Italian Internment Memorial Launch Toronto

JUNE 10TH 1944 ITALIANS AS ENEMY ALIENS June 10th was always a significant date in our household as we grew up. This date represented the date that the war measures act was invoked in 1940 when our grandfather, Giuseppe Costantini was arrested as…

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Un Bicchiere di Vino con Il Postino… Wines of Calabria

Domenico Cellucci This week’s article deals with the wines of Calabria. A region of stunning beaches, wonderful cuisine and historically, a crossroads of many cultures. Calabria is situated at the extreme southern point of the Italian Peninsula. It is known as the “toe”…

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Luigi Mion: A Pillar of the Community 1928-2012

Perhaps one of Ottawa’s most well-known Italian names, both inside the Italian community and out, Mion has come to stand for reliability and leadership. The Mion family has built a virtual dynasty of construction firms in Ottawa that have come to serve the city’s…

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L’esame di …maturità, al tempo del terremoto

L’esame di …maturità, al tempo del terremoto Dedicato anche agli studenti emiliani! di Patrizia Tocci * L’AQUILA – Invece di fare distinguo (come molti si affannano a fare) sul terremoto dell’Emilia e quello dell’Aquila (sono convinta infatti che il terremoto sia cieco,…

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Letter to the Editor – Spirit of the Capital Awards

Good evening Lawrence and Angelo, I’d like to thank the both of you for your continuous involvement with the Spirit of the Capital Youth Awards over the past number of years. Support from people like you is absolutely necessary each year; and the…

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