Tag: refugee

Warm feelings abound in Warm Hearts welcome

Heather Brimicombe

WESTVILLE – Last Wednesday marked a monumental moment for one family in Pictou County, as Warm Hearts welcomed the refugee family they have been working to bring to Canada. The Al Shaltan family was welcomed with smiles, hugs and Canadian flags as they got off the plane in the Halifax Stanfield International Airport last week. Originally...

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Warm Hearts ready for family

Heather Brimicombe

The timeline is coming to a close for the Warm Hearts group as they wait for the refugee family they are sponsoring to arrive in Pictou County. Having spent the last four years in Turkey the family, originally from Iraq, is anxious as well and has been in contact with the group to say hello...

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One year later

Heather Brimicombe

As a thank you to the community that took them in, the Casim family of Pictou held a celebration for residents of the town at Pictou United Church. The basement of the church was full of friends and neighbours all enjoying the evening and the food that Lema Casim prepared especially for the occasion. “They’ve...

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