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Aug 20, 20191 min read
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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weareneighbours
Jun 11, 20192 min read
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
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
Aug 21, 20183 min read
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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weareneighbours
Jul 3, 20183 min read
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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weareneighbours
Jun 5, 20184 min read
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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weareneighbours
May 29, 20182 min read
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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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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weareneighbours
Apr 23, 20183 min read
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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weareneighbours
Apr 19, 20182 min read
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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