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From: "jay king" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Ontario war brides and Ontario government
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:04:00 -0400
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YES I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AS LONG AS I KNOW WHEN
----- Original Message -----
From: "L. Granfield" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:15 PM
Subject: [WarBrides] Ontario war brides and Ontario government


> Melynda and all,
> Just yesterday I received an email from Donna Cansfield's office MPP
> (Toronto) that says she and Jim Brownell MPP, and Mike Colle MPP from
> Citizenship and Culture (Ontario) are interested. Mr. Colle is "wondering
> about having a reception at Queen's Park for the war brides."
> Ms. Cansfield's office is wondering if there are enough brides in Toronto
> and area who would be able to come to such an event at Queen's Park.
>
> ATTENTION ONTARIO WARBRIDES: please let me know if you would be able to
> attend such an event (date later, if there's enough interest) in Toronto.
I
> will keep in touch with Ms. Cansfield's office.
>
> Linda Granfield
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] 2003-2006 War Brides Articles
>
>
> > Hi Joyce, you do just that and let us all know what happens. We need
> someone
> > to put a fire under someone's feet in Ontario!! Bea Surgeson (War Bride
> from
> > Cornwall, Ontario) has been trying her best with her MP but you know
what
> > politicians are like!! Everything is coming up wine and roses when you
> talk
> > to them and then somehow the roses start to fade.... although I must say
> > that even without the politician's blessings people are going ahead and
> > doing their own activities anyways, which is GREAT!!! Just today, March
> 14,
> > I received a call from the Federal Heritage Department so perhaps there
> will
> > be some movement nationally before too long. I'll keep you all up to
date
> > with what happens.
> >
> > Melynda
> >
> >
> >
> > Melynda Jarratt, BA, MA (History)
> > Diploma in Digital Media and Design
> > Webmaster: http://www.canadianwarbrides.com and
> http://www.project-roots.com
> > Voices of the Left Behind: Project Roots and the Canadian War Children
of
> > World War Two is available in English at
> > http://www.project-roots.com/books.html and in Dutch at
> > http://www.uitgeverijpica.nl/index.html?page=achterbleven
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Joyce D.Welch" <>
> > Reply-To:
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [WarBrides] 2003-2006 War Brides Articles
> > Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:57:48 -0500
> >
> > Melynda,
> >
> > I always note that the war bride lists always start at l946. I was an
> > English warbride, travelling on the Athlone Castle to Pier 2l, May l945.
> So
> > far I have never found anybody who came over on that same Troop Ship.
> >
> > I live in Mississauga, ON, and so far nobody has made the Year of the
> > WarBride 2OO6. I'll see what our local MP can do!!!!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Joyce Welch
> >
> >
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