St Shotts: Aug and Tamil Refugees

st shotts: By Gary Anandasangaree Wed., Aug. 10, 2016 Thursday is a special day not only for Tamil-Canadians and Newfoundlanders, but for all Canadians alike, for it was 30 years ago that 155 Tamil refugees were found drifting off the shores of St, according to Toronto Star. Shotts, Newfoundland by three local finishing boats. Fraser Harvey at Old Fort York in Toronto, shows an old musket to Tamil refugee family mother, Nagammah, father, Ponnuthurai Nadajarah, 8-year-old daughter, Jajamthimi, 7-year-old son, Jajamthah , and 5-year-old son, Jajarajani on Aug. 16, 1986. The rescue on that fateful day on Aug. 11, 1986, not only allowed 155 Tamils to start a new life in Canada, but it was also a turning point in Canadian refugee and immigration history. Gus Dalton and his crew from Admirals Beach, St. Capt. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.