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Frog Babies, Stars And Team Spirit
The Lions’ Children’s Camp in Udora has familiarized children with nature and fair play for 40 years already.
It was 1971 when Martti Hyhkö, who had just recently arrived from Finland to Canada, decided that the Finnish-Canadian children should have the opportunity to explore the nature and meet their peers, despite of their…
Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 12, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments
Moving to Canada Was an Experiment
Raija Suomela has been living in Canada for more than three decades now, but it was not clear from the beginning that Canada would be her new home. Many factors made Suomela to stay and now she has been working for the last 15 years in Canadian Urban Institute.
The summer of 1980 was a hot one in Helsinki, when Raija Suomela and… Continue
Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 6, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Finland Calling Ottawa Police Chief And His Oulu-born Wife
Vern White, 52, Chief of Police of Ottawa is at crossroads regarding his future. One of the potential positions is no less than the Commissioner of the RCMP, highest-ranking job for any police officer in Canada. He is also preparing his second doctoral thesis and is quite enthusiastic about teaching, which he has been doing for 12 years as Adjunct and Part-Time… Continue
Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 6, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments
When a German Loves a Finn
When a German philosopher, specialized in cultural philosophy, Wolfram Eilenberger, was still an exchange student in his 20s in Spain, he fell in love. The object of this love was not a "chica latino", but an almost two… Continue
Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:24pm — No Comments
A Finnish Documentary and How to Sell It Abroad
There were 200 documentary films showed during Hot Docs, the Torontonian documentary film festival, but the Finnish directors Elina Kivihalme and Ari Matikainen hardly stayed in the darkness of the movie theatres.
– You come to the festivals mainly to make contacts. You go see the movies if you have any time left, explains Matikainen, the CEO of the Joensuu-based production… Continue
Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:19pm — No Comments
Who Are They?
In the heart of Saskatchewan, between the villages of Strongfield and Loreburn a bit over 100 kilometres south of Saskatoon, is located a cemetery established in the beginning of 20th century. It contains 34 graves, all of them probably having a Finnish-Canadian buried in them. But only six of the graves are named.
Audrey Harris, a third…
Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:18pm — No Comments
From Comics to Movies
Daniel Abramovich lives among pictures: In addition of painting and drawing, he gets his living from animating 3D movies.
In the heart of Manhattan, the warm spring day has turned into an evening. Daniel Abramovich, who currently resides in the hip part of Brooklyn, has just commuted back from Connecticut, where he works at…
Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:14pm — No Comments
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Occupational therapy work practise 1 Reply
Hi everyone! Is there possibly any occupational therapists here who work in Canada? Or do you know one? I'm an occupational therapy student looking for a work practise place from Canada.
Started by Eveliina in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Kanadan Sanomat Sep 13, 2023.
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Genealogy going on with me. I'm looking for information about a person: Name: Jenny Ojalehto Luonua. b.10 Jun 1903. Pennsylvania. Parents: Herman Luonua and Maria Rapinoja Luonua.Continue
Started by Jouni Salminen in Miscellaneous May 29, 2021.
Tietoja enostani etsiskelen 1 Reply
Tietoja enostani Erkki Linnala etsiskelen . Thunder Bayssa ilmeisesti viimeiset päivänsä viettänyt. Riverside Cementeryyn haudattu.Yleensä kiinnostaisi missä päin asustellut? Erkki oli syntynyt…Continue
Started by Jouni Palonen in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Jouni Palonen Dec 12, 2019.
Ruisjauhoja vailla 1 Reply
Mistä oikein löydän ruisjauhoja Quebec Citystä? Olen käynyt jo ties kuinka monessa putiikissa ja marketissa enkä ole nähnyt niitä myytävän. Tietysti ruisleipäkin kelpaisi ensisijaisesti, mutta sen…Continue
Tags: rye, quebec, ruisleipä, ruis
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