The Gateway That Changed Canada Immigrant Print Length: 82 pages

Print Length: 82 pages

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Author: Anne Renaud

It was through this "Gateway of Hope" that over one million new Canadians passed on their way to a new life in Canada

whether that's a family connection to Pier 21

The Gateway That Changed Canada Immigrant Print Length: 82 pagesFrom 1928 to 1971, Pier 21 in Halifax served as the front door to Canada, the entryway through which more than 1. 5 million people passed. A legion of volunteers, medical staff, and immigration personnel kept vigil at the pier from one decade to the next, greeting and directing the human tide that flowed and ebbed through its doors. The work helped shape who they were, and gave rise to stories that they and those who passed through collected in