Immigration News
Legal Information for Newcomers! New Website!
The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) is pleased to announce the launch of newli.plea.org . PLEA is a non-profit, non-government organization that exists to educate, inform and empower through law-related education. This site provides plain language legal information...
Barb Ryan Awarded for Her Work With Refugees!
Barb Ryan is a mother. Story by Ashley Martin, Regina Leader-Post October 24, 2016 Barb Ryan, right, sits with the Al Moulia and Al Hussein families at the Al Moulia home in Regina. Photo by Michael Bell /Regina Leader Post When it’s not to her own four grown children, or to...
Local Regina Refugee Chosen to Sit on Prime Minister's Youth Council!
Hani AL Moulia’s life has changed a lot since 2012 and he now has the chance to give back to the country that has given him so much. 13 Oct 2016 by Ashley Robinson Leader-Post Photo by Bryan Schlosser Hani AL Moulia, a Syrian refugee who lives in Regina, has been chosen to sit on...
Western Provinces Continue to Welcome New Immigrants!
OCTOBER 5, 2016 CIC News Late September and early October have seen a flurry of activity in the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) for Canadian immigration, with the Western provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan all taking significant steps to receive more...
Newcomers Keen to Make Difference! New 'Vital Signs' Report!
Report says Regina’s immigrant population wants to give back. 6 Oct 2016 by Ashley Robinson Leader-Post Getachew Woldeyesus, manager of settlement, family and community services with the Regina Open Door Society, says taking English classes helps eliminate some barriers for newcomers....
APOLOGY! Website Issues!
We are so sorry that you were bombarded with a number of emails in one day - and many were no longer valid! We have had some website issues with the NewsBlog emails not being sent. They should have been sent out on Friday, as a 'catch-up', in time for the weekend activities. ...
Free Citizenship Class! At the Library! Wednesday Evenings!
CITIZENSHIP Class! For Adult Permanent Residents who are registered with Literacy Services at the Library! Registration required!! Contact Literacy Services (at the Central Library downtown) to register for this program. Email: [email protected] 2311-12th Ave....
Regina Refugee Gets to Know his New Home by taking Pictures! Watch for His Video!
Visually impaired Syrian refugee sees through photography! 24 Aug 2016 by Ashley Martin Leader-Post With a 360-degree camera filming the Riddell Centre lounge around him, Hany al Moulia shares his story. Photo by Troy Fleece Syrian refugee Hany al Moulia, left, and film maker Joel...
Good News Story! Refugees Settling in Saskatoon!
Ibrahim Mohammed only took up track and field after he came to Canada with his family as a refugee in 2013, but he’s been a top finisher in every Saskatchewan Marathon he’s participated in since then. 30 Aug 2016 by Thia James Leader-Post Photo by Michelle Berg Three newcomers to Canada...
Syrian Refugees: A Study in Resilience!
Back-to-school worries go deeper than new language and schools... 12 Sep 2016 Montreal Gazette by Catherine Solyom What a world of difference - photo by Pierre Obendrauf “I see how they are evolving here and how well they are taken care of at school,” Dalal Alahmad says of sons...
