me, so I headed to Maxim's after my stay here.
My mom gave me her Christmas present today and it's the best present ever: a vintage globe! It's the only white one I've seen, with a sash around the equator. She can't remember where she found it. "A thrift store somewhere," she said.
I collect old globes, at least I try to. They're hard to find, and have become trendy lately. But this one is beautiful. The mountains are raised, topographically, and when you spin it and let the countries glide by it feels a little like you're reading braille under your fingertips. I love that.
It's due to my mom that I became a traveler. She took me across my first international border when I was only five weeks old, when we immigrated to Canada; took me for summers in Japan starting when I was six; helped finance my studies in Europe and travels in Russia; never once questioned when I spent the money I saved on plane tickets. She's given me the world, over and over again.
I think it's the best gift you can give a child: a sense of wonder and appreciation for the world. I owe her a lot.