Thivya and Amy interviewed Deloris Reid:

"When Deloris was a child she had quite a few pets. She had a parrot, three dogs, and even a monkey! Deloris says that she realy enjoyed sewing. Another hobby that Deloris enjoys is partying! She said that in Guyana she and her friends would have lots of parties.

The reason Deloris came to Canada was that all of her relatives lived here. They asked her to move here so they could be together. Deloris moved here 15 years ago and she really likes Canada."

Luka and Milan interviewed Gladys McDonald:

"She came to Canada in 1910 when she was three years old. She came to Canada with her mother. Her father was already in Canada working for the Ottawa Police Force. Her brother and father and brother-in-law were all policemen.

She finished high school when she was 15. She had to work at an early age. She worked at a printing shop. She was making calendars. She got paid $9.00 a week. A loaf of bread was 18 cents."

Alyssa and Abigail interviewed Georgina Peel:

"Our eldest daughter and her husband came here to Canada in search of work. Then they asked us to come in 1991. They took us all over. We thoroughly enjoyed it. That's when we decided to come.

During my first job I was a seamstress at the convent. I loved that job, but the pay was little. In my next job I was an elevator operator. At one time I worked in a factory. I worked in a hospital for a long time, I was an assistant nurse. In my ward I looked after he elderly. I loved that job.

I love to read, sewing, crochet, but my eyesight is worse now and it's hard to read. Nowadays, my husband is my eyes."

Lorna, Simran, and Lucy interviewed Mavis Bobb:

"We'd like to thank Mavis Bobb for spending time with us so this and the other books could be a success."

THANK YOU!

Jeffrey, Jake, Tomek, Danny and Wojtek interviewed Roman Aman:

"Roman has travelled to a large number of countries therefore Roman has learned many languages along the way, including: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, "Grenyana" and "Amharic". Roman's father, Abraha was a language professor, so Roman had some influence on languages. Roman was able to speak English before she arrived to Canada. But one cold winter day Roman came to Canada, after realizing how bad a Canadian winter can be Roman was sceptical about staying. But Roman being the fighter that she is and always will be, decided to stay in Canada, where she has lived a great and successful life. Although she had travelled all over the world she will never forget her homeland Asmara located in northern Africa bordering on the Red Sea."

Mykah and Crystal interviewed Anne Deschamps:

"Before we finished interviewing her we asked if she had any morals for us. She said that she found that being truthful and being a good sport is very useful throughout your life."

"Dear Anne,

We enjoyed our time with you. We hope we didn't intrude in your personal life. Thank you for sharing your life with us. We hope that you enjoyed it too. We really learned a lot from you. Thank you once again.

Sincerely, Mykah and Crystal."

Katrina, Stephanie, and Becky interviewed Winifred Stuart:

"From England, she moved to Port Credit in 1921. Some of her favourite memories of her hometown are the fairs and festivals, and the candy apples."

Laura and Jennifer interviewed Celcie and Patrick Denipitya:

"When Celcie and her sister were young, they had to do a lot of housework with their mother all day. Her mother tried to teach Celcie how to cook but she wasn't very good at it so she longed for the talent of cookery.

Before Celcie and Patrick came to Canada they lived in Sri Lanka with their three lovely children. When one of their sons left home and became an airline assistant (still on the island of Sri Lanka), their daughter decided that her best chance at her choice of job was in Canada. So she ventured into the unknown world and left behind all she'd ever known. Their other son had just recently started studying at a university to become a technician.

After a few years, their daughter supported her parents to come to Canada, but Celcie decided not to leave Sri Lanka just yet. She was going to wait until her son had finished his studies at University. So in 1990 Patrick Denipitiya went to Canada, and three years later Celcie joined her husband and daughter in the wonderful country of Canada."

Sadaf and Masha interviewed Pearl Duhaney:

"When we asked about her children she said with excitement that she has 2 boys, a girl and grandchildren, but when she decided to come to Canada two of her children chose to stay in Jamaica.

As we concluded our interview with Pearl we found out that she had an interesting childhood and we found out also that things were very different back then. Pearl was a very kind person for letting us interview her. We hope that she enjoys this biography."

"She is a very funny person and a quote she said was " I can only swear in French". She said this because we asked her if she knew how to speak any other languages.

She was brought up in an orphanage in Toronto called the True Blue and Orange Home. Later on she was put into a convent, which she hated very much, mostly because the nuns had no sense of humour.

When Mrs. Ashley moved to Ontario she got a job as a chef on a train which toured all through the country.

When Mrs. Ashley was younger her dream was to be a mom with a lot of children. Her dream came true."

Nastazja, Jorge, and Thomas interviewed Bobbi Borden:

"Bobbie Borden is a very unique and interesting person. Bobbie feels like she is about 49 years old. She only had two jobs in her whole life. She worked at the post office and at a bubble gum company."

any many many more....

Please visit the Heritage Complex and look through the Memory Books, listen to the interviews and appreciate the wealth of knowledge, experience and humour that seniors can share.