Most of us have heard the term “the good old days.” Some of the early pioneering days were good in terms of a simpler ways of life with perhaps less stress, fewer choices, etc. However, some of the hardships were incredible, particularly for the thousands of immigrants who chose Canada as a new home. Consider the following excerpts from an article by Anna Pope Jaminette (an early journalist in Sylvan Lake) on the Victor Pastobak family who emigrated from Finland via Michigan in 1909.
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