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Meet Matthijs: Building a Network
1. What brought you to Leeds and Grenville/Canada? My wife is working for the Coast Guard and had an opportunity to start at the...
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Jul 12, 20233 min read
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Meet Wouter: A Laidback Country
1. How do you like your job/business? I enjoy my work, absolutely 2. How is working different in Canada compared to where you...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read
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Spanakopitta by Alice
I chose to share my Spanakopitta recipe, as it’s a recipe I’m always asked for. Everyone loves it. I remember my mom always made it, and...
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Aug 21, 20191 min read
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Osterbrot by Johanna
My name is Johanna Ziegler and I moved to Brockville from Germany in 2010. It has been a great journey and one of the things I love most...
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Jun 12, 20192 min read
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Fish and Family by Alice Sirmas
I first came to Brockville when I was thirteen. I came over with my mother and brother from Greece, and we came here because we already...
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Oct 3, 20182 min read
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Country Living by John and Pippa
As a military family from the United Kingdom, we’ve had our fair share of moving. Not just around the UK, but other places such as Hong...
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Aug 22, 20183 min read
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From Ireland to Kemptvile by David Shanahan
I arrived in Canada from Ireland in June, 1982, with a young family (youngest was only 19 days old) with plans to spend two years here...
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Jul 4, 20183 min read
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The Kindness of Neighbours by Vicky Zweirs
My father always wanted to be a farmer. After the war, and a year in a concentration camp, he wanted to leave Holland and follow his...
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Jun 6, 20184 min read
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Donkeys and Elderberries by Annick
I was born in the Alps, the French Alps. Twenty-eight years ago I came to Canada, but I first came to Quebec. My first child was born in...
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May 30, 20182 min read
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Cecilia: USA/Scotland
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you born and raised? I was born in California, USA but my family moved to the Highlands of...
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Apr 26, 20182 min read
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Rene: Netherlands
After the Second World War, a large number of Dutch citizens immigrated to Canada through Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in search of...
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Apr 24, 20183 min read
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Dima and Amy: Ukraine and Canada
Amy was born and raised in Frankville Ontario on an off grid self sustainable family farm. The mentality of growing and doing it yourself...
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Apr 20, 20182 min read
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