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10
DEC
2015
Donation Centre - former RONA location, Bayers Lake

Donation Drop-off Centre for Syrian Refugee Initiative

We are pleased to inform you that the drop-off centre for donations for the Syrian Refugee Initiative will open on Saturday, December 12 at 11:00 am. It is located at 350 Horseshoe Lake Drive, Bayers Lake Business Park in Halifax (the former RONA store). Hours of operation will...
09
DEC
2015
Teenage Refugee Champions Girls’ Education

A Teenage Refugee Champions Girls’ Education

by Charlie Dunmore, UNHCR Canada, 8 December 2015.  When Muzon’s family fled the war in Syria in early 2013, they briefly considered leaving her behind. The bright 14—year—old had been studying hard all year for her grade—nine school exams, which were just a month away, and her...
03
DEC
2015
canadian council for refugees

Newcomer serving organizations welcome plans to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees

Media Release – Canadian Council for Refugees, 3 December 2015.  The federal government’s plans to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada over the coming months are warmly welcomed by ten national, regional and provincial umbrellas of organizations serving newcomers...
30
NOV
2015

Syrian Refugees Living In Camps Are In ‘Utterly Inhumane’ Situation, Says Toronto Nurse

by Zi-Ann Lum, Huffington Post, 26 November 2015 When Nada Sidani was growing up in Lebanon, she used to wear beautiful textiles tagged, “Made in Syria.” So it was surreal to see Syrian mothers wrapping babies in plastic when she returned to the region a decade after she left,...
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Adhikari Family

Adhikari Family

Abdel Karim Musa, refugee

Abdel Karim Musa

Ali Duale

Ali Duale

Kamara Family

Michael and Hannah Kamara

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