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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weareneighbours
Jun 4, 20191 min read
Sekanjebeen Sharbat from Kamyar
In Tehran’s hot summer day where temperature of +40 Celsius weren’t uncommon, my favourite drink was sekanjebeen. I remember growing the...
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weareneighbours
Oct 16, 20182 min read
Close to Everything by Atul Nagar
I first left India in 2013, when I went to the US to do my Masters at the University of Texas in Dallas. I graduated in 2015 and started...
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weareneighbours
Oct 9, 20181 min read
College in Canada by Rajpreet Kaur
I first came to Canada this summer. I had never been to Canada before, and was excited. Though I didn’t know where Brockville was. When I...
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weareneighbours
Oct 2, 20182 min read
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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weareneighbours
Sep 25, 20182 min read
The Country Life by Stephanie McQuaid
I was born in Brockville, but I grew up in Mallorytown. Living in the country is really a different experience, even compared to the...
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weareneighbours
Sep 4, 20181 min read
Why I Love Brockville by Kashif Riaz
I came to Canada from Pakistan, choosing this country due to the good immigration policy as well as the friendly Canadian people. This...
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weareneighbours
Aug 14, 20182 min read
Being Canadian by Marianne Emig Carr
I came to Canada in 1987, when I became engaged to my first husband. He lived in Toronto, so I moved there, where I lived for 18 years...
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weareneighbours
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Homeward Bound by Loretta Corbeil
I’m something of a nomad. I enjoy moving and exploring new places. I was born in Toronto, and currently live in Brockville, but I have...
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weareneighbours
Jul 31, 20182 min read
Back in Brockville by Brandy Smith
I grew up in Brockville, left for bigger cities and when presented with an opportunity to return to Brockville to live and work, I was...
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weareneighbours
Jul 10, 20182 min read
Growing a New Life by Kamyar
I came to Canada to build a new life from scratch and so far I couldn’t be any happier with the decision I made. I arrived in summer of...
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weareneighbours
Jun 12, 20182 min read
Winter Bites by Cody Nolan
It was the dead of winter, a day so cold that when you inhaled through your nostrils, they’d stick together. The snow was heavy and...
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weareneighbours
May 22, 20181 min read
Small Town Adventures by Peggy Gilles
I moved to the Leeds Grenville area from Ottawa in 2006 because my first grandchild was about to be born here. The first few years we...
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weareneighbours
May 15, 20182 min read
Picnic to Find Paradise by Javiera and Ken
We didn’t know about this area before we first visited here. If we hadn’t stopped on our way from Montreal to Oakville, I don’t know...
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weareneighbours
May 8, 20183 min read
A New Road by Wendy MacLean
Our region prides itself on its Loyalist roots. It is a good place to come to. In 2017, Brockville welcomed several families from Syria....
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weareneighbours
Apr 30, 20181 min read
Natasha: Canada
Where did you grow up? My family was raised in a tiny Acadian fishing village called Petit de Grat, on Isle Madame in Cape Breton, Nova...
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weareneighbours
Apr 28, 20183 min read
Bushra: Canada
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you born and raised? I was born in Brockville at the Brockville General Hospital. I was...
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weareneighbours
Apr 25, 20182 min read
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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