Teachers struggling after surge of refugees, U of W education expert says
CBC News. Posted January 03, 2017
‘More than 20,000 of the Syrian refugees who have settled in Canada are under the age of 18, and the trials for teachers range from language barriers to trauma, according to Jan Stewart, a professor in the faculty of education at the University of Winnipeg.’ Click on the link for full article.
WINNIPEG’S WELCOME PLACE HELPING HIGH VOLUME OF SYRIANS WITH ‘MONTH 13’ TRANSITION
By Braeden Jones, for Metro News
“Welcome Place helping high volume of Syrians with ‘Month 13’ transition.” Click on the link for full article.
NEWCOMER DRIVER TRAINING: ON THE BUMPY ROAD TO A NEW LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY
By Brett Purdy, for CBC News
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WINNIPEG COOKING CLASS HELPS REFUGEES FEEL AT HOME
CBC News
Students from around the world make friends as they fry at Mary Jane’s Cooking School. Click on the link for full article.
‘WE EMPOWER ONE ANOTHER’: WINNIPEG RESTAURANT HIRES SYRIAN REFUGEES
CBC News
Arabesque Hookah Café on Corydon Avenue has hired three refugees and is a place for breaking stereotypes around what being an immigrant or a refugee means by creating a safe space for different sorts of people to come together and sit and talk. Click on the link for full article.
‘JUST CRY’: SYRIAN FAMILIES REUNITED IN WINNIPEG CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS TOGETHER
By Erin Brohman, for CBC News
Two families, related by blood and marriage, meet in Winnipeg after years apart. Click on the link for full article.
WINNIPEGGER FROM SYRIA SEES DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN ALEPPO CEASEFIRE
By Donna Carreiro, for CBC News
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WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO HOLD SPECIAL CONCERT FOR REFUGEES
By Braeden Jones, for Metro News
‘WSO has been working with the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations to get the word out about the concert.’ Click on the link for full article.
‘UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE CALLED LOVE’: SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILY WELCOMED TO WINNIPEG
CBC News
The Syrian refugee family of four arrived on Thursday after receiving sponsorship and help from the South Osborne Syrian Refugee Initiative (SOSRI), a group of about 200 volunteers. Click on the link for full article.
CHANGING THE FACE OF MANITOBA IMMIGRATION
By Dan Lett, for Winnipeg Free Press
This is an opinion piece. Click on the link for full article.
