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From Far and Wide ~ Canadian stories about welcoming Syrian Refugees
- ~ from the United Nations Refugee Agency~ these stories are sure to bring a tear to your eye and a sense of pride to be Canadian
(click on the links below the pictures for the stories and videos) -
Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome - How Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies and neighbours are adopting Syrians, one family at a time.
- ~ New York Times , June 30, 2016
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Syrian refugees learn to love smalltown Canada
- ~ By Michelle Pressé, The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2016
- Lake 88 In Focus Interview on the Merrickville Bridge to Canada
- A refugee resettlement group in Merrickville, with two Vice-Chairs: Graeme Bonham-Carter and Fred McFarland ~ March 22, 2016
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Put aside temptations of fear, welcome refugees to Perth
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~ By Elizabeth Lockhart Wilton, Perth Courier , Feb 23, 2016
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For Syrian refugees, finding job should take back seat to learning English, say agencies.
Many new arrivals eager to start working but should focus on honing communication and other basic skills 1st-
~ By Ron Charles, CBC News Posted: Jan 29, 2016 1:21 PM ET
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Immigrants value education – so we should value them
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~ By ROSS FINNIE and RICHARD MUELLER, The Globe and Mail ~ Jan. 7, 2016
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Canada’s Warm Embrace of Refugees
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~ By The New York Times EDITORIAL BOARD ~ DEC. 11, 2015
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Syrian Refugees Greeted by Justin Trudeau in Canada
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By IAN AUSTEN, The New York Times ~ DEC. 11, 2015
- Why our ancestors left the old country
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~ by Kay Rogers, John McKenty, John Fowler and Susan Code (Note the parallels to the current refugee crisis)
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Refugees not leaving their home by choice
~ By EMC Reader Ron Shaw, December 2, 2015 -
Analysis: Justin Trudeau's delay in resettling 25,000 Syrian refugees may be a smart political move
~ By Chris Hall, CBC News Posted: Nov 25, 2015 5:00 AM ET - The role Canada should be playing in Syrian refugee crisis
~ by Shimon Koffler Fogel, Hill Times, November 23, 2015 -
The truth about Syrian refugees and how they'll get here: Michael Enright
~ CBC The Sunday Edition ~ November 22, 2015 - Response to the Paris Attacks
~ Aisha Ahmad, Assistant Professor of Political Science, U of T -
Muslim grocers share card of support during 'hurtful' post-Paris week
CBC News Posted: Nov 20, 2015 6:20 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 20, 2015 12:15 PM ET 
From one refugee to another: What you need to know about Canada ~ Remzi Cej's story
~ Globe and Mail , November 19, 2015-
Syrian refugee family to benefit from couple cancelling big wedding ~ Samantha Jackson, Farzin Yousefian accepted donations in lieu of gifts when they tied the knot at city hall
~ CBC News Posted: Nov 19, 2015 7:50 PM - The Incredible Journeys of Refugees ~ http://twobillionmiles.com November 5,2015
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Migrant Children, Arriving Alone and Frightened
~ By KATRIN BENNHOLD, New York Times, October 28, 2015 -
Violence in Syria Spurs a Huge Surge in Civilian Flight
~ By Kareem Fahim and Maher Samaan, New York Times, October 27, 2015 -
European leaders squabble over each other’s handling of Syrians
RAF CASERT AND AMER COHADZIC THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / Ottawa Citizen, October 26, 2015 -
A Family Swept Up in the Migrant Tide
~ By Anemona Hartocollis, New York Time, October 22, 2015 -
Shocking images of drowned Syrian boy show tragic plight of refugees
~ Helena Smith, The Guardian, September 2, 2015
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