Photo credit: Barrie Today Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttal says his letter to Premier Doug Ford, asking for help with the city’s homeless encampments, is already bearing fruit. He said after a council meeting on Wednesday night, “I’ve already spoken to members of (the Ontario) cabinet about what’s in our letter. There’s going to be ongoing conversations…
Photo credit: Somerset County Gazette By Cllr Bill Revans, This is my friend Su – he has been living with us over the summer, writes Cllr Bill Revans. His full name is Sulait Mugoya. He is a refugee from Uganda who came to the UK, claimed asylum, and was granted refugee status by the Home Office….
Photo credit: Oregon live Some fourteen years ago, Cassie Ridgway held her first clothing swap in Portland, Oregon. AP reports that then, she had a few goals: keep clothing out of landfills, help people find free fashion treasures, and build community. That initial swap attracted about 150 people. Now, the twice-yearly event draws between 500 and…
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Photo credit: Immigration Canada Services The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is helping Canada fill health-care staffing gaps and offering most participants a path to permanent residency, according to a recent study by Statistics Canada. The Tyee reports that the study shows nearly 60 per cent of temporary foreign workers in healthcare transitioned to permanent residency. More than…
Photo credit: Hindustan Times Plyush Varanjani, an Indian man, couldn’t be happier as he was granted the US 0-1 visa The DNA reports that he shared his excitement on social media. He said, “Got my 0-1 approved! Time to build my own reality. After my mom, now it’s the US who thinks I’m an individual…
Photo credit: the Conversation The police have been arresting African refugees living in Delhi for the past week or more. Scrollin reports that refugees from Sudan, Yemen and Somalia are picked up, and after taking their biometrics, get sent to the infamous detention facility in Haryana called Lampur Seva Sadan. Refugees say the police have been picking up…
