Community Programs
How to Prepare In the Event of an Emergency
4 May 2016 by Craig Baird Leader-Post If the worst happens, how prepared are you? Flooding, severe storms, and wildfires can strike with little to no warning, cutting utilities for hours or days or resulting in an evacuation. Unfortunately, most Canadians are not prepared for such a...
Habitat for Humanity Encourages Families to Apply for Home Ownership!
Apply For Homeownership Habitat for Humanity homes are sold to families who are in need of a hand up, not a hand out. With no down payment required and financed with affordable, interest-free mortgages, Habitat homes are safe, decent and affordable. Partner families will have mortgage...
Canadian Blood Services - Needs Blood Donors
28 Apr 2016 by Kerry Benjoe Leader-Post Judy Jones, Canadian Blood Services associate director for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories, said blood donations are needed every day, but there are a few factors coming into play, which are impacting its supply. Some of the...
Local Refugee Stories! Now on RRLIP Website!
The RRLIP, in collaboration with local community agencies, has just completed a photo project, featuring the pictures and stories of 8 different refugee families living in Regina! Regina is full of amazing people with many different backgrounds, histories and stories. We hope this project...
"Izzy Dolls", 'The National Gift of Peace' - in Regina!!
The Canadian military is hoping to recruit volunteers with a specific skill set: knitting or crocheting. That’s right. It wants you to help knit the national gift of peace, the Izzy Doll. For the past two decades, Canadian soldiers and health care workers have given out more than 1.3 million...
SOPA! Settlement Online Pre-Arrival! In Regina!
Moving to Saskatchewan, one of Canada’s prairie provinces, can be challenging and full of surprises! Many newcomers will describe settlement and integration as a difficult task regardless of where you’re moving to or moving from. To simplify the immigration process Regina Open...
Healthline (8-1-1) is Equipped with Translation Services! Call with Healthcare Concerns!
Despite HealthLine’s quick access to translators, few refugees have called the 24/7 service that provides medical advice to Saskatchewan residents. 6 Apr 2016 Leader Post Pamela Cowan Photo - Troy Fleece HealthLine manager Sangeeta Gupta, left, and Michelle Fisher, clinical manager...
Free! Tutor Training Provided by the Regina Public Library! Get Involved!
Nearly 300 refugees and immigrants are waiting to be matched with tutors at the Regina Public Library so they can begin literacy lessons and start a new chapter in their lives. by Don Healy Aline Nizigama, from Burundi, works with tutor Gene Josephson at the Regina Public Library...
U of R Researchers to Study Refugee Resilience, Success
10 Feb 2016 Leader-Post by Natascia Lypny University of Regina researchers are examining what makes refugees successful in the Queen City. The project will involve interviews with the heads of 10 to 20 refugee families who have been in Canada for at least five years. It will focus on the...
Avoiding Immigration Fraud!
Two People Charged with Immigration Fraud in Canada - by Canada Immigration News After this week’s news that two people are facing seven charges each for allegedly acting as unauthorized immigration consultants and committing fraud in Regina, Saskatchewan, individuals are being...
