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El Hol Refugee Camp

Refugee family arrives to a warm welcome

St James Dundas and Christ Church Flamborough welcomed a refugee family to Hamilton, Ontario, on February 24. Below is an account of the family's first day in Canada, written by a member of the sponsoring group.

Snowball fights and ice fishing: enjoying a new life in Saskatoon

Haidar and his dad Qasan delight in meeting snow and ice

The Diocesan sponsored refugee family (from Iraq) arrived on November 19 and were met by several of us on the PWRDF Refugee committee. They have now settled nicely in their 2-bedroom apartment that was fully furnished from the kind donations of parishioners throughout the diocese.

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